WEEK AHEAD: Talk with police at Southwest Precinct on Wednesday

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Another major event this week – the first community meeting with police at the Southwest Precinct since March (here’s our coverage of that one). Officers from the precinct have attended neighborhood-group meetings during that time, but Wednesday (September 11) will bring the first meeting to be held under the Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Council banner since March. The “council” is really just whoever shows up, rather than an official organization (which it used to be, years ago). The meeting is being organized by the precinct’s Crime Prevention Coordinator Jennifer Satterwhite. She says they’ll be held quarterly. This time, the guest speakers are District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka and Southwest Precinct leadership (the precinct has changed commanders since last meeting, now led by Capt. Krista Bair). All are welcome; start time is 6:30 pm Wednesday in the community room, which is right off the parking lot on the south side of the building at 2300 SW Webster.

mem September 8, 2024 (9:58 pm)

Everyone who has been commenting on the RVs, vehicles and tents on Trenton St…you need to come to this meeting. Both the police and CM Saka need to hear our concerns!!! This area must be cleared for public use and safety. The people who are living on this street need to be offered housing. Last I heard, there were 20 available spots in the tiny house village on 1st Ave. They can have a roof over their heads, running water for showers and drinking, bathroom facilities and a door they can lock at night.

Thieves > homeless encampments September 9, 2024 (12:14 am)

I care more about a teen robbing me, shooting me and stealing my car than I do about homeless encampments. Why is that a priority? I know encampments can pose problems but the teens who live in the area that get off scot free and are emboldened to keep terrorizing people are also a danger.
- MrsImpossible September 9, 2024 (9:12 pm)
  
  Great. Please show up and raise that issue too. It’s not as though only one issue can be discussed. It’s a community meeting so everyone has a chance to share their concerns.
Anne September 9, 2024 (7:52 am)

Pretty sure WSB has reported on this-there’s been a team working with these folks-with a timeline for them being moved. The key is-it’s up to those folks to accept the housing/help. I sure hope they do -but wish the team had started much earlier-the drug dealing has been reported on for months.
- East Coast Cynic September 9, 2024 (1:40 pm)
  
  And its also up to the city to move out the ones, with their RV’s and broken down cars, who won’t accept the housing and help in a couple of weeks or so like they said. You can’t walk on those narrow strips of sidewalk because they’re congregating and have their junk on the sidewalk.

Jason September 9, 2024 (3:03 pm)

Yet people only care when poor people do drug dealing. The rich and housed do way more dealings but…. no worries. Just keep punishing the poor…

The Manager September 10, 2024 (12:20 am)

Don’t you think they are poor because they refuse or cannot work due to drug addiction? So they deal drugs to keep their habit because they can’t pay any other way. If the rich people are dealing more then maybe they should show the poor ones how to do it so they have money in their pocket, drive a nice car, and have a nice house. Then they would not be living in a broke down RV on Trenton.
- Bbron September 10, 2024 (12:59 am)
  
  wildly misinformed take. dealers aren’t always users; dealers aren’t usually living in encampments. great reach to try to tie together the idea folks are poor because of personal choice and totally skip the part the 1) majority of homeless folks aren’t drug users and 2) drug addiction is a symptom of other failures like lack of mental health care, being priced out of their home, or unavoidable debt e.g. medical. gotta love the callousness and rationalizing a lack of empathy towards people you don’t like…

I’ve Had ENOUGH September 10, 2024 (3:23 am)

@ THIEVES > HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS -i agree! I’m very concerned about all the teen crime, too. Its been so notable lately & the same teen offenders are constAntly up to no good, with seemingly no interv or consequences. Their nearly daily VIOLATIONs of COMMUNITY members & businesses are really beyond tolerable anymore. The police can only enforce existing law, they can’t Enforce what isn’t legislated. So i’m happy Councilmember saka will be there to hear our voices.

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