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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 105, No. 46
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REVIEW NOVEMBER 16, 2022
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Forest Parker shares lessons learned from garage burglary
Recommends serial numbers, investing in alarms, befriending your neighbors By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
When Forest Park resident Burhan Syed reached out to the Review about his garage getting burglarized earlier this month, he said he didn’t expect to get his belongings back — but he hoped that, by sharing his story with the media, others could learn from his mistakes. The burglary happened on Oct. 31 at 7:34 a.m. — Syed knew the exact time because he had a security camera, and it happened so quickly that he didn’t immediately realize what happened. The burglar stole the mountain bike and leaf blowers. While the image was clear enough to get the suspect’s face, Syed didn’t realize until he filed the police report that he didn’t have the serial numbers for any of the stolen items. Since then, he upgraded the security and made sure he had every serial number of every item on hand. He
Educated Palates
Michelle Melin-Rogovin, candidate for Forest Park Village Council, spoke to guests attending the 209 Scholarship event on Nov. 10 at the Foundry. SEE MORE ON PAGE 3
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