Historical June 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On June 5 at 7pm, about 35 neighbors met at Grace Methodist Church to hear presentations from the captain of the 7th District of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police and the Public Affairs Officer.
The most significant news is that crime is down considerably in our neighborhood and in the Central West End in the first five months of this year. Captain Harry Hegger said that he was working on cleaning up Delmar and was using special patrols.
The district now has radar guns and these will be used to enforce speed limits on neighborhood streets. Captain Hegger responded to individual queries and said that citizens may call him at 444-0027, his direct line, if they have issues they need to discuss. Public Affairs Officer. Ronnie Robinson gave a presentation on gang activity, graffiti, and trafficking in crack cocaine.
He mentioned that gangs exist in all Missouri cities including Moberly, Hannibal, Sikeston, New Madrid, and Columbia.
He said that youngsters join gangs to gain respect through violence, to establish turf for drug dealing, and most of all to make money through the drug trade. Robinson showed two videos to illustrate his remarks.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1996.
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