Great job by MPD! Resident involvement is very important in deterring crime.

I got involved yesterday when I saw two men going around my Neighborhood in a pick up truck and knocking randomly on people's back doors. I told myself if they were still around when I came back from running my errands, that I would call it in. Upon my return I spotted them again, and I decided to confront them and ask them what they were doing. They were extremely evasive and couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation, so I took down the plate no. and called it in to the Malden Police Dept. I must say, I was very happy that they did not just blow it off like I thought they might do. As it turns out, the person who came back as the owner the vehicle was no stranger to the MPD. With that being said, thank you MPD!! You Rock!

Great job Deanna! I wish more people would do what you did..

Thank you. These guys were on Russell St., then Whitman, and when I confronted them they were on Watts St. heading towards Townsend St. Sometimes, I think I may be too "Vigilante," for my own good.. I actually directed traffic today at a Motor Vehicle Accident on Highland Ave. until the MPD arrived!! lol! I think you give me too much credit though. I just do what my gut tells me to do, when I see someone who happens to be in need. I simply don't see it as anything more than I would expect someone else to do for me, if I were in the situation, but thank you. :)

You should never confront anyone and put yourself in danger. I do admire your spunk though.

Strange thing happened to me last night..About 6:45PM there was a knock on my door(I do have a door bell), I thought it was one of my neighbors, they usually just knock. When I opened the door there was this guy in his 20s wanting to clean my rugs for free, his company was in the area and it was a promotion. He told me he was a struggling college student and needed the work. I gladly took his flier and told him that I might be interested in the spring. He said "Oh noooo it had to be done now, tonight..Of course I declined and he took his flier back. I called the MPD reporting this stranger, gave a discription but heard nothing about it..Has anyone else come across this kind of "promotion."

That's exactly what I thought too, someone canvassing homes. What the guy didn't know was, I have a security camera and he could easily be identified.

Paul, that's a good question. I suppose I should have called it in earlier, but I thought the guy might be with National Grid at first, because he had a reflective vest on (at first), and there was a National Grid truck on the corner, so I didn't want to call the Police out for nothing and be a "bother," to them as I described earlier. As soon as I realized he was definately not with National Grid, I confronted him/them, and when they couldn't give me a reasonable explanation, I called it in to the MPD. I was very happy to see they took it seriously. I know I made it seem like there was a big time lapse before I called it in, but there were many different factors that went into my decision. My errand was just around the corner, and I also needed to drop my Daughter off before I started asking questions and taking down plate numbers.

Deanna, the guy was in his twenties with dark brown hair it looked like he had his hair cut with a little bangs in the front. He was wearing a dark blue jacket, no identification card on him. The fliers he had looked like they were homemade on the computer, there was no vehicle that I was aware of. This happened in the Linden section.

11:05am February 18 2012. Another bank robbery in Malden Citizens Bank 876 Main St. Sats are still going down though I'm sure?

Just because the statistics are down doesn't mean crime doesn't or won't happen, Greg.

He doesnt seem to like you Chris. You know how intelligent and tough people get behind a keyboard.

Enrique, ask the MPD how intelligent and tough I am. Seems like the only thing your worried about is the bar scene. Fortunately for those business owners they are not the ones being held up and robbed. But you keep having good time drinking.

Chris. Your right. I don't dislike you as a person, I don't even know you. What I don't like is how you get caught up in the numbers that you read and take them as gospel.
We will just agree to disagree on the numbers and leave it at that. Let it be known thought that there is nothing I wouldn't do as a citizen of Malden to help my neighbors and fellow citizens. I have proven this time and time again.

How did you catch the guy and girl breaking into houses?

I was watching them reach thru the mail slot of the door to reach the door knob from the inside.

Enrique.... Go to your favorite bar and have a drink and leave the crime prevention to the people who really care.

They must've had arms of rubber.

Good job Greg

Aaron.... If you have paid attention to recent reports from around the ciity and surrounding areas this is a common practice of entering a home for the current scumb bags that like to break into peoples houses. I'm glad you can make fun of it. Tell that to the people who have been victimzed by it.

Greg, pipe down. You're making a fool of yourself all over this board. Control your temper. I have no idea why you're allowed to stay on this site with the way you talk to people.

D, it seems like all the reporters have the weekend off...The bank robbery was reported on channel 7's 6:00 p.m. news cast.