Just take a look at what is no longer shocking to the residents.
- A robbery at Turkey Hill
- Shots Fired
- Home Invasions
- Or a well known convenience store on Carey Ave now referred to by the locals as “The Stab & Grab”.
Wilkes-Barre
police Chief Gerard Dessoye is aware of the rise in shootings, but he doesn't
know why it's happening.
"It's
hard to say (why there's an increase)," Dessoye said. "Every one has
its own story and you never know for sure if the story is true."
- Hey Gerry Wake Up, Charlotte from Crime Watch, and Jason from The Guardian Angels have been warning of gangs infiltrating our city, and yet you ignored their warnings.
Dessoye
blamed many of the shootings on a "subculture" that lives outside the
law and settles disputes with violence.
"It's
not every case; certainly there are some involved in domestic violence cases
and various others," Dessoye said.
- Now you’ve got it, "subculture" that lives outside the law and settles disputes with violence.
Bill
Jarma recently stood in a parking lot outside his apartment at Interfaith
Heights, across the street from Sherman Hills. "It's a walking
disaster," Jarma said. "Someone's going to get murdered."
- Oh Bill several someone’s are already getting murdered!
"I
want to get the hell out of here but can't afford to," Jarma said. "I
just stay in my house and mind my own business."
- That’s the sentiment of many of our residents, but yet I call for every last one of you to WAKE UP and stop electing the same thugs, who bury their heads in the sand, and ignore the problem, or in Wilkes Barre’s case are part of the problem themselves, and likely don’t go after the Gang’s out of professional courtesy.
- If you vote for these people you’re the problem, and if you don’t vote against them you're an even bigger problem.
When
asked about Sherman Hills, a man who said he lived there admitted the
neighborhood has a bad reputation.
"I
know it's bad, but the thing is, if you mind your own and stay around people
you know, you'll be alright," he said.
But at
night, it's best to stay inside, another man said.
"Sometimes
you hear the shots. I got a 5-year-old son, he throws himself on the floor when
he hears them," he said.
- A 5-year-old throwing himself on the floor when he hears shots being fired.
- Can you picture your son, daughter, or grandchild doing this, growing up this way, or accepting this as the normal?
- Well I sure as hell cannot!!!
Dessoye
confirmed there is a high concentration of crime at Sherman Hills and said he
has spoken with the owners about the problem.
"It
would be fair to say that the owners and operators of the Sherman Hills Complex
have made promises to the city administration, police administration and we're
going to hold them accountable for the promises they made," city spokesman
Drew McLaughlin said.
Dessoye
refused to elaborate on the owners' promises, saying it could "have an
impact on some things we're doing." Phone messages left at the Brooklyn,
N.Y., phone number for Sherman Hills, LLC, the complex's owner, were not
returned.
- Well let’s see, Sherman Hills hasn’t seen a Rental Inspection since, well EVER!!! Let’s get past the loss of revenue to the city, by not inspecting the 344 units or 341 assisted units, yet this complex is allowed to operate outside city code, WHY?
- I wonder if this has anything to do with Dessoye refusal to elaborate on the owners' promises.
- HUM What are those promises, or better yet how much are those promises?
Beyond
the streets of Sherman Hills, residents all over the city aren't feeling safe,
said Charlotte Raup, president of the Wilkes-Barre Crime Watch.
"People
are scared to death," Raup said. "The main question we get at crime
watch is, 'Should I get a gun?' 'When can I shoot somebody?' 'Should I get an
alarm?'"
- Good God just yesterday folks were told by police to stay inside a church after Mass because of an armed robbery across the street.
- It’s like the Wild West in Wilkes Barre but not nearly as safe.
Dessoye
said "You need to have a meter, you need to compare it to something. You
write an article just about Wilkes-Barre, everyone's terrified, Now people are
reading that and are under the impression that the only places there are any
shootings is in Wilkes-Barre. There's never any (mentioning that) by the way,
Scranton's crime rate is this or Scranton also has a problem."
- FYI Duh-Soye, Wilkes-Barre had two more robberies with a firearm and 13 more assaults with a firearm than Scranton last year, according to the statistics.
- It should also be noted that Scranton had ZERO fatalities from shooting last year, unlike Wilkes Barre.
P.S.
Shooting TODAY at Sherman hill, and Duh-Soye still doesn’t know why this is
happening.
For the
love of GOD, Wake Up Wilkes Barre
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