Piranhas Swim Team Sign-ups!

Attention all Montevideo Homeowners....

If you have children between the ages of 5 and 18 who love to swim, you should consider joining the Montevideo swim team. The season starts on May 3rd and goes to July 18th. The cost for Montevideo residents is $150 per swimmer. Sign-ups will be held on March 11th and 16th from 6:30 to 8pm at the Montevideo clubhouse. Go Piranhas!

SJPD Officer Contact Information, MIA Beat

Officer Steve Guerra #3267
Email 3267@sanjoseca.gov
Phone (408) 277-4631

San Jose Police Department
Bureau of Field Operations
201 West Mission Street
San Jose, CA 95110

SJPD Documents from 8/6/09 Community Meeting

Officer Steve Guerra provided four useful handouts at the meeting. Click on the links below for PDF versions

Property Identification Inventory

Marking Your Property

Important Numbers

How to Beat the Burglar

Recent Burglaries: Neighborhood Meeting, Thursday, August 6, 7:30-9:00pm

There is a neighborhood meeting on Thursday, Aug 6, 7:30 - 9:00
pm at the MIA clubhouse (corner of Camden and Monteval Lane) to
discuss the burglaries and what we can all do to help prevent them.
Steve and Sue Andrew will describe their recent burglary and information they
received from the police. Discussion topics will include websites with
information on the burglaries. Everyone is welcome and there will be plenty of time for Q&A.

Recent Burglaries: Join the MIA Neighborhood Watch Group

The MIA Board has received numerous email threads on suspicious activity and burglaries in the Montevideo and surrounding neighborhoods. Please join the MIA Neighborhood Watch Google group. Dirk Parsons, of the SJPD, is a member of this group and monitors and participates in the discussions. Respond to or cc the group to bring awareness to the broader MIA community in your discussions.

There couldn't be a better time to join. The group moderator and will ensure your membership request is approved promptly.

Click to join

Recent Burglaries

From a local resident:

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Dear Neighbors,

There have been multiple burglaries in the neighborhood recently, and I wanted to inform you of another one that took place today at 6233 Calle Bonita between 8:30 am and 1:30 pm. The burglar(s) climbed up and went through a second-story window stealing the occupant's jewelry and computers.

It is important that we all raise our level of awareness, because it seems that we're hearing more and more about robberies in our neighborhood. If you see ANYTHING suspicious, PLEASE call 9-1-1, because your instincts are probably right that something is wrong, whether it's someone going door-to-door that you don't recognize, someone sitting in a parked car for no reason, a person lingering suspiciously around a neighbor's house, etc. Better safe than sorry.

Please lock your doors and windows and stay safe.
Debbie M
Paso Los Cerritos

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2009 Parade Videos

We had some great floats and performances in this year's parade. The videos are being uploaded to a YouTube playlist. More will be added over the coming days.

2009 "4 on the 4th" Results

We had a great turnout to this year's run with 147 registrants. All the times are now posted. Click here to view the results.

Almaden Times Coverage of 2009 Parade

There is a great write up and accompanying photos in this week's Almaden Times. A special thank you to Ramona Giwargis for covering the event. Click on the image to read the full article.

Thank You to our Parade Judges

The MIA Board would like to extend a big thank you to this year's parade judges,

Jack Shaughnessy, Long-time Local Resident
RJ Bean, RJ Bean Roofing
Ramona Giwargis, Reporter and Photographer, Almaden Times
Tim Chappell, Tim Chappell Landscaping
Roxanne Kohlin, Owner of Rochoe Interior Designs