The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1979 Page: 3 of 26
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Neighbors Unite to Combat Vandals, Burglars
first I Ind ani « . - . - neighbor*.' and that knowing the problems that trouble city ‘ ‘
one another had always been kids are just as common among
rural America's first line of de- country kids now, with the big
fense against crime. consolidated county schools
Some of Montmorenci's prob- serving as breeding grounds for
lems are more difficult Kester- mischief, crime and drugs
son says the kids he arrests for h's too soon to tell if Mon
vandalism or break-ins are often tmorenci’s community crime
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More meetings were held. At
one gathering last June, more
than 100 people from neighbor-
ing towns attended, as well as
Tippecanoe County Prosecutor
John Meyers and state police
Detective Jim Kesterson.
Meyers now admits. "I
wasn't aware that they were
that concerned."
The meetings revealed that
people thought the state police
cared too little about their crime
problems and dealt with them
too slowly. Townspeople
complained to the county prose-
cutor that. as Mrs. Kerkhove
puts it, "lews protect the crimi-
.. nal more than the victim."
In turn, Kesterson told the
- people of Montmorenci what
they could do to prevent crime:
bus locks. note strange persons
or vehicles. buy dogs, list all
possessions and stop mail delis -
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But last October when
Anne Vorst walked up to her
elegant. S 100.000 home the
frantic barking of her dog told
her something was wrong
The house was a shambles
Tiretread scars on the lawn
still show where vandals pulled
their van up to the back door
Walls and doors were smashed.
A bureau was in pieces Jewelry
and guns were missing Eggs
had been tossed against the
walls The odor of wine hung in
the air.
"Were we bad. Mommy? Is
God punishing us?" her young
son asked as Mrs. Vorst *ur-
veyed $10,000 in damage.
Mrs Vorst called a neighbor.
Jacky Kerker. and together they
decided it was time Mon
tmorenci did something about
the burglars and vandals who
had preyed on their town for
more than five years.
Somehow, the system that
was supposed to prevent crime
and punish wrongdoers simply
wasn't working in Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
The Kerker home had been
broken into six times. Down
the road a bit, Bob and Paula
Kerkhove had lost a portable
TV, several high-powered rifes
and a valued collection of old
silver dollars to thieves. It
seemed that almost everyone in
tow n had similar stones.
But it took the case of Jim ano
JoAnne Vorst to stir Mon-
tmorenci. Their ordeal had a
profound impact on the town.
Some of the houses now have
the hefty deadholt locks favored
by city dwellers.
After the break-in, the Vorsts
installed a $2,000 alarm system
with a siren that can be heard a
mile away. If the alarm is
tripped, phene calls automati-
cally go out to the state police,
the sheriff and a nearby neigh-
bor.
A month ago, the Kerkers
bought a menacing Doberman
named Zeke. so fierce it allows
no one but the family near the
house.
Townspeople are now reli-
giously jotting down license
plate numbers of any cars or
trucks they don't recognize.
The change hasn’t been easy
for people who never used to
give crime a second thought
Kerkhove says he finds lock-
ing and unlocking his front door
"mighty unhandy" and he still
refuses to put a lock on his gas
pump, although neighbors have
had gasoline stolen.
The community turned to a
strategy to fight crime much like
that being used by many urban
' neighborhoods — organize to
defend itself.
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Sims, Paul. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1979, newspaper, November 1, 1979; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1422025/m1/3/?q=1966+yearbook+north+texas+state+university: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.