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Managing Editor LIBERTY HEIGHTS The sign that was erected in the middle of the senior housing complex off of Chestnut Street said it all: the area is now a Crime Watch neighborhood. On-going concerns about crime have led residents of the Saab Court and Seniority House senior housing complexes to form a Neighborhood Crime Watch, whose members just completed four weeks of training. The group affixed the Crime Watch sign on Wednesday and will begin more carefully monitoring what happens in their neighborhood. Resident Elizabeth Jenkins said there has been increased crime in the area and that teens have been running through the parking lots and jumping on cars. Crime Watch President Paul Denehy said that residents "just got fed up." "Now we'll have 150 eyes looking out the window," he added. This isn't the first time there has been a Crime Watch group in the neighborhood, Denehy said. "The first one just fizzled out," he said. Current conditions spurred residents to form a new group. The residents received their training from Officer James Gormally, who is the coordinator of the Crime Watch groups in the city; Maddie Allen of State Representative Cheryl Rivera's office; and Lyn Nolan who is the executive director of the "X" Main Street Corporation and has been involved in other Crime Watch groups. Denehy also credited City Councilor Domenic Sarno with support of the new group. Looking at the sign, Sarno said, "This sign sends a strong message that the residents are not going to tolerate crime." | ||||||
