From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lanier, Cathy (MPD)
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:06 PM
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Subject: [MPD-5D] Update
I understand that a press release that we put out earlier may not have posted correctly. Here is a quick summary of the release and an article that is a good read.
Over the past several weeks I have been providing updates to our residents on our progress in combating cell phone thefts and robberies in our community. Each time I provided an update about our efforts, members of the community would ask how they could help. Realizing the toughest part of this effort was our battle to get the cell service providers to permanently disable these stolen devices, I asked that you write letters and contact members of Congress and the FCC Chairman to encourage them to act on this important issue.
With your help we were able to bring national attention to the violence associated with the cell phone robberies and thefts. Soon thereafter, the FCC, the cell phone industry, as well as law enforcement officials from across the nation began to work on a solution to combat the robberies and thefts similar to that reached oversees. I am happy to say that today the FCC and CTIA, the association for the wireless communication industry, made public their commitment to getting this done. In just four short months we garnered the support of the Major City Chiefs Association, the Conference of Mayors, the Council of the District of Columbia, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and the cell phone industry to get this done.
I wanted to take a minute to say thank you to everyone who assisted us in this effort. This initiative will make a world of difference in our efforts to improve public safety in the District.
The article below summarizes the announcement
Bates Area Civic Association 