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- Week of April 12, 1998
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We also have news of the Safety Committee's work with the abandoned house at 1603 Claremont and good news about a notorious apartment complex over on Chamberlayne.
Winnie Takes Medical Leave
Winnie Cobb, Co-Captain with Chris Sterling, will take November and December off while she unleashes the sawbones on her sore shoulder. Good Luck, Captain!
Diana Takes a Break
Capt. Diana Presson has decided to take a sabbatical from the Patrol. Diana has been a force to be reckoned with: Her basilisk stare is so fearsome that no mere mortal can stand up to it. She has more energy, knows more people, and gets more done than any two or three ordinary folks. Thanks, Diana.
We can't replace Diana, but Chris Sterling is young enough to not know how big those shoes are. Chris is our new co-Captain.
Captain Beadles has been detached to work with the new communications system
The new captain is Paul Kiniry. He was responsible for all the attention Bellevue received after the shooting at the Belle Bistro. He has been ferociously attacking the drug and prostitution problems at the Redwood and elsewhere on Chamberlayne Avenue. He has supported our efforts to persuade the City it's time for new solutions to this awful problem.
The only thing wrong with Capt. Kiniry is that we'll lose him July 1 when the new Customer Service Zone North (Fifth Precinct) comes into being.
Operation Squalor on Chamberlayne
The Commonwealth's Attorney's office is working on the drug dealer problem from another angle: The dealer can't deal from his home or (more often) apartment if he's been thrown out. The City has begun prosecuting landlords for permitting the continuation of a public nuisance (i.e., a drug market) on their property.
At first glance that seems perverse: Why go after the landlord when the tenant is selling the drugs? On reflection, however, this approach is even better than arresting the dealer. If they arrest the dealer, we taxpayers have to house and feed him for a long time, and another dealer soon replaces him. If we shut down the apartment complex (or convince the landlord we will do so unless he gets rid of this dealer and doesn't rent to any more), we SOLVE THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY.
They have closed drug houses this way on Fulton Hill, Jeff Davis, and the Boulevard, among others. The Marquee in early 2000 is the only case to be tried to a verdict yet; but many landlords have Seen the Light and solved the problem. One fruit of this labor is indictments in January, 1998 of the landlords at 3916 Chamberlayne. For your reading pleasure, we have an image of the indictment and a text version. See the Archive for more recent news. The availability of this tool seems to have helped out with our own two drug dealers in the MacArthur and Shirley Manor apartments.
We worked with the Commonwealth's Attorney to get the indictment at 1603 Claremont. Follow the link for more recent information on the subject.
Last updated 02/24/02
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