HIGHLAND PARK FOCUS
-
H.P.,
h
CODCelDS.
DOted pleased
the federal �
provide dditional funds for
.. to drup, dis-
turbed talk it bad to be local--
Iy Ched.
cities facing aime and
drug PI' -may DC?t line
local fundiDg. - she said.
Scott also called for re
local control, . that city of­
fi· -ean best determine t
. ecessary for their cities.-
The Mayor noted she is
. to a conference 0 drup
in Washington DeU week to tJIk
• 0 • & the B Ad-
miDistration aad wiD be briDg-
.. up .
When asked about her reac-
t per �reportl that
Pre ident Bush i going to
finance the drug war by cutting
back on b . and economic
de�lopment programs, Scott
said, "TIl. ould be a total
defeat, defeating a major pur­
pose for fighting drugs --­
rebuilding our communities."
She added she did not know
bether uch reports ofho .
and development cutback
re true � would try to find
out duriag the conference.
The Mayor added that e
u1d be meeting with HUD
Secretary J c Kemp and
d use this occasion to talk
about more housing and
economic development for
HjplandP
1,816.
In p ct
u rmarket,.
community
group .urge
By
HIGHLAND P - After com­
plaints were made about dirt in
some Highland Park super­
marke and grocery ores, the
Senior Citize Advisory Coun­
cil passed a resolution asking
the mayor to send inspectors to
check conditions.
The Region I-A Advisory
Board of the Wayne Metro
Community Service Agency
passed resolution upporting
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A umn
h dul for·
cl anup
HIGHLAND P . - City
r . be coming through
different neighborhoods to
clean them up, oted Highland
Par Park and Recreation
Director ary Th .
The city·will be handling:
e area nom Six Mile to
idland, the expre sway to
Second, dari the ee of
September 16 - 23d
- The area from Six Mile to
I Da' 0 Second to Oaklaad
duriDs pf Se ember
1 thro 23<1.
- The area from the ex­
DJalSWay to Seco d, Do' to
Gle d le, Ford to Davi on,
the week of September
25th through 30th.
- The area of Glendale to
Tuxedo d the Expr y to
Wood ard, the week of Oc­
tober 2nd through 7th.
e area from Woodward
to Oakland and Davison to Ten­
nyson, the wee of October 9th.
CO TEST
IUGHLAND P - Hip1and
Par Mayor Martha G. Scott
declared a city- . de autumn
clean up cOntest from Septem­
ber 11 to October 18, 1989,
re prizes and" wards will be
gi_yen to the cleanest and
improYed bloc treets, d
alleys.
For further information, call
Mary E. Director of
. Par and Recreation, during
orking hours at �13) 252-
0028.
Crime'rl e spurs drug raid
Marshall Emerson, Director
of tJae Highland Par Public
Safety Department said during
• the weekend officers bad:
de 85 arrests. .
- Confiscated 10 weapons.
- Seized suspected nar-
cotics amountiDg to $9,000.
- Confiscated cash money
amountiDg to $4,<m.
Emerson added the police
also' ued ti . those
- who 10· ered -known- comers
e drup were sold.
peeted p ees with a
HloHLAND - Suspected
drug dealers in Highl.nd Par
h d an unhappy Labor Day
weekend
p 7 LID. on Friday Sep-
te r lit to 7 .... S day
September 3d, the Hish'and
Park Police DepartmeDt p
iato effect 'Operation
Whir· 1', an effort of -.in­
tease enforcement, with
prioritiea beiDa placed OIl drug
r· aad tree comer clrus
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HOW TO REPORT CR. E
HIGHLAND P - HigbI'and Par Director Mushall Emer­
son says that citizens can report a crime by calling the hot
llilc at (313) 256-0116. •
He emphasizes citizens can call wilbou giving their
name if they wish. ..
Ho ver, e emphasizes that those 0 do caD should
get the name of the person who rs and the da e.and
time of the call.
That y if there is no ction on the complaint, it will be
possible to find out who is responsible.
"Accountability is so important in operatic like thi ."
Emerson .d.
He . d that if those who make COJJiplaints are dissatis­
fied, they should call his own numbc;r at (313) 252-0323, with
inform . n of the date and time of the first call and the
name 0 the employee who answered.
liquor license, in acco dan
with la passed by the State of
Michigan and came up with six
I violations of admini trative
rule .
Emerson . d that in making
drug or loitering arre ts, his
department be where to go
because of citizen complaints.
"It a a partnership be­
t ee citizens and police,"
Emerson ted. "It wouldn't
ve been a successful opera­
tion without the citize ."
Emerson stated that what
ppeoed Labor D y Wee end
will only be the first of many
such ebforcement efforts. He
emphasizes it is called Opera­
tion Whirlwind 1", which im­
pli 'tha there will be more.
·M ybe we'll go up to 12." he
said.
He urged residents to wor
with police.
Emer on s id th police
stati ics indic ted city crime
d gone down every, month in
1988, the first year t ayor
Scott entered office, but the d­
ministration was di ppointed
th t crime this ye r h d no
gone down further.
Emerson . d Mayor Martha
G. Scott was concerned bou
2% upswing on crime in July,
and this woe r n why
Operation Whirlwind- started.
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