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• A Monday night meeting of the Garfield Neighborhood Watch program that was organized just a year ago drew about 50 people -- twice the normal turnout.
• "We need to stand up and say, 'This is our neighborhood. We're going to keep it safe,'" watch coordinator Jolynn Peterson said.
• Authorities are still seeking a suspect in the March 15 death of Kari Ann Kirkegaard, 56. Her family said she was found dead in her bathtub with the water running the next day.
• Police believe a person captured by a nearby business security camera took Kirkegaard's vehicle from her home, drove it and later returned it to the area. They have asked for the public's help in identifying the suspect.
• Despite the unease, most of Monday night's meeting focused on day-to-day concerns such as problems with speeding on residential streets and strangers loitering at night. A project already planned will put up dozens of new street lights in the neighborhood this spring.
• Resident Ruth Malloy said she had hoped police would give an update on the Kirkegaard investigation at Monday's meeting but that "they didn't tell us anything, really."
• Berdyne Bosler, who has lived in the area since 1974, said she has always felt safe because of her neighbors.
• "They seem to care. The neighborhood is very friendly, and this thing that happened near our house, that was a shock," Bosler said.
• Police Officer Chris Schoepf, who attended the meeting, said residents care about the safety of the neighborhood and have been successful for the most part.
• "This neighborhood has been really great on calling stuff in ... to me, it's a low-crime neighborhood," he said.
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