Rogers Park Drug Dealer (Chicago: homes, buy, living)

[Humboldt1]

It will take the landlord months to evict those kind of people. It took me 4 months to evict my crap tenants and I won in court on every motion. If they are Sec 8 it will take even longer.

Where I am at I have developed good relations with some of the Puerto Ricans who don't like people dealing on our street. In our area it is mostly black people who are dealing, though I have seen some Puerto Ricans and Mexicans dealing (mostly Puerto Rican). Right or wrong, I use the Puerto Ricans to keep the drug dealers in line. I don't ask and they don't tell how they do it.

One of the guys I know is part of the Latin Kings and one of their more senior guys (he has 10 investment properties and is 40 years old, very street smart guy). I don't get too close to him but let him know whenever I see someone standing on the corner on my block and usually the problem goes away. I am not saying he is a saint, but he has family on the block and doesn't want them affected by this. I am guessing he just tells the guys dealing to go a few blocks over or take it inside, which suits me just fine. It would be better to see the drugs go away completely, but out of sight and out of mind is the best I am going to get, especially living in Humboldt Park.

Also, call the police repeatedly, even when you think they might be committing a crime. Eventually, they will mess up and have some of the drugs on them. You should also call child protective services for child abuse on the woman, that may do more good than anything else. I got much further with calling child protective services than calling for my tenants smoking marijuana making noise at all hours of the night.

[CHIillinoisMilwaukee1316]

Do not feel bad you are not alone in the fight for a safe comfortable place to live.
II don't really know how to handle the situation. Recently we moved into what seemed to be a great find in an area that was the hot spot to be living and for what I do (I'm a musician) for me to get to my gigs easier. Well its quit obvious what our neighbor does for a living we can hear through the walls as if standing in the room directly listening. He is this young man that look like a kid, untl you get closer to his face he looks like he is an old man, probably due to doing as much drugs as he sales. We hear him and his girlfriend argue and fight regularly. There are people coming around at all hours of the day and night, mostly "sneaking" in and out not wanting to draw attention. Now looking at the building it seems out of place. The back door you can not get in nor out of, lights in the building hallways subduedly,, Back entry of the building becoming a dump garbage just thrown down the stairs packing boxes have ben accumilating. and smells of urine the secuity is a burden you can no more of of a joke i guess.

[cubssoxfan]

What about organizing your neighbors to complain about the problems as well? If it is many complaining about the problem instead of the few, it will make the "wheel squeek much louder"

[Humboldt1]

Just call up a cop buddy and have them handle this loser. Your CAPs person should be able to help if you do not know anyone.

[linicx]

Child abuse; child welfare; child neglect; drugs in the house, etc.. Keep reporting it.

Child Abuse Prevention Servic… · (312) 427-1161
600 S Federal St · Chicago

[Bardot]

^I was just going to recommend calling social services regarding the children being raised in an environment like that.

[Chi-town Native]

Actually, what you really need to do is find out how/where you can set up a video camera.

I have a neighbor who got a section 8 building (2-flat) cleared out that way - get video evidence, bring it to your local CAPS meeting, and get a copy to your alderman - you basically need to embarrass CPD to make this a priority.

[Drover]

Thread is 2 years old.

[cubssoxfan]

Originally Posted by Drover

Thread is 2 years old.

Caffeine must be defective.

[Ron.]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

Two words: "Hired Thugs". I have a friend in Rogers Park who is 6'-8" tall and is built like an NFL linebacker...

That's all good but 12 y/o thugs carry 357's....can your big friend stop a 357?