From the Crotch - September 6, 2018

FROM THE CROTCH!

I am working with Sgt Randy Teig as well as other officers and agencies on the problem around 84th and Foster and the alley issue. I am posting my letter to him and his response. You can see that he has already been contacted by the State Police in connection with OLCC and Oregon Lottery. I appreciate their quick responses and involvement. Sooner or later that alley will be a crime scene for something horrible. My neighbors and I have been threatened by folks with machetes, boards, pipes, bricks and even threats of arson to our homes. Hopefully we can get some action here.

The clean up is scheduled and we plan to have media out there. I hope that in the not to far off future I can change the name of my posts to FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD and not the CROTCH which right now is a fitting name.

Here is letter and response.

Randy

A great deal of the problems we are having with my neighborhood and the alley, stem from the store on 84th and Foster. We had a National Night Out there just about 2 years ago where we did a giant clean up. We had PGE put a light in the alley. Several commissioners and I believe Captain King and others attended.

It stayed that way for about 7 months then started going back down hill. It is now to a state where we are hauling tons of garbage out of there. It is full of junkies daily and we pick up about 30 rigs a day.

I have been told by the homeless that the owner of that business sells crack pipes and syringes. 

The overflow from there winds up in the alley.

I spoke to a Detective McIntyre from the State Police who works for OLCC and have calls into the Oregon State Lottery. There is drug use in that parking lot and alley continuously, as well as prostitution. They crap and urinate back there to a point where neighbors on the block are complaining of flies...and the rodent population is brave enough to come out and say hello during the day.

I know that you are a busy man and I am the last one to misuse or bother PPD on issues that I can probably have more success with as a private citizen, then you guys can as law enforcement. That statement from me comes with sadness. I am no dummy to how it works.

I would ask if it is possible to get you or an officer that can speak with us to meet us at the clean up we have scheduled for this alley on September 15th. If not that day any day prior to that. This group along with me have cleaned this alley a dozen times..only to find it like it is today...only a few days later. It is disgusting, it is unhealthy and unsafe.

I will be forwarding that Detectives number to you, I do not have that phone with me at this time.

Like always Randy you know that I along with my group members both privately and publicly support law enforcement. Most of us understand the limitations and barriers you and your officers have to work with.

The recent ruling of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals further spits in the face of both citizens and police officers by their ambiguous ruling in that Idaho case. The only relief I have is knowing that this ruling came from a court that has been overturned by the Supreme Court in 79% of their decisions.

I have no issue with homeless folks and have helped many. Confusing homeless folks with criminals and service resistant folks is a very grave mistake by our Mayor.

Sincerely, 
Robert Santangelo

His response:

Bob

The detective did contact me a couple weeks ago he said he was looking into it. I will have Mele and Ramic check it out and see if there is something we can do that will have a long term impact.

Randy

From the Crotch - September 3, 2018

Sean McCoy Weaver

This group is full of people saying really horrible and unhelpful things. I'm sorry that you all feel the things you are calling for (jailing, labor camps, tracking devices) are reasonable. These things deprive humans of their basic rights. They allow you to talk about and treat people in our city, who have already had most of our society turn their backs on them, as less than human.

They are not. I was not. I am not. They are, and we are, your equals.

And if you think otherwise then I do not feel safe that you are my neighbor.

I hope you all change your mind. Until then, I will not be part of your exclusionary "livability" group.

Good day.

FROM THE CROTCH!

-We had a gentleman today who was a member of the LNLA for one day go off on members because of their stance on the "service resistant folks" and the destruction done by them in our neighborhood.

There are those that believe we should not make such a fuss over it.  I strongly disagree. Three years ago when this all started we attempted to go to an LNA meeting and talk about it. We were shut up. The LAW page and then the LNJ page were started so that people had a place to vent and to show through posts and pictures what they were going through in their neck of the woods.

I will continue to call out the city. I will continue to expose and post the nasty, filthy, dangerous things that are happening in our neighborhood. My belief is that if you continue to expose it eventually they have to respond. It worked with the trail, it worked with Reedway,, and if we continue to tell the stories and call it what it is, it will work again.

I have nothing nice to say about people shitting in my alley or neighborhood I have no use for those dragging trash in my alley or neighborhood. Outside my home is not your shooting gallery.  They have robbed, beaten, stabbed and intimidated residents for the last 3 years and it has only escalated.

So if my posts about the " service resistant" offend them GOOD.. they have been offending me and many others for years.

The Last Nerve - August 31, 2018

FROM THE CROTCH !

The last nerve.

I am afraid we have reached the end of the line. We have run out of patience. I have very little compassion left for the scum that wanders our streets day and night destroying our neighborhoods. We have had 4 burglaries on our block in the last year and numerous accounts of theft and destruction.  One of them was a vacant house, The other three were minority folks in the neighborhood that most likely did not even report it. The last one I just found out about.. They broke a window to get in and stole a very precious piece of jewelry from the folks, among other things. Very sad.

They have been lucky in picking the houses they have broken into as they haven't hit mine, I would finish off anything the dog left.

The alley has been a major part in what is happening in this area and sadly so has Hing Ming's on the corner of 84th and Foster. Several years ago we worked with him to clean that alley and spruce up his building and try to get him to control the folks that hang out there. It worked for almost a year, but has rapidly declined and has gotten worse then it ever was.

It is time to stop it. If that means closing down a business then so be it. Folks in the surrounding neighborhood should not have to endure this any longer. Sooner or later someone is going to get hurt.

We have been told that pipes and syringes are being sold in the area and if this is true it needs to stop...and stop now. I am all for a person trying to feed their family.. but not off the misery of an entire neighborhood.

It has to come to an end now!

From the Crotch - August 29, 2018

FROM THE CROTCH !

Last nights LNA meeting proved quite interesting. If you remember the last meeting video, it showed the rude behavior of a board member screaming at Robert Schultz who volunteers to film the meetings.

Ms. Bader who was less than 2 feet from Robert got pretty loud in her question about whether the camera was rolling. What was she worried about - it would be filmed?

If you watched further you saw Paul the "Interference Officer" from ONI totally ignore the outburst and behavior of Bader and ask Robert why he did not respond. How clearly biased his actions were.

What should have happened is he should have asked Ms. Bader why she felt she had to scream at Robert, which I felt was very intimidating. This is not accidental  .The board does not want Robert there filming them. Why? Because it shows the community the truth about their behavior and also their false claims about all the hard work they put in.  It is laughable.

Next a vote was taken to post Sabina Urdes draft of the By-Laws she had produced as Chair of the By Laws Committee. 

By-Laws that have gone undone for 2 years under the leadership of Potter, who I am sure would love to have no By-laws.

Of course Bader and Potter attempted to question her position as Committee Chair. After that failed, there was a motion which was passed by the membership to post the draft on the LNA page for comment.

This was the same process done with the Code of Conduct. 6 of 10 posts regarding the code were removed or hidden by Ms. Potter on the LNA page. That means 60% of the feedback (that we know of) was deleted or hidden. Nothing like transparency and inclusion huh!

None of the posts, and I have them....violated any Facebook rules or were in any way a violation of any terms. There was no profanity, no threats, just peoples reactions

I guarantee that in addition to the grievance that is being filed for that action, this time we are considering a different process to protect our right to have a voice in a public form. One that will provide a more significant and final relief for this behavior. 

It will then also become clear if this is a board action.. or the action of an individual.

Finally we move to Chris.. poor Chris. He sits as an illegitimate board member, attempting to push a Code of Conduct on the community that he himself could not even follow.

Comments about his draft of a code were... "It is .. Subjective, Alienating, Vague."  Instead of giving one a Code of Conduct he provided a list of rules that no one could abide by.  His code was voted down by the membership.

To add to the hypocrisy he got into a heated discussion with Schultz, who pointed out to him that he by his demeanor and responses, had just violated the very Code of Conduct he authored.

And of course then came the typical snowflake response....

Chris's reply was that they had not been approved yet so they were not in effect. I kid you not! Hopefully he will crawl back into wherever he was for the last 2 years and let those who have some knowledge about the problem attempt to find a solution. Perhaps he and Paul can work together on some future projects...outside of Lents!

Finally it is time for us to say goodbye to Paul from ONI. 
He from what I am told is not returning.

Perhaps now we will get a person who makes decisions and upholds the rules set forth for NA's based on their merit instead of who filed them,,,and who they are against.

Happy Trails!

Crotch Alley - June 20, 2018

ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

Yes as I walked the alley (now 3 or 4 time daily ritual) I found a guy fast asleep. At first I thought he was having a seizure. Both his legs were shaking. I called out to him and asked him what was up. I told him about his legs. I said, "You do a lot of meth?"  He said "yes."  I told him he could not be back here slamming dope. He said the owner told him it was cool as long as he did not slam. I told him I knew the owner and I doubt he said that. Just then the homeowner came into the alley. When I asked him if he gave this guy permission he became a little irate. Before long there were 5 of us and the folks in the apartments just above where he was sitting. They are new here.  I asked the man if they had kids and then warned him about the junkies throwing needles over the fence.

After a back and forth where he was attempting to convince us he had the right to be there he finally left. His words as he left .. "I will burn your house down."  So all you advocates better wake up.  How many attacks have their been on homeowners and residents?  How many times have we heard threats like this. No one in our group made any threats to him... until the burn your house down comment.

After he left I moved the tarp he was on and there were 2 freshly used needles....and about 12 feet down there was a nice pile of shit up against an apartment building.

By the way to the folks that claim they are not animals...your right.. even animals don't act like this.

People do not feel safe. While we hear bullshit stories of homeless being harassed.. those of us living in it know the truth,,,,,,,,

The Crotch of Lents - September 13, 2017

The Crotch of Lents

So they just busted a younger girl, long blonde hair, on my block trying to break into a house across from Automotive Outfitters on 83rd and Foster. She was removing the screen and the folks across the street John and Rita called it in. 

Actually watched them put cuffs on her. Officer said she also had a warrant.

Last night a guy dressed in black with a red scarf attacked the Automotive Outfitters building with some type of baton. He was on video acting like a Ninja and left damage to the window about the size of a bowling ball....Hey Jo Cooper Nearing....your assessment of the crime wave in Lents is a tad bogus!

Ninja and Goldilocks both happened the same day... at almost the same location ...yea things are better then last year ,,,,,right! The crotch of Lents is worse than it has been in all the years I have been here...

Monday Morning at the Crotch! - July 16, 2018

MONDAY MORNING AT THE CROTCH!

So this morning we chased another group away that were in the alley. They climbed the fence next door and were probably trying to find a way into the vacant apartment.

John my neighbor found a knife and some pepper spray on the ground over behind the Shell. The knife was in a case and had ants all over it. At closer inspection I saw what could be blood and the handle has some sticky residue on it although you cannot see the color as the handle is black.

Called it in to non-emergency and they are sending out someone to pick it up. With all the stabbings lately who knows it could have been used in one and then discarded.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Saturday Evening at the Crotch! - July 14, 2018

SATURDAY EVENING AT THE CROTCH!

Two folks hanging at the corner doing drugs. A van from Pennsylvania parked here packed with stuff. I was told a pit bull was inside it during the hot weather. I checked and it was not there... I will be checking later.. not the first time I have seen them leave an animal in their stinky shit vehicles.

Two junkies in the alley this afternoon arguing over a hit of dope. The conversation was amazing. One drug addict trying to convince the other of his integrity.

A girl in the bushes at the tire store. When asked what she was doing she said she was resting.

Libby sitting in the alley trying to find a vein with no luck.. First the leg...that won't work... then the arm ...damn that is not happening.. if I did not interrupt her I am sure the neck would have come into play

Thinking of actually giving the alley a name.. Shooters Alley is a nifty one.

Anyway.. this is the daily crap we go through. We clean it up they destroy it. We ask them not to do it here....they ignore us and do it anyway and then leave us nice fresh piles of shit, needles and garbage.

More from the Crotch Part 2 - June 8, 2018

More from the Crotch Part 2

Watched out the window while this one shot up. He passed out. It rained for about 30 minutes and he did not move...although I could see him breathing, Just went out and woke him up. Sat up snot running down his face.. "Wow" he said.... I must have fallen asleep.... Never ends folks...24 /7.

Much Much More from the Crotch - June 22, 2018

MUCH MUCH MORE FROM THE CROTCH

About 11:30 PM last night my neighbor calls saying there are several folks in her alley setting up camp. I get dressed and go over only to find 3 or 4 folks behind her house right across from me that are setting up camp. The reason these folks are there is obvious to most of us here. The old Dental Office has had some folks living on the property in an old car. I have talked to the guy several times telling him that his abandoned vehicle is a draw for SR people.

After chasing them from the alley he approaches us drunk and tells us he is trying to help them. Now this guy claims that the owner has hired him as a caretaker. I have a problem with that. Seems Mr. Caretaker has to use the bathroom at Shell to wash up and go to the bathroom. So why does the owner who thinks enough of him to be the caretaker,,,,not give him a key so he can use the bathroom???????????????????

The people setting up camp were Asia and 2 guys who, no doubt were with her because she had money or dope. Knowing she would pass out in the alley.. they can rob her while she is nodding... Yes...they are cannibals.

So this drunk is telling us...(the group of folks that has made dozens and dozens of calls to try and get help for Asia) that he is helping her.....Insane! There were neighbors from 4 homes out there pretty pissed last night and the owner is going to hear from us.

More... Now the above ended about 1 or 1:30 AM . At 6 this morning I go out to find a red convertible parked in front of my house with trash everywhere around it. A young black man is sitting there. I say hello and he responds. As I am walking my dog I look between the apartments to see a camp set up in the back yard of a vacant house.

After looking further I see at least 15 duffel bags and carry all bags leaning against the fence. I walk back there and the person has constructed a makeshift fence and has literally picked up all of the trash that was back there. I am serious when I say picked it all up. If you had seen it before ...

Anyway this girl Denise shows up blonde hair about 30 and tell me she is just leaving...that her husband kicked her out and left her stuff in the alley???

I help her load all the stuff into this red convertible. The guys says nothing.  Denise is crying. Then I find out they have no gas. I load them up with gas and they leave. It never stops here folks. 24/7 7 days a week.