Leo, her orange cat
Before she returned to bed, she heard noise for her Boylan Heights home.
“I looked out the window and saw a big pickup in front of my house working on idle,” Cowell wrote in a recently announced campaign. “Her headlights were turned on. The man in the truck talked to the loudspeaker phone. I realized that that’s why the cat was excited.
“I noticed and listened, but I couldn’t make a conversation. I turned on the spotlights that had no effect. I was constantly watching.”
It was June 16, just days after a man shot two mines’ laws and their spouses, killed two people and had 45 “hits”.
It was also before the man was accused of trying to kidnap the Memphis mayor from his home.
This week, the man was accused of threatening to kill 41 North Carolina lawmakers for shrimp accounts.
“If he intended to commit a crime, would he follow the headlights and speak through the loudspeaker phone?” Cowell continued his newsletter. “It said he was there for about 10 minutes and was 3 hours there, I was called 911. I told them the situation that I was a mayor and, given everything that was going on, could drive past and check the situation.”
Before the police officer arrived, the truck left and Cowell called the police to report to them. The officer would still drive through the neighborhood.
“Everything got home,” Cowell said on Wednesday in a short conversation with the News & Observer. “And then after two nights [after the Minnesota shootings] Having a car in front of your house at the same night just disturbed. ‘
Town Hall Safety Harves
Cowell conflict, said N&O that the police have repeatedly said they called 911 if something is not right.
“I’ve never called 911 before, so it’s not something I would do easily,” she said. “But I just thought if you have questions at all, why not just call? It’s not a big risk situation, right? Someone is going to pick up. I hope someone can drive past.”
City leaders spoke “behind the scenes” about security and convinced that the protocols were in the city center municipal building, she said.
“We will get home alarm systems for any city council members who do not and would like them,” said Cowell. “This is a pretty cheap way to get a two -way voice activated system for people who are in society and make decisions that sometimes cause people of your voters.”
A national tension that raises people to the country
Cowell wanted to share his story to get into the fear and anxiety that many people feel. “Increased rechargeable rhetoric, deportations, federal policy changes/changes in uncertainty/uncertainty and rising tensions, especially from the Middle East conflicts, people are in the country,” she wrote.
“Take the time to take care of yourself, take care of your neighbors and be patient and have a nice relationship with others,” she continued. “Let’s know that I and the city council, the city manager and the police manager understand the increased tension and we want all the Raleighs to feel and remain safe.”
She acknowledged different groups “Currently feel acute vulnerable”, which indicated conflicts in the Middle East and increased federal deportations.
‘[B]Other Jewish and Muslim people feel at risk, she wrote. – RPD works directly with the worship houses and faith leaders, where there are reliable or direct threats, as with recent bomb threats of raleigh synagogues. ‘
Members of the Spanish community are “directly affected” due to changes to visas, residency and deportation. She said the Raleigh police would always comply with the law but have no “direct jurisdiction” immigration.
“In recent months, I have contacted various Raleigh communities that may feel vulnerable,” Cowell said. “Although I cannot eliminate existential threats, I and other members of the city council could at least listen, establish contacts and connect residents with city services and staff if necessary.”