Milwaukee Alderman Joe Dudzik and Janet Dexter, assistant vice president and district manager for North Shore Bank, talk with a group of neighboring residents and business owners at the Oct. 4 community safety meeting at our Jackson Park branch.

On Oct. 4, we held a community safety forum at our Jackson Park branch, in the wake of a series of robberies in the neighborhood, including one at the branch.

Milwaukee Alderman Joe Dudzik helped catch the four suspects in the robbery on Sept. 12. Besides kicking off a series of discussions among business owners, citizens and local government officials about how to promote safety in the community, the forum also served as a chance to formally thank Alderman Dudzik and Milwaukee police officers for their help stopping the crime.

From left to right: North Shore Bank District Manager Janet Dexter, Officer Laura Litwin, Detective Philip Sliwinski, Milwaukee Alderman Joe Dudzik, Detective Timothy Koceja, and Officer John Klein.

Law enforcement personnel offered some crime prevention tips at the forum. North Shore Bank will hold further forums and meetings to work on reducing crime and improving safety in the neighborhood.