Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Quality of Life issues

We have been hearing some issues concerning 'quality of life' incidents in the ESNA neighborhood. These can include

- Drunk and Disorderly conduct
- Overnight vandalism to gardens & planters in front of homes & businesses
- Urination & vomit in doorways
- Excessive noise
- Speeding cars.

We encourage everyone to call 911 to report these problems. In Boston, 911 is our only link to the police, so do not feel guilty about calling 911 to report non emergencies. In fact, their first question will be "is this an emergency" and you can answer 'no'.

When you call 911 to report these types of crimes, they probably won't send someone out unless it's a slow night, but the call and address will get logged. The police do look at these logs and notice if trends or upswings in crime are happening, and make themselves more visible in the area. If you really don't want to make the police call, you can let us know via an email and we'll pass it on.

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