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11/17/08 at 8:26pm
 
Anyone heard about this?  Heard it happened Saturday night at closing.  It was another armed robbery.  PLease post if you have any details!
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Reply #1 - 11/18/08 at 8:10am
 
I'm working on getting details and will post what I can when I get them.
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Reply #2 - 11/18/08 at 8:45am
 
We have been contacted by Councilman Gene Smith who advised that he will look into it and let us know when more details become available.  We'll post the info as we receive it.
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Reply #3 - 11/18/08 at 2:06pm
 
We didn't receive a follow-up call from anyone, so we went straight to the source and asked them.  Here's what happened:
 
One of the managers was robbed on Saturday night after the store closed, on his way to his car.  Two individuals robbed him in the alley between Piggly Wiggly and Studio 1.
 
Hoover PD was on the scene within 3 minutes of the call.  The officer informed the manager that he was on Alford when he received the call.
 
Thank God the manager was not hurt in this robbery.
 
The bad:  we still have bad guys coming up to Bluff Park.
 
The good:  police response was quicker than last time (August 2006 - 12 minutes to respond).
 
As a forum, we can't really give an opinion on it, so we'll refrain.  It's important that residents of Bluff Park continue to keep our eyes and ears open.
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Reply #4 - 11/18/08 at 3:34pm
 
I am glad to hear the response time has improved so much over the past 2 years. I think this shows what an involved community can achieve.  
 
Thanks so much for keeping us informed. This is a great website and a big help.
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Reply #5 - 11/19/08 at 12:39am
 
Piggly Wiggly should add a few 500 watt lights in that alley with motion detectors on them so when anyone is there, you see them..  Small investment with a big payoff.  
 
I use them at home on my deck, backyard & on the workshop & they are a great deterrent to those that like the dark. They are much quiter & cheaper than many of the so called watch dogs we hear at night.  
 
Please note: (I am a dog owner, 95 lbs. Lab, but he likes living inside, we don't mind, he's a family member, we treat him as such).
 
Light is the number 1 deterrant to crime.  Video is #2.
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Reply #6 - 11/19/08 at 8:13am
 
Was the security guard around?  I hope that the guard stays with the closing managers until they are safely in their car.  It is so dark and deserted up there at night.  I agree MORE LIGHTS would help - especially in that alley.  
I wonder if the police have any suspects or if they've arrested anyone.  There are only a few businesses open after 8:00 and it worries me that they are easy targets up there.  Maybe they all need to install video cameras so we can catch these "bad guys".  I'm sure word spreads through the criminal community that BP is an easy robbery at night if no one ever gets caught.
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Reply #7 - 11/19/08 at 9:45am
 
Quote from bparkian on 11/19/08 at 8:13am:
Was the security guard around?  I hope that the guard stays with the closing managers until they are safely in their car.  It is so dark and deserted up there at night.  I agree MORE LIGHTS would help - especially in that alley.  
I wonder if the police have any suspects or if they've arrested anyone.  There are only a few businesses open after 8:00 and it worries me that they are easy targets up there.  Maybe they all need to install video cameras so we can catch these "bad guys".  I'm sure word spreads through the criminal community that BP is an easy robbery at night if no one ever gets caught.

 
Actually, it's quite the opposite.  The Hoover PD does a great job in apprehending the suspects in these cases.  The last time a robbery occured the suspects were in custody within 10 days of the event, thanks to extensive detective work on the part of Hoover PD.  
 
The key will be to continue the police presence in the area.  The word spreading should be  "don't go up to Bluff Park any more because they have more cops around", which was, and continues to be, our goal.
 
We're on the right track and have come a long way from 2006, with some small obstacles still in the way.
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Reply #8 - 11/20/08 at 2:13pm
 
In the police responses in Hoover section in the paper it says that there was a robbery in the amount of $6000.  Sounds like money from inside the store - not just on the manager's person as he was getting in the car....  Also, robbery means ARMED.  I'm surprised there aren't more concerned BP residents about this.
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Reply #9 - 11/20/08 at 2:22pm
 
I think everyone is concerned but there is only so much that can be done without seeming like a neighborhood of vigialantes (sp?).  The best thing that people can do is be aware of their surroundings.  If we notice anything suspicious we should immediately call the non-emergency number for the city, not just sit around and say maybe a neighbor will call.  I'm sure whoever did the robbing lives in the area and probably knew what time the manager would be leaving and that he would be alone.  I'm sure they didn't just wake up one day and say hey, lets rob a grocery store we know nothing about...  Maybe if people would have called and reported weird people around at weird times this wouldn't have happened.
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Reply #10 - 11/20/08 at 3:16pm
 
Well, the only problem is most everyone is asleep that time of night, not hanging around the Pig.
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Reply #11 - 11/20/08 at 3:39pm
 
Quote from nickel4al on 11/20/08 at 2:22pm:
I think everyone is concerned but there is only so much that can be done without seeming like a neighborhood of vigialantes (sp?).  The best thing that people can do is be aware of their surroundings.  If we notice anything suspicious we should immediately call the non-emergency number for the city, not just sit around and say maybe a neighbor will call.  I'm sure whoever did the robbing lives in the area and probably knew what time the manager would be leaving and that he would be alone.  I'm sure they didn't just wake up one day and say hey, lets rob a grocery store we know nothing about...  Maybe if people would have called and reported weird people around at weird times this wouldn't have happened.

 
The non-emergency number is 822-5300. According to Hoover PD, they don't care if you call if you see something or someone suspicious.  The very worst that can happen is that the person(s) is supposed to be there.  This might be a good time to revisit the Neighborhood Watch section of the Bluff Park web site and start forming more Neighborhood Watch blocks.
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Reply #12 - 11/20/08 at 5:47pm
 
Quote from fitgrl on 11/20/08 at 2:13pm:
In the police responses in Hoover section in the paper it says that there was a robbery in the amount of $6000.  Sounds like money from inside the store - not just on the manager's person as he was getting in the car....  Also, robbery means ARMED.  I'm surprised there aren't more concerned BP residents about this.  

 
 
 
Robbery does not actually always mean armed robbery.  If i were to physically take something from you just by force it would be considered a robbery.  Secondly, the manager could have had the store's money on his person to take to the bank after closing.
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Reply #13 - 11/22/08 at 9:44am
 
Just to clarify after speaking specifically to the manager himself...
 
Leaving around 10:30 at night
Two men, faces covered, guns drawn
Forced to go back inside and empty all the money that was at the Pig
He was not personally robbed, Piggly Wiggly was
 
This could have had a much more tragic ending and that is what scares me.  It is good that this didn't happen during store hours but it was still an innocent resident of Bluff Park whose life was threatened.
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Reply #14 - 11/22/08 at 10:15am
 
Quote from fitgrl on 11/22/08 at 9:44am:
Just to clarify after speaking specifically to the manager himself...

Leaving around 10:30 at night
Two men, faces covered, guns drawn
Forced to go back inside and empty all the money that was at the Pig
He was not personally robbed, Piggly Wiggly was

This could have had a much more tragic ending and that is what scares me.  It is good that this didn't happen during store hours but it was still an innocent resident of Bluff Park whose life was threatened.  

 
I suppose I didn't ask enough questions.  Good work on the follow up.
 
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