Animanialmanac t1_j60165e wrote
You can! The block captain for Safety, not the block captain for my block to clarify, one from another block, reported drug dealing to the mayor. The police reports to 911 and 311 didn’t help. Councilperson Porter does not respond at all. Our neighborhood group was replaced something Porter started and they don’t do anything. My street has three houses I know have heavy drug users who also steal, threaten people. There is one house with a man and woman who openly deal heroin. I was at my wit’s end.
I uploaded pictures from the doorbell camera to Metro Crime Stoppers. The Safety block captain, again not from my block, has been talking to the mayor about the problem. We finally received some action, uniformed patrol policemen and plainclothes men around the block for the last two days.
If you report to 911 or 311 I recommend you do it anonymously. The Metro Crime Stoppers website is already anonymous. If you decide to contact the mayor I recommend you ask someone who lives on a different block to be your middleman.
Mikel32 OP t1_j602jo6 wrote
This is great information. Thank you. Luckily it’s not on my block but it effects the community.
Animanialmanac t1_j602sq1 wrote
You’re welcome! Good luck.
moderndukes t1_j60y5qf wrote
What’s Safety and what’s a block captain?
Animanialmanac t1_j61fknh wrote
Safety is the Safety and Crime Prevention meetings. One of the block captains from across Wilkens is the main Safety contact for us, they have the meetings at people’s houses around Saint Agnes and Violetville. The block captains are the people who receive the information from dpw, dot, other city agencies to share it with the neighbors on the block. The system used to be more organized, it’s slowly coming back as crime went up and more people want to do something to stop it.
DeliMcPickles t1_j61uiou wrote
Do Metro Crime Stoppers first.
Animanialmanac t1_j63noji wrote
What’s the reason for calling Metro Crime Stoppers first?
AttisofAssyria t1_j63rnkd wrote
To take a bite outta crime, dawg.
DeliMcPickles t1_j64xsv4 wrote
The two suggestions were the Mayor and MCS and MCS is the best way to go. It allows for anonymity and dialog with MPD back and forth on the tip.
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