Dog Ordinance Concerns
By Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Chief of Police
In recent weeks I have received numerous questions regarding
our ordinances on dogs. Dogs are popular pets in Pine Knoll
Shores, which means violations of our local ordinances are likely
to occur more frequently due to the sheer number of dogs in town.
Lets take a look at some of the areas that I am commonly asked
about in our ordinances;
• Dogs are required to be on a leash at all times while on public
streets, public property and the beach. The leash must be no
longer than 16 feet and must be in hand at all times. This
includes if the dog is near the ocean or is playing in the ocean.
• No resident shall keep more than three dogs on their
premises.
• Loud continuous barking from a dog is considered to be a
violation of our Noise Ordinance.
I have also been asked how a police officer handles a situation if
he or she observes someone with a dog that is not on a leash. The
officer will make contact with the individual and ask if he/she is
aware of our ordinance requiring a dog to be on a leash. Typically
the answer is “no.” The officer will educate the individual on our
ordinance and the requirement for a leash and ask that corrective
action be taken. The majority of the time the situation is resolved
and does not require any further action on the officer’s part. We try
to handle violations of our ordinance through education instead of
issuing citations unless there is an extenuating circimistance such as
an aggressive dog or property damage.
If you see someone with a dog off leash, please call and report
the incident to our Communications Center at 726-1911. C^ers
can remain anonymous if they wish.
Scam of the Month
The scenario can go this way: you receive a call from someone
who claims to be a representative of a utility company. The caller
says that your payments are past due and that your service will
be disconnected if you don’t pay immediately. After obtaining
your bank account or credit card number, the scammer makes
withdrawals from your account. In some variations of this scam,
you are asked to wire money to a distant city in order to avoid
interruption of service.
Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative does not handle collection
of overdue bills in this way. “We will never call our members to
demand immediate payment,” says Cheryl Slater, CCEC Vice
President of Customer Service. “They will get past due notification
before we disconnect power for nonpayment.”
If you ever doubt the identity of someone claiming to represent
your electric provider over the phone, hang up and call your utility.
CCEC members can call 247-3107 or 800-682-2217 with questions
regarding their utility bills.
Sources: NC Department of Justice (www.ncdoj.com)
and Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative
CONTENTS
Pine Knoll Shores Commissioners Meeting 5
Kramer’s Korner 9
Fishing and Himting ....12
At the Library. 14
History of Pine Knoll Shores 15
Town Crier 18-19
Current Sudoko 21
Bridging the Gap 21
Mayor's Memo 22
The Latest Buzz 22
Garden Club 23
Book Talk 24
Women’s Club 25
From the Neighbor’s Kitchen 25
Country Club News 27
PIKSCO Happenings 28
What's Up With PARC? 30
PKANews 31
Events Calendar 32
Have You Heard... ?.. 33
Ask the Aquarium 33
Current Crossword 34
Previous Puzzle Solutions 34
Gerry Walters
Emily White
Public
Safety
POLICE
During July, there were 2 arrests; 29 incident reports initiated,
generated by citizen calls or officer observations; 19 incident
reports investigated; 15 incident reports closed or cleared; 41 state
citations; 53 written warnings issued; 91 verbal warnings issued;
163 business checks; 247 residential checks; and 249 foot patrols
in residential areas, parks, beach accesses and businesses. Police
personnel participated in 92 training hours. Volunteers in Police
Service (VIPS) worked 42.5 hours.
FIRE&EMS
In July, there were 7 false alarms or false calls, 4 fires, 1 good
intent call, 3 hazardous condition (no fire) incidents, 27 rescue
and emergency medical service incidents and 4 service calls.
Personnel participated in 388 training hours.
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REMINDER: Lock your doors, especially your vehicles, and
don’t leave valuables in sight. Report suspicious people or vehicles
to dispatch (726-1911) so that the police can be notified. You are
not “bothering” the police if you call to report something that
doesn’t look right. They prefer to assess the situation rather than
find out after the fact that you had noticed something and didn’t
report it. Alert citizens are an asset to the community.
252-247-4353 ext. 19
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EDITOR:
Janie Price
240-2365
EDITORS AT LARGE:
Marilyn Brandt 919-828-4231
John Brodman
726-7643
Carla Dowler
808-3945
Sherryl Janosko
910-362-8765
Betty Johnson
247-7389
Phyllis Makuck
726-8776
Dennis Tomaso
622-4400
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REPORTERS:
Yvette Bannen
240-1528
Paige Gillespie
Marian Goetzinger
422-9000
Henry Kahen
269-5600
Charlie McBriarty
726-0602
Jean McDanal
Barbara Milhaven
240-0678
Jacquie Pipkin
622-0340
Jim Scanlon
726-4174
Richard Seale
726-0478
Kathy FalandysTilyard
247-7221
Jim Turner
240-2474
Ken Wilkins
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Scott Sherrill
247-4353
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Lianne Won-Reburn 646-1713
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726-7081
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