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To access the new Internet-based crime mapping feature available for High Point, go to www.crimemapping.com. To look up case numbers for specific incidents, go to the High Point Police Department’s “Police 2 Citizen,” or P2C, Web site, at p2c.high-point.net/main.aspx.
according to police crime analyst Lee Hunt. “We have our own internal crime-analysis software, but this an extension of it,” said Hunt. “The same data that feeds our system is feeding this, and actually we have a lot of officers that are using this just for a really quick snapshot of activity. It’s very fast.” The new site allows users to search by type of crime, within a particular date range, and
within a radius of 500 feet to two miles from a particular address. The map uses markers to represent different categories of crimes that can be clicked on for details, such as date, time and case number. To get additional information, users can run the case number through the department’s “Police 2 Citizen,” or P2C, Web site. That site, available since 2005, remains the same, allowing citizens to access and print accident and incident reports, view a daily bulletin of activity, report a non-emergency and search for incident reports at or near an address. Hunt said crime reports are generally added into the new system the day after they are reported and processed. The system updates once a day. “As new technology becomes available, we try to roll it out,” said Hunt. “We try not to be stagnant.”
BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
HIGH POINT – A public hearing regarding the change of E. Washington Drive to its former name of Washington Street will be held at the High Point Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. today. The proposal, which will go before the commission in the City Council chambers at 211 S. Hamilton St., would rename the thoroughfare Washington Street. It also would rename the portion of E. Washington Drive that runs east of the N. Hoskins Street intersection to Gordon Street. The street name change is be-
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The Kilby Hotel was a focal point when Washington Street was a bustling African-American business district. to Washington Street because that name holds to a part of the area’s history.” The street name was changed to Washington Drive in the 1960s when the city adopted a street naming policy that gave streets running north and south a certain label and streets running east and west a different prefix, Shannon said. In 2008, the City Council ad-
opted the Washington Drive District Plan to provide a blueprint for the physical and economic revitalization of the historic area. The street name change is one of its implementation priorities. Further revitalization efforts include restoring the Kilby Hotel and Arcade and creating a museum and jazz club. Shannon said a public interest
meeting had been held regarding the name change, and all property owners had been notified of the request. Street numbers also would remain the same for the proposed Washington Street. The proposal will go to the City Council next. If approved, the changes would take effect March 1. phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617
Board hopes to revise policy on bullying GUILFORD COUNTY – School district leaders will take a look tonight at proposed revisions to a 2008 bullying policy. A new state law requires all North Carolina school districts to approve bullying rules that identify potential targets, such as students who may be harassed because of their race, religion and physical appearance, as well as sexual orientation and gender identity. The Guilford County Board of Education will consider the proposal during a 6 p.m. meeting today in the administrative building at 712 N. Eugene St. in Greensboro. A monthlong public comment period on the policy would start Wednesday. A 1998 nationwide study found nearly one of every three U.S. chil-
Syrulwa Somah, an associate professor at North Carolina A&T State University and executive director of Liberian History, Education & Development, a North Carolinaand Liberia-based organization, was recently honored at the Africa Environmental Watch conference for his work towards malaria prevention and control in Liberia.
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Street name changed to Washington Drive in the 1960s.
BY DAVID NIVENS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
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Plan calls for reclaiming history
ing proposed by the city to honor a part of the area’s history, planning and development officials said. From the late 1890s to the mid1960s, the roadway was named Washington Street, according to city records, and was the primary commercial and business center for High Point’s African-American community. “This is part of the Washington Drive area plan adopted by City Council last year,” said Herb Shannon, a senior planner for the department. “One of the recommendations was to name it back
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Police offer new way for public to track crime in the community HIGH POINT – High Point residents curious about crime in their neighborhoods have a new source of information that’s only a mouse click away. The High Point Police Department has upgraded the Internet-based resources available to the public to include a feature that allows users to search for crime around any city address, set up an alert to receive an e-mail if a crime is reported near an address and view different types of maps with information about reported crime. The new features, which can be accessed from the Web site www.crimemapping.com, have replaced another mapping resource previously offered by the department called “Crime On My Street.” That system’s vendor approached the department a year ago about the upgrade, which features newer technology,
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dren in sixth through 10th grades will be bullied. Young students and boys most likely were to be affected, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development said in the study. The district’s policy already met many of the state goals, with slight differences, by prohibiting bullying based on gender expression clothing, mannerisms and chosen names expressing gender identity. The state law allows school systems to have policies more specific than the state-mandated regulations. The school board’s policy adds political beliefs, language and marital and parental status to the list. The revised policy would allow students to report inappropriate activity anonymously, but administrators would have to confirm any harassment. Also, any district
employee would face disciplinary action for “knowingly” failing to report harassment or not taking action on a bullying report, or “knowingly” providing false information about an incident. The revised policy also directs Superintendent Mo Green to provide staff training to prevent harassment, bullying and discrimination and to “foster an atmosphere of respect and understanding for all members of the school community.” The board also will review options for the 2010-11 school calendar, which offers alternatives for spring break in March and April. School would begin Aug. 25 under all four options, but end dates range from June 7-10. One option provides seven days for winter break. Others have eight. dnivens@hpe.com | 888-3626
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The following are some warning signs of bullying: Appearance: A child comes home with damaged clothing, books or other belongings and shows unexplained bruises and scratches. Behavior: A student seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school, riding the school bus or taking part in organized activities with peers; has lost interest in school work or suddenly begins to do poorly in school; appears sad, moody, teary or depressed after school.
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