Deskripsyon
I need your help fighting recent acts of vandalism in our neighborhood. Specifically, somebody seems hell-bent to destroy the new playground on Dover Beach across from Quinnipiac Terrace. Over the last couple weeks, somebody has torn down two of the fence panels around the playground and systematically destroyed the trash bin there. About a week ago, they dumped all the trash and crushed the bin so it wouldn’t stand anymore. The bin is made of plastic, so I pushed the sides back out as best I could, picked up the trash and put it back in. A couple days later they dumped out the trash again and took the wheels off, so the bin was lop sided and would no longer stand up. I picked up again and tied the bin to the fence. Next morning it was untied, tipped over, and trash was all around. So yesterday evening I removed the broken bin and brought a new, more stable bin from my house and put it there. This morning the trash had been dumped out again, and the bin had been rolled down the street almost 2 blocks away. I know the vandals are coming at night, because we’ve been to the playground in the late afternoon and all is well, but I when walk by every morning at 5:30 am, there is damage again.
The fence should be repaired asap. We also need a heavy metal trash bin that is bolted to the ground; the older bins in the park are like that and there is no problem with them. And the police should check out the playground and see who hangs out there during the night.
We need to put an end to this. The kids in the neighborhood deserve a clean and unbroken playground, and research shows that unchecked acts of vandalism are usually followed by other types of crimes. I have called Public Works about this, but so far nothing has happened. Please help, and let me know who else I should contact.
15 Komentos
Libby (Panauhin)
Pedro Soto (Rehistradong User)
If you could find out approximately when these vandals are striking, maybe NHPD could stake out the site around that time and catch these guys in the act. It's a shame that this is happening, but you are fantastic for trying to get it stopped! Thank you!
golazo (Panauhin)
Where is the wonderful management of the new housing development on this? I think they ought to be called directly in Boston for matters like this.
Christel, so sorry you've had to deal with this, and thank you for being such a great example of positive citizenship.
Carlos
DEZ (Panauhin)
Brendan (Panauhin)
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Al (Panauhin)
ken Janke (Panauhin)
Al (Panauhin)
LJ Flowers (Panauhin)
Pat Bissell (Panauhin)
at Dover park, as well as keeping the butterfly garden weeded. I was also very upset about sections of the playground equipment being stolen. A park worker told me that these sections were left by the river. I informed Christy Haas in the Parks Department about this problem right after I discovered the sections were missing.
I agree with you that the park ought to be checked at night for vandals.
Let's hope that this will not happen again! Pat Bissell
maryannmoran (Panauhin)
Isinara George (Panauhin)