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God I hope they got them. This is just too much! Something needs to happen to stop this crime. This makes about 6 muggings/robberies that I have heard of in the last week and a half. All happening in broad day light. What are we supposed to do, we can't all just hide inside all day. The police must give us more patrols. The criminals seem to know that the police do not patrol our streets regularly. If this continues it will kill Mt. Washington. If the police don't get this under control then the good people will move out leaving more room for the bad ones. If the bad guys see regular police presence, they won't stick around. What is the next step?

::peeks through the curtains::

I will be one of those hiding inside of my house all day.

MG,

It looks like one is in development here. Frank Lee is the contact. I wonder which neighborhoods are being targeted.

Hi. My aunt was the victim of the mugging on Woodruff. I would like to update you all on her condition. She has four broken ribs (2 were broken in 2 different places), a broken pelvis and a collapsed lung. She is in terrible pain and can hardly move. She is looking at at least 8-10 weeks of recovery time. She is 66 years old and weighed approximately 80 pounds. She just lost her husband about three weeks ago. She was trying to get out of the house and do stuff to keep her busy, since she retired early about 6 years ago to take care of her husband. He was her life and she took care of him every day for the past 5-6 years.

She was returning from a walk as she had to run some errands. After grabbing a coffee and picking up groceries from Foodland she was two houses away when she was attacked.

This is just absolutely rediculous. I grew up on the South Side, but spent many, many summers and weekends at my Aunt and Uncles house on Mt. Washington. It's pretty scary that my poor aunt could not take a walk during daylight on a busy road. Luckily the three JUVENILES were caught. After talking to the detective on the case, I learned that there were many more incidents that these boys along with others were involved with and that there were still suspects out there that they had yet to get.

It's not just Mt. Washington, it is getting bad everywhere. I recently just moved from Beechview. I lived three houses away from the big heroin bust that made the news a few months back. I'd like to think I'm in a better neighborhood (out of the City) for my children to grow up in, but I realize that it is bad EVERYWHERE now. I'm scared for myself, my children and my family. It's always harder when it hits close to home.

I don't know if the people who were there that day will ever read this, but I would like to thank them for helping my aunt and helping to catch the people who did this to her. Also, thank you for calling me and at least I was able to be there for her. Although it was extremely difficult for me to see her like that, I am glad that I was able to be there for her.

I am extremely thankful and greatful for the wonderful neighbors who stood up for the victims and identified these boys and called 911 and got the help that my aunt needed. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

StopTheViolence-

When you find out, please post the date when these punks are scheduled to appear in court. Thank you.

StopTheViolence-

Thanks for the info.

Did she happen to mention the name of the judge? …….or a docket #?

Please continue to post updates about your aunt. We will also remind people about the hearings a day or two before. ShutDownReam is right that if we show community outrage, we will hopefully get an increased police presence.

Our thoughts are with you and your family.

MG

Regarding the mugging on Woodruff Street, Do we know where the hearing is dntn?

I read this on the site today:

“We need to Shut Down the Ream Center ASAP! We didn't have these problems when it was closed. 15211 kids managed without it in the past, they can do it again. Besides, the city has financial problems and the money should be spent on hiring more police officers, not on swimming pools that attract little criminals.”

Whoaa!!! Wait a minute here! “Little criminals” Most of the kids who go to reams are good kids.

I am very sorry for what has been happening lately, but THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DO IS SHUT DOWN THE REC CENTER!!!!!

I grew up in Mt Washington, and am a homeowner here now. I would have loved to have something like the reams rec center around when I was 16.

Advocating for Reams to be shut down is a knee jerk reaction and would be the WORST THING to do. Kids need positive places to go, and reams is such a place. The people who run it are good people, who have a heart for kids and this community. It is not their fault that A FEW kids made a bad choice.

Should we also shut down the bars on Shiloh because a few take drinking too far? Should we also shut down Cogos because kids hang their? NO! We instead should support places like Reams and GET INVOLVED OURSELVES.

Again, I am very sorry for the recent victims. That could have very easily been my mother or wife, both of whom live and walk in Mt Washington daily. They would both agree that knee jerk reactions and removing one fo the few places kids ahve to hang out around here is not the answer.

Please everyone, lets not make impulsive decisions and spread this nonsense because of the actions of a few.

AMEN!!!

Reams is a good place, with good people and good kids.