July 28, 2009

Chandler NRSA

We have worked real hard on this the past couple years and it has not been easy. One of the things that we have worked on his the safety and security of the area. If people do not feel safe, they will not come to the area, the businesses and the underlying tax base will suffer.

I personally think the Worcester Police are the best, but the police can only do so much. To sit back and complain about the police is, I feel, inaccurate and pointless. The first ones that need to do the policing are the people themselves.

No lie almost two years ago, we started talking about cameras. It took alot of time, but we were able to utilize NRSA monies and Weed/Seed monies to install cameras on five businesses in the area that tape up two took weeks and can be viewed remotely. Over the past few months we have had problems with car break-ins, but over the past week we were able to tape the "suspects" doing it twice and one was arrested.

Think about.


  • Scenario a) you call the police, complain about the car break-ins and what are they going to do about it.
  • Scenario b) you call the police and tell them you have a video of the suspects breaking in to cars twice. Tell me, which one is the example of community policing.

Instead of a front page story in the newspaper complaining about how bad the neighborhood and asking for more help from the city. The Chandler NRSA took action and working with the police are making a difference. Kudos to the Chandler NRSA for taking steps to solve problems not staying back and pointing fingers at others to do the work.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

"The first ones that need to do the policing are the people themselves".
Do you realize what you're saying?

So it's OK to look into folks homes to see if they're doing something illegal, then call the cops or arrest themselves yourself?

Are you saying vigilantism?
Think before you post!

JSF said...

Anonymous said...
"Are you saying vigilantism? "

Ever hear of Neighborhood watch?

Bill Randell said...

JSF:

Thank you.

I am not condoning vigikantism. All I am saying that people need to take the necessary steps to protects their own assets and help the police to do their job.

For the record, we did not arrest anyone ourselves. We merely made an investment, which helped us obtain the evidence to let the police do their job.

Bill

Anonymous said...

Help the police do their jobs... still sounds likes vigilantism.
Neighborhood watch, still vigilantism. Any word you use, it's all the same. Don't like someone? Their looks? Their skin color, then it's a great vehicle to get rid of them.
Am I right, or am I right?
I suggest folks mind their own business.

David Z. said...

So then you're ok with the neighbor that heard screaming for help from Darlene Haynes apartment and didn't call 911 as reported in today's Boston Herald?

When the neighbor heard cries for help, it had nothing to do with the color of anyones skin, and everything to do with helping our neighbors.

I hope I never live next to you Anonymous one.

Jahn said...

David, I agree with you. Can ya believe that...!!!!!!!!

But in my usual manner.........let me add....I wonder how many cameras we could put in place with teh alleged $120,000 "misappropriated" in police dept payroll gate?

I cannot help but think the auditors have found a bottomless pit of fraud & abuse thus we've heard nothing on this issue since last October. Yet not a peep from out elected officials on the status of payroll gate. If thsi was a private compnay the board of directors (councilors) would be all over the executive officer(s) (MOB) and city auditor re the status of their work. Yet instead it's snoooozeville down on Cape Cod for our city councilors.