Ever heard of Oakcrest, behind Esso? Idiotic management.

Feb 6, 2015, 1:30 PM

my letter to APM, the buffoons running this pitiful excuse for a leasing company next to Little Caesar's downtown. tl;dr they don't care if you're in danger of being robbed or stabbed and either are liars or don't realize cameras and PCs have come down in price since 1985.

Hello,

I live in Oakcrest #5. I want to bring up two issues which I asked about maybe two weeks ago.

First, I asked for a replacement doorknob/key, because the key I have only fits my deadbolt and not the actual knob key slot. The manager of APM told me he would have it taken care of shortly but I have not heard anything from APM and to my knowledge the knob was not replaced.

Secondly and much more importantly, I raised the concern that Oakcrest is not a safe place to live because of several incidents that have happened since August 2014. My apartment was robbed in mid-November while I was asleep upstairs in my room; a TV, Xbox 360, video games, and 2 laptops were taken. In a separate incident, next door to me the night of the USC football game someone was stabbed. For both of these incidents police reports were filed. I find it disturbing that APM was painfully unaware of these crimes occurring on their properties.

This January there were two different times when someone stole video games from my apartment. The first was the single day this year that I neglected to lock the door before going to work in a hurry, and in the other incident the doors were locked, so I assume the intruder climbed through the window. Yes, some of these thefts occurred when a door was unlocked, but they would be preventable or the criminal would be identifiable if security was better in Oakcrest.

I suggested to the APM manager that he install cameras around the premises of Oakcrest, in the parking lot and perhaps also on the doorsteps of the apartments. He responded with excuses, saying the cameras would not be able to identify people due to poor quality and bad lighting. He also made the claim that an effective system would cost thousands, and said he paid $5000 for the limited system in his office. Unless he bought this system in the 1980s, there is no way that statement is true. After spending 30 seconds searching on Amazon.com using the phrase "security camera", I was able to find numerous affordable systems containing 8+ weatherproof, 720p HD, night vision, networked cameras with central memory hubs containing anywhere from 500GB to 5TB that can be accessed remotely. None that I saw even came close to $5000, and most were under $500.

I'll make it easy for you, here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=security+camera&sprefix=security+%2Caps%2C155&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Asecurity+camera

Please purchase some of these systems and install them in Oakcrest immediately. They are not expensive, and I know that an untrained individual like myself would be capable of installing and setting them up. To ignore the need to keep your tenants and their property safe is poor management. All of us at Oakcrest will appreciate this addition.

Have a nice day,
Creed Johnson

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Ever heard of Oakcrest, behind Esso? Idiotic management.

what?***

ell oh ell

definitely knew that going in but..

You sound like a qualified candidate for cedarhood, my

Worked for me.***

Same, I even lived there a full year after graduating.***

Plus....

I used to ride my bike to class from there, and it wasn't

I used to ride back from games on my bike.

It is a good primer for commuting in Detroit.

$400 bucks a month and you want security cameras?

I'll never figure out how Tiger properties didn't charge me

Are you asking me to check with Eric and see if that bill

Eric seemed like good people when I dealt with him

Lived there.

I loved Just BBQ and Just More BBQ before I knew

After an afternoon at The Esso, there wasn't any better

There was no better lunch deal my first two years there.

Yes.

I was there in 94-95 I think. First row on the left about

I was there a few years earlier I think

Did they have to get you high so you would get naked? Or wa

it was forced at first

Yeah. Walking to Quattlebaum's BBQ was

Re: Lived there in the '70's and it was

WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you think they're bad, try dealing with Carolina Real

Oakcrust was a ######## when I lived there 20 yrs ago,

Atlanta Paw Man, we need you to

THIS BELONGS IN THE AMPHITHEATRE!***

You should ask for cameras in the bedrooms.

now i don't know what color to wear***

We called the owner at the time Fat Dobson.

Those cameras are cheap home grade quality. Couldn't

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