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moved away wrote on Aug 27, 2007 5:44 PM:

" yes but also the bpd need to help and not turn there heads i have seen them do that a lot on lee st "

Concerned wrote on Aug 27, 2007 3:25 PM:

" This was not the first time the BPD was called to that address but hopefully it will be the last. Please look out for your neighbor and continue to let the police know when there is a problem. The only way to ensure safety and sanity in the community is to not "look the other way". The landlords of some of these old buildings need to take some responsiblity here as well. The ones who own 408 Lee Street were aware of the problem and did nothing. "

To: Joanna Holt wrote on Aug 27, 2007 3:07 PM:

" You need to report the officer to his seargant. Believe me, the police take that very seriously. Please at least call and tell the supervisor the situation. They are NEVER to be rude to you and you need to pass that along. If the guy doesn't like his job then he needs to move on. The desk seargant's at BPD take a really dim approach on citizens being treated badly. "

Joanna Holt wrote on Aug 27, 2007 1:30 PM:

" I live right next door to the apartment that was "surrounded" Saturday night. I heard the police trying to talk the guy to come out of the house. I heard it all night long and I heard the tear gas being thrown in the apartment and of course I heard the flash bangs being shot off. Who couldnt hear that? I have lived in this neighborhood for over a year. I am a single white woman. I feel safer in this neighborhood than I did in the neighborhood I moved from. What I don't understand about that night is why the police wanted us to leave the safety of our homes to go stand on a street corner for six hours! I know the police have a dangerous job to do but give me a break! An officer I talked to that night was very rude to me and he cussed me out all because I did not want to take my 4 year old granddaughter to stand on a corner. The officer was ruder to me than any of my neighbors have ever been. "

TO: Done With wrote on Aug 27, 2007 10:45 AM:

" What are u on? I live on the West side, am a white middle classed male, don't do drugs, don't gangbang, and yet I walk my dog nightly from 9 PM to 2 AM (depending on when I get home) without EVER having an incident. And I live on West Front st. Yeah we may have a little crime problem, who doesn't? Usually if you leave people alone, you get left alone. "

wheres the cops wrote on Aug 26, 2007 9:37 PM:

" spent a nice evening at Hot August nights...stayed and enjoyed the night life....1:00 am walked to my car....one block away from Main Street and there are thugs on every cornorharrassing my wife and me...wanting money, cigaretts, want to know if I want to buy some dope....wheres the cops...watching a house with no one in it...nice work boys. PS. As we drove away we noticed about a block east of downtown area there are more of these thugs on those cornors also. PSS. Dont wander away from main street kids...its a bad bad world. "

moved away wrote on Aug 26, 2007 9:34 PM:

" " The police and the residents of this part of town, and I mean in a 50-block area or more, need to unite as never before and absolutely let it be known that they are not going to tolerate this foolishness- drugs, domestic violence, loitering, etc. " thay will not do that you should see it one night a lot of kids were out side away from there home about 1.00 in the morring bpd went by and did nothing at all "

moved away wrote on Aug 26, 2007 9:29 PM:

" " BPD does their job! thats funny you say that then why thay have a house staked out for 8 hours and noone was in there and if thay did do there job the west side would not be as bad as it is and i can say something about it my mother in law lives right by were it happend thay wanted evryone to leave there home and walk around on the streets that is stuped to me "

Next time wrote on Aug 26, 2007 9:20 PM:

" I'm glad to see the police came out in the unmarked police vehicles with automatic rifles out. BPD really came out in force and I heard a lot of loud "bangs" so Thugs watch out next time! "

To: Another day... wrote on Aug 26, 2007 8:55 PM:

" Are you kidding me? It is highly unlikely that this guy was waving around a gun that he legally owned and registered. Get Real! "

Gibson City wrote on Aug 26, 2007 8:55 PM:

" I'm staying here in Ford County where it's safe. You BNers are taking your life in your hands everytime you step outside. "

resident wrote on Aug 26, 2007 8:07 PM:

" if you dont live over there... you really have no idea! but it's some entertainment for the night "

To: Duane Moss wrote on Aug 26, 2007 8:05 PM:

" A rolling stone, gathers no moss. "

cracker wrote on Aug 26, 2007 6:50 PM:

" What is a court order going to do they will still see eachother and fight. That keeps no one away from eachother. The police can only solve things when people want to call them or reveal information about crime. Everyone wants to keep things to themselves and act like it's not happening. Maybe if Illinois would allow there to be more punishment for juveniles a lot of the problems would be such on the City's west side. "

Don't kid yourself wrote on Aug 26, 2007 6:06 PM:

" There is no east-west conflict, this town is too small for opposing sides. It's all just B-N psychos-are-us-in-many-different-ways central Illinois. "

yo: uptown bloomington wrote on Aug 26, 2007 6:05 PM:

" who has said that the man does not have his FOID card? Who says he is a convicted felon? you do not have to have a police record to have a gun and not have a FOID card. "

what the??????????? wrote on Aug 26, 2007 5:55 PM:

" how about both B/N take down those ridiculous not in our town signs on Veterans Parkway? what do these people think they are doing?walking in the middle of the street,hold-ups , car jackings,and attitude.get some manners and learn about the word RESPECT will ya ? "

To: Another Day wrote on Aug 26, 2007 5:22 PM:

" Let's outlaw all guns because of a few bad apples and then we can outlaw all cars because some people drive drunk! People like you are one more thing wrong with America!! "

Replican wrote on Aug 26, 2007 5:17 PM:

" I am so SICK of those bureaucrats downtown! Get me Charles Bronson! "

to:done with it wrote on Aug 26, 2007 4:43 PM:

" BPD does their job! The courts and judges don't! "

how do you know? wrote on Aug 26, 2007 3:56 PM:

" they never said a name or said if the person was black, white, mexican or what. A man and a woman got into a altercation thats all that was said. so how are u people here saying the "thugs" and the naacp will back the person up and all the other stupid things, "

time to take the gloves off wrote on Aug 26, 2007 3:56 PM:

" The police and the residents of this part of town, and I mean in a 50-block area or more, need to unite as never before and absolutely let it be known that they are not going to tolerate this foolishness- drugs, domestic violence, loitering, etc. "

just wrote on Aug 26, 2007 2:44 PM:

" another of the many reasons to pull up & leave this berg to stew in its own juices "

close by res. wrote on Aug 26, 2007 2:36 PM:

" east and west fight has nothing to do with it... they are a known couple to fight and they need a court order to stay away from eachother PERIOD! "

done with it wrote on Aug 26, 2007 2:16 PM:

" if the bpd would crack down on all the drugs and street crimes we wouldn't have these problems.the west side use to be a nice place to live,now it is infested with the thugs from the"big city"..can't even walk your dog over there.do your job bpd.... "

otis wrote on Aug 26, 2007 1:41 PM:

" thanks for nothing "

Sad Day wrote on Aug 26, 2007 9:48 AM:

" Have to love B-N, none of the culture and convince of a city, but with all the city's crime and attitude! "

Another day... wrote on Aug 26, 2007 7:59 AM:

" Another fine example of why the NRA says it is better to have an armed America. "

1st wrote on Aug 26, 2007 1:40 AM:

" here comes the east vs west fight "

uptown bloomington wrote on Aug 26, 2007 1:19 AM:

" when you are having a little taste of bloomington downtown how fitting to have someones 9 mm going off downtown. BPD and task force 6 need to do another un announced check on the convicted felons around here and see how many have handguns and ammo on their person. These gangsters have more rights then we do plus if they are black the naacp has got their back. My advice is get a foid card , learn how to handle a weapon to protect your own house. Keep it locked up and away from kids. If someone breaks in your house on crack or whatever they get juiced up on these days shoot until the bullets run out. Don't let them out alive or they might get you or your neighbors next. America land of the free!!! "

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