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I was Sadly Wrong!
Peter wrote.
Until Sunday night's disgraceful melee at Billy Taylor Park, the area had been relatively quiet this spring and I had mistakenly believed the problems there and in the Camp/Cypress Street area had been alleviated.
I was sadly wrong. The District 8 police need to beef up foot and bike patrols in the area now that summer is approaching. Patrol cars driving by periodically aren't enough to deter illegal activities. I admire and respect the work of the officers, but they need to do a better job of communicating and coordinating with other city agencies, such as the DPW, and with neighborhood African-American organizations to prevent such occurrences in the future.
I also thought the drug problem had been reduced through last year's crack-downs, but the drug dealers and their customers are back. It's time for District 8 to once again coordinate with the department's undercover narcotics detectives to beef up surveillance.
Mt. Hope could be a good place to live, but the current environment has to change before that happens. These problems cannot continue to be ignored! It's time for city officials to solve them.
Peter
Posted at June 12, 2007 10:16 AM
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