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Rochester, Minnesota

Thursday May 8 Neighborhood Meeting to address safety concerns

There was another another gun-related incident in the 200 block of 15th Ave SE on Sunday night, April 27.  See the Post Bulletin report at the end of this article. This makes the third such incident in a little over a year. We cannot let this violence continue in our neighborhood.  All of us chose to live here because we like it here. It is a quiet neighborhood close to a number of nice parks and to downtown.

We are all victims of this violence; it is forcing many of us to change our life-styles, to make sacrifices, to consider new housing to get away from the fear of violence. We should not be held hostage in our homes and in our neighborhood. It is not right.

We need to unite as neighbors and say, with a firm resolve, that we will not tolerate any further violence in this neighborhood. It is very important for neighbors to continue to watch over the neighborhood where these gun-related incidents have occurred and to call the police immediately, at 507-328-6800 (non-emergency) or 911 (emergency) regarding any type of suspicious or disorderly behavior in the area. Callers can remain anonymous and the police will still investigate. Callers can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS with any information that they may have regarding the drive by shooting that occurred late Sunday night, April 27.

Police officers will be present at our next neighborhood association meeting on Thursday, May 8, at 7 PM, at the Boys & Girls Club to discuss this latest incident and to address any questions or concerns that neighbors may have. I have invited other city and county officials as well as the landlord, Tim Malone, to attend our May 8 neighborhood association meeting.

Post Bulletin article

If you have any questions, thoughts or concerns please contact me.

 

Mike LaPlante

President

Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association

507 244 1898

mlaplante@aol.com

www.espna.us

 

 

Updated: May 7, 2014 — 2:36 am

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