Calling for Assistance - When should I call to report a crime? (1/1/2005) If you are familiar with the normal sights and sounds of your street certain things should stand out as being "not quite right." Your attention should be quickly drawn to things that do not follow the usual patterns of activity. Of course, there are those things that are not right under any circumstances. If you are not sure about the credibility of what you are seeing or hearing you should call the police non-emergency number - 946-6316 - and tell the Dispatch Assistant what is happening with as many details as possible. Here are some things that should be considered "suspicious." * Someone screaming * The sound of breaking glass * Hearing gunshots * A car repeatedly traveling slowly up and down the street * A person looking in car or house windows * A person forcing entrance or entering a neighbor's home when it is unoccupied (especially through a window) * A person knocking on doors whom claims to be "looking for someone" or selling something without proper credentials * A person walking or running up the street or through yards carrying a filled pillowcase or small appliance (ex. TV, VCR) * A person(s) putting items into a van from a neighbor's home that you know is not home and not in the process of moving * A stranger in a car stopping to beckon to a child * A child resisting the advance of an adult * An abandoned vehicle on your street * A person offering to do house repairs or household maintenance jobs (ex. snow shoveling, raking leaves) and asking for payment up front * Persons going door to door with one person going to the front while a second person goes to the back of the residence * A lot of strangers going to and from a certain residence on a daily or regular basis * Person offering items for sale at a ridiculously low price or out of the back of a van * A vehicle in which a business transaction is being conducted * A person(s) detaching parts or accessories from a vehicle * Repair operations done on a continual basis at a non-business location * Open or broken door or window at a closed business or unoccupied residence