Report Drug Activity

[rudemon]

I did report it to the above address and sure enough the police were out checking the alley within an hour! I was very happy with their quick response.

[Bear]

Keep in mind things are not always as they appear, although it was good you reported it.
That could have been a stray hypodermic from a sloppy diabetic.

[Matryoshka]

Keep in mind things are not always as they appear, although it was good you reported it.
That could have been a stray hypodermic from a sloppy diabetic.

Oh Bearsy-Wearsy...

You're such an optimist...let's see, is the needle half full or half empty?

[Hogzilla]

Looks like we have a neighbor to keep an eye on. Saw a car pull up at the corner by our house, some individuals sat for a while, made a phone call and a few minutes later a kid (early 20s) came running to the car, handed something off and ran back to his house. The house is a total dump. Directly across form the Mayor. This may be in interesting summer.

[OakParkSpartan]

Shoot a note off to the PD.

I'd also write down the license plate if you could get it.

[Hogzilla]

Shoot a note off to the PD.

I'd also write down the license plate if you could get it.

I have the dealers plate and a description on the car that stopped here. No plate for that one though.

[MustangJoe]

I saw the police checking out things on 31st, too. Good to finally see some action.

[MRS. NORTHSIDER]

Looks like we have a neighbor to keep an eye on. Saw a car pull up at the corner by our house, some individuals sat for a while, made a phone call and a few minutes later a kid (early 20s) came running to the car, handed something off and ran back to his house. The house is a total dump. Directly across form the Mayor. This may be in interesting summer.

Maybe it was a book he wanted to share - LOL!  No, but honestly it might not have been related to drugs.  However, if it was, being that the house is directly across the mayor you might expect to see the SWAT team at some point bustin the door down.

[Bonster]

Looks like we have a neighbor to keep an eye on. Saw a car pull up at the corner by our house, some individuals sat for a while, made a phone call and a few minutes later a kid (early 20s) came running to the car, handed something off and ran back to his house. The house is a total dump. Directly across form the Mayor. This may be in interesting summer.

Maybe it was a book he wanted to share - LOL! 

Maybe he was waitin' for you Hogz!

[tgoddess]

Bon,

That new avatar is just freakin' me out, man.

[Bonster]

"Hi there, tgoddess.  I've been thinkin' about you lately.  Can I come over?"  >

[tgoddess]

Maybe he looks better if'n I put on mah beer goggles...

[Sandy]

OK, how to handle this. Just another reason why privacy fences in the middle of a block are NOT a good thing. The kids next door to me are often back there smoking pot. The way they sit, I can see them as I go down my back stairs, but they are not visable from the street or alley. How do I turn them in without it be obvious it was me? I have told the police that there are street rumors about another house down the streat dealing as well.

[OakParkSpartan]

Tell them what you wrote here.  And tell them they are welcome to enter your yard.  Once they smell the weed, they'll figure out how to best deal with it..

[ZORBA]

OK, how to handle this. Just another reason why privacy fences in the middle of a block are NOT a good thing. The kids next door to me are often back there smoking pot. The way they sit, I can see them as I go down my back stairs, but they are not visable from the street or alley. How do I turn them in without it be obvious it was me? I have told the police that there are street rumors about another house down the streat dealing as well.

Tell the cops you smell cannabis coming from the next door neighboirs yard, you know what burning marijuana smells like as you've smelled it before, and you saw then with marijuana cigarettes in their hands from your vantage point on your stairs. Describe the persons you observe with marijuana in detail also (height, weight, age, clothing, etc...).l

[apatriot]

Kids?  can you describe?  Actually, depending on the kids, I would walk down the gangway, and call the kid over that lives at the house and say ... you know, the whole neighborhood can smell that you're smoking pot back here.  I'm not going to call the police on you, but I can't assure you other neighbors that are upset won't.  So, I'm tipping you off that you need to stop.  We can't have that kind of thing going on and not do anything about it. 

The above is probably not what police want me to do but I guess I am more willing to let them decide their own fate, plus it let's them know that people DO see, and smell what's going on.  So, a fence provides no secret.

What really bugs me is when they smoke pot on their way to sit in a classroom.

[~LL~]

OK, how to handle this. Just another reason why privacy fences in the middle of a block are NOT a good thing. The kids next door to me are often back there smoking pot. The way they sit, I can see them as I go down my back stairs, but they are not visable from the street or alley. How do I turn them in without it be obvious it was me? I have told the police that there are street rumors about another house down the streat dealing as well.

Call the Berwyn PD and ask to speak to a Drug Unit or Tactical Unit Officer -- or the Watch Commander -  and state exactly what you've written here.  If you have a basic "log" of usual days of the weeks/times of day -- all the better.

Tell BPD of your concern about being known as the complaintant. 
I assure you, the Berwyn PD officers will do their best to keep you/your name out of it -- if that is what you want.

At times, I've asked officers to come either to the back or the front of my house (opposite of where the suspicious activity was taking place - or so that I'm not seen speaking with officers by even other neighbors) and they have always respected these requests.

Please don't try to handle it yourself.

For one thing,  consider that you will be dealing with persons "under the influence"...

Call today.

[Bonster]

For one thing,  consider that you will be dealing with persons "under the influence"...

That's right.  They may offer you some beads or a tie dye or something.

[Hogzilla]

OK, how to handle this. Just another reason why privacy fences in the middle of a block are NOT a good thing. The kids next door to me are often back there smoking pot. The way they sit, I can see them as I go down my back stairs, but they are not visable from the street or alley. How do I turn them in without it be obvious it was me? I have told the police that there are street rumors about another house down the streat dealing as well.

If you call 911 they'll tell you to meet the officer in the alley, or wait till the officer gets there. This has happened twice now to us. Definitely go higher up the chain. 911 is a waste of time unfortunately.

[Hogzilla]

For one thing,  consider that you will be dealing with persons "under the influence"...

That's right.  They may offer you some beads or a tie dye or something.

Or Oreos, ice cream, sandwiches, potato chips...