Public safety
Homeless person sought in Greenville Avenue rape
See related story - Delayed rape incident notification raises questions about LGNA's nonchalant attitude, DPD procedures
It's not unusual for the so-called Lower Greenville NA Crimewatch to hold back crime information from those not part of their little clique.
But it gets really bad when the DPD Central Division's ICP (Interactive Community Policing) officer holds back really important information from all the crimewatch groups and residents.
DPD clearing streets all over the neighborhood
The DPD and neighborhood emphasis on Resident Parking Only in the southern portion of Lower Greenville is having a positive effect on parking issues in the northern end. The DPD Central Division, which only late last year was given responsibility for all of Greenville Avenue south of Mockingbird Lane as part of a divisional reorganization, has been tightly enforcing parking regulations on streets like Goodwin (near Blue Goose) and McCommas (near the Granada Theatre), which have No Parking on one or both side restrictions.
Our unofficial count of eight flatbed tow trucks coming south on Matilda on Friday and Saturday night dovetails with DPD officers telling BD they are not tolerating parking violations anywhere in the Lower Greenville area. This is a welcome relief to many residents, who believed the DPD's Northeast Division was phoning it in every weekend since many of their officers also worked off-duty jobs at these restaurants and did not want to offend their second-job bosses.
The scammers are gone, the scammers are gone!
After nearly two months of running an illegal valet parking operation and nearly killing New Big Wong's weekend business, multiple sources have confirmed to BD that the Longhorn Valet Service has been kicked off the Big Wong/Dodie's parking lot, effective immediately.
The City suspended their valet permit last week for two weeks, but we have now learned the property owners exercised their option to cancel the contract immediately.
BD confirmed that towing services were back on the parking lot this evening.
The owners of New Big Wong asked BD to thank all his customers and friends for their support.
Can you even spell 'field sobriety test'?
Last evening found BD wandering around with the DPD to see how bad things are getting on Gangbanger Alley. Even BD's biggest fan James Don't Take Pictures of My Building Slaughter was standing in front of Stout (his new home, since he sold out of Whisky Bar) glaring at BD in hopes of making him go away. Ain't gonna happen.
According to the DPD's weekend report...
Saturday was hot with a large crowd. We arrested a total of seven during the evening: Five of those were for Public Intoxication, one for Driving While Intoxicated and one for Theft and Possession of Cocaine. Two of those arrested were from Public House and involved in a fight at closing. One was from Taco Cabana, one was from the street and another from a parking lot.
