Hopefully with the information provided to the police and our vice squad, we will have some solutions to the problems.

You would be amazed at the number of crimes and drug dealers that have been picked up as a result of some initial calls from citizens.

Generally they are less brazen today, but some of the criminals do very dumb things, that you can alert the police to followup with for getting them off the streets.

This is the drug tip line with no identification of you- very private

728-4242 Drug Tip Hotline

Good time for people to be reminded to lock your cars...some of my neighbors talking about getting the car rifled becuase they forgot to lock up

Most were minor stuff like change and such, but lock your cars

February 18, 2009

Dear Max and Arthur,

I witnessed  something very disconcerting on 2/18 on the streets of Pawtucket that one hears about on the streets of Newark, New Jersey or Compton, California.

Apparently a black van with a blasting stereo was travelling west on East Street, at the intersection of Broadway.  I heard a gigantic thud as the van drove past me.  My son thought he saw a man in a black hoodie throw a brick, from a nearby demolition site, at the van.

Luckily, for all involved, the van kept moving west.  The young man, white, about six feet tall, around 20 years old,  wearing all black, from hood to jeans and sneakers,  moved quickly north on Broadway towards the South Attleboro line.

In essence, Max, another crime tip:  Do not leave your radio blasting or someone may cause damage to your car.  Better yet, stay away from Broadway.