Quietly On Q-Ave.

An armed robbery occurred at the H&M market this past Saturday somewhere around 7 - 8 pm. I don't have the NH Police case file number but I have a call in to get it. No one was injured including the store manager, Farzok. During the robbery the robber needed to shoot his way out thru the front glass door. Clearly this place continues to be a magnet for trouble and one of the officers i spoke with noticed that they were still selling the Love's Rose that drug users use to smoke crack and meth. Diana Nastri is of course the building manager and i gave the cops her number. I think she was there later that night but i'm not sure. I'm going to call the one of the owners of the building to make sure he knows what a cancer this place is in our neighbor hood.

Jim Travers, head of New Haven's Traffic dept. will be attending. I'll bring a map as well to help the discussion of area concerns. And i've asked Sgt. Vinnie to attend as well.

Hope to see you there!

larry.

We'll be meeting at Pilgrim Church at 6:30pm across from the fire station at the corner of Lenox and East Grand. As before, we'll be focusing on safety issues. Sgt. Vinnie will do his best to attend.

thanks,
Larry.

Please spread the word, meeting site to come shortly. We will be addressing various safety issues, so bring your concerns, and a neighbor, if possible. Block 9-39 will cover the area from the river up the hill to Lexington, south to Oxford and north to Runo Terrace by the school. Others nearby these boundaries are welcome as well.
Officer Hartmann will be attending this meeting. I will post an agenda as soon as possible as well. thanks, Larry.

The dirt bike riders are now brazenly flaunting their illegal rides and rallies on Youtube. These were both posted in the last few weeks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=YqYYhXpxFqw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OF-NeEe9Ss

This is getting ridiculous. Somebody is going to die. Sgt Vinnie and Sgt Zona, can you arrest these guys based on these videos? Can you at least seize the bikes based on the video? This is just nuts and getting to point of absurd.

from Brenda Jones Barnes email:

TOWN HALL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
You are invited to attend a Town Hall meeting to address your concerns on community safety issues, policing, and block watch policy changes. It’s an opportunity for you to ask questions and receive up to date information. Please inform your neighbors to come!
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Location: Benjamin Jepson School, 15 Lexington Ave. in New Haven
We will be introducing special guest Senator Martin Looney and our neighboring Alderpersons. A presentation by Sgt. Anastasio sharing police reports and information on community safety concerns. It will be followed by a question and answer session.
Scheduled speakers are:
• Senator Martin Looney, CT State Senate Majority Leader, 11th District
• Sgt. Vincent Anastasio, NHPD East Shore District Manager
• Alderman Mark Stopa, Ward 12
• Alderman Sal DeCola, Ward 18
• Alderwoman Barbara Constantinople, Ward 11
• Alderman Gabe Santiago, Ward 14
• Ward 13 Co-chairs: Rosa Santana and Josue “Josh” Vega, Jr.

My neighbor witnessed another incident at 710 Grand Ave. yesterday afternoon. A male, maybe staying there temporarily , maybe renting, not sure, was screaming and screaming to be let in. He got no answer so he decided to punch his fist through a plate glass window in the door. He left the area after my neighbor confronted him. The cops were called and they got the guy and brought him back to explain his actions. Whether he lives there or not, this is yet again another 'maybe' tenant of a Diana Nastri manged property that is bringing unsettling activities to the neighborhood. And there was a fairly serious 'domestic distrubance' call the police answered at this address about a week ago. My neighbor and I are going to talk to Diana about this. Between this and 686 Q-Ave we have an emerging pattern of not the greatest selection of tenants for our neighborhood. Carl Youngman who lives in the Boston area and is a pretty decent citizen by all accounts is the most active owner of the Dragon Place LLC properties, both 710 and 686 are owned by Dragon Place. His number is 617-428-0048. Place a call and let him know what's going on in our neighborhood if you want to make a difference in our quality of life. I did previously and to his credit he did call Diana immediately.

A man was assaulted by 5 or 6 youths (14 -18) this past Saturday in broad daylight. It was gruesome and I witnessed it first hand. Cops came and took my statement, and the ambulance took the guy away. I'm not going to watch our neighborhood spiral down the toilet. Drug related activity seems to be pulling into our neighborhood since the deli opened. The cops confirmed that they know about 686 Q-Ave. And a nod to the cops, they were parking right in front of the store on Sunday. I"m going to call the landlord and go from there.