Description
Walking inside Edgewood park near the duck pond, two small boys ride by on quad ATVs escorted by an adult on foot. These are these very same quads that are housed at 364 Edgewood avenue. Fortuitously, there was a new haven police patrol car parked at the corner of Edgewood and Ella t Grasso. We told officer Vernon what we saw. His response was very disheartening... He said there was basically nothing he could do. That If he chased them and they got hurt he would get sued personally (this can't be true). And when we told him where the quads come from (364 Edgewood) and asked if they could wait and catch them as they came home, he basically shrugged that suggestion off saying it was not possible. We suggested a bike patrol inside the park to deter and possibly detain these criminals, to which officer Vernon replied "I don't have a bike".
While we were having this conversation three other masked men on dirt bikes ride by with impunity, breaking serval traffic laws in plain sight of the impudent new haven police patrolman.
All of this gives little hope of any real action on the ATV and dirt bike menace.
What can be done now?
11 Comments
BJG (Registered User)
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Andy O (Registered User)
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Closed An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Issue is now CLOSED!!!!!
See below for response from NHPD:
They seized two quads out of that house a few days ago, thanks for the information any other info send to my email....SGT Jacobson
Sergeant Karl Jacobson
New Haven Police Department
Criminal Intel Unit/Narcotics
One Union Ave, New Haven CT
phone: (203) 946-6098
Fax: (203) 946-6293
e-mail: kjacobson@newhavenct.net
DCooke (Registered User)
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An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
@BJG
Please don't move out! The problem with new haven is not that there are too many of them (lawless, low class, poorly educated and uncultured people) and NOT ENOUGH of law abiding, hard working, intelligent people. Don't give up! Stand your ground! More will follow. And together we can retake this city from those that don't deserve it!
The ATVs were seized. DCF was called and is investigating. The tide is turning!
Andy O (Registered User)
Andy O (Registered User)