This is an incredible story: another positive outcome of the pioneering ways that people are using their blogs in neighborhoods around the city. This from NY 1. The New York Times has the story, too. They called Bay Ridge Talks a blog, but it’s really a message board like the Brooklynian.
Police said Wednesday that they teamed up with neighbors of an alleged Brooklyn drug house to take down the operation.
Prosecutors say three brothers sold crack, heroin and prescription pills and let their customers hang out at adjacent houses on 93rd Street in Bay Ridge.
Police were investigating the ring for years, but could not bust it because they never witnessed any transactions.
Finally, fed-up neighbors brought complaints of related rampant criminal information to their community board.
They were able to share tips with police, which led to arrests.
“We came together through a local web forum and there were many neighbors that were feeling much the same fear and issues that we were already observing,” said area resident Jason Miller. “A lot of people got together and said we have to have a plan.”
“We find it to be very effective, we meet very regularly with the community people affected,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.
Five defendants were imprisoned with charges of conspiracy and drug sales. As of Wednesday night, a sixth suspect was still at large.
when are they going to bust the rest of them such as russell frontera, tommy meyers and his girlfriend kelly
Finally the crack house on 93rd has been exposed. We all knew it was there, everyone except the police. What’s up with that.
Don’t let the “Rose Garden” fool you, the mother was the original “money” behind the entire operation.