I read last week about vandalism to a car on my street, although no mention of incidents in our neighborhood last Nov. 27 with potentially far worse consequences ever appeared in your law enforcement report.

Early Thanksgiving morning, we were awakened by knocking on our door. No one was there; and we headed back to bed. The knocking was repeated, with the same result. I turned the lights off and waited. Two males approached; and I shouted for them to leave my property. They ran off, and I called 911.

The Sheriff’s Office response was impressive. Within minutes, three squad cars were parked outside. I spoke with a deputy, who said others had been targeted. We returned to bed and soon heard the Sheriff’s helicopter overhead. We can’t say enough about the level of response.

The following Monday, I was contacted by a detective who said someone had been nabbed when he and an accomplice tried their luck at a nearby residence. He was in jail, and law enforcement knew who the other man was. Both were in their 20s. We had assumed the “perpetrators” were teenagers knocking on doors as a prank; but it became clear we all might have been attempted home invasion victims.

Excellent response by law enforcement is one thing; alerting residents to be hyper-vigilant is another. Beyond receiving a one-page report by mail, we heard nothing from the Sheriff’s Office. Nothing of this potentially very dangerous activity ever appeared in The Times.

We are informed weekly about speeding on McDowell Mountain Road, drivers losing control of their vehicles, possession of drug paraphernalia, and shoplifting, yet an incident like this goes unreported. Why no warning to residents? What other criminal activity is considered non-newsworthy (or bad for the town’s image)? I really have to wonder.