Corrie Zoll wrote: I heard last night that the recent increase in drig trafficking and prostitution (especially during the daytime) near Bloomington Avenue and Lake Street is a result of losing two beat officers for that location who will not be replaced.
And Jana L. Metge wrote: I have not heard of any of the above items, I would hope that they are not true, but I will follow up on the issues raised. MJ Mueller writes: You can believe it is true. I work in the neighborhood and have noticed an increase of both drug dealing and prostitution around Bloomington & Lake. I try to report license plate numbers etc and call the police when I see this kind of activity, but it is not always possible to do so. I have noticed the same young men hanging around the corner of Bloomington and Lake day after day. They often are walking the rotation, as I call it, walking around and around the intersection, making themselves available to all four corners of the intersection. I also have had cars pull over to solicit me as I am walking over to the Mercado or down to Tai Peng to get some lunch. I have arrived at work to find a prostitute working the corner of 15th and Lake. I am usually sucessful in chasing them away by making my presence known to them. There is one hooker who is known to all of our staff that is often spotted in the evening. If she is known to us, I would imaging she is known to the police. Anyway, I am sure there has been a definite increase in both drug dealing and prostitution in the past year. MJ Mueller Live in Seward Work in Phillips _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
