A new citizens’ safety patrol group is in the planning stages for the Sutter District. The Sutter District encompasses J to P streets and 27th to 28th streets, according to Aja Uranga-Foster, assistant director at Midtown Business Association. The group will be called Sutter Angels and will be modeled after the Lavender Angels team that oversees the Lavender Heights area of Midtown near 20th and K streets. Tara Golden, 42, the current shift manager for Lavender Angels, will also be the shift manager for Sutter Angels. “We used Lavender Angels as a sort of a test to see how it would look and how the community will respond, it seems it passed so now we want to try a new neighborhood,” Go

Dear Officer Michelle, What is the best way for me to thank officers. I want to send a letter of thanks to the officers and their supervisor, with a bcc to the local newspapers. Is it appropriate to do that and name them, or could there be privacy concerns regarding the officers involved if I bcc the local papers? Thanks, billalbertson Dear billalbertson, Your desire to thank helpful officers is much appreciated. Unless they are working undercover, officer’s names are public information as seen on the name badges that are part of their uniforms! The best way to thank police officers is to send a letter to the chief (you may want to send copies to the officers and the press if desired).

Posted by mhorrell My adult daughter was given a brownie at her workplace that was apparently made with marijuana Due to the severe affects she experienced after ingesting a small amount, we are concerned that it may have been laced with another drug as well. Is there any way we can bring the remaining brownies in to a police or sheriff station to have them tested? Dear mhorrell, Good grief! Talk about a hostile work environment! If your daughter knows the person who brought the brownies to work, she should confront the person and ask them what was in the brownies. If they admit that there was a harmful substance in the brownies, then your daughter could go forward and file a report. Sh

Posted by Sorren Hello officer Michelle, thanks for always answering my potentially pesky questions ;) I have another issue that has been bothering me a lot. As you of course know, some unfortunate kid got killed on campus a couple weeks ago. Three days before that, there were gunshots fired on my block in what I used to think was an upper-middleclass safe neighborhood. I don’t really feel safe anymore, and decided that I’m going to purchase a handgun immediately as soon as I can afford the one that I want. The issue is, that it’s not useful, if I can’t have access to it on a whim. I had my dad’s gun a few years ago when I lived in chicago. No CCW. So I had an unloaded, locked up pis

Posted by slackerov Just wondering what can be done about vehicle noise in my neighborhood? We have some neighbors that constantly have their car stereos too loud at all times of the day. We’ve asked them to turn it down, and they ignore us. Any help is greatly appreciated. Dear slackerov, You have written in about a problem that is extremely frustrating. Everyone has a right to peace and quiet in their homes. If you have tried asking them to turn the music down and they refuse, then you can call our non-emergency number at 264-5471. It is considered a lower priority call, so it may take us awhile to respond during a busy time. Usually on noise complaints, we contact the people making t