For the past few years now, our street has been a constant target for vehicle break-ins. My family alone has been a hit six times and I know our family is not alone with the targeted acts of crime.
Over the past couple years we have noticed a pattern for the crime in our area.
Streetlights are shut off, assumed only to be done by thieves stealing the wires to create their perfect environment for a clean sweep.
When the streetlights are out and we are left completely in the dark, almost every single time, crime happens. Our vehicles get hit or cars are left dumped on our street, having been stolen from someone else.
I live in a quiet residential area. During the daytime you can find children on our street playing street hockey, families going for walks and there is generally no cause for concern.
Once the sun goes down, our neighbourhood turns into a playground for homeless people looking to rip off the hard working, and becomes a drop-off and pick-up point for prostitution.
I understand this happens everywhere, but in this case, we reached out to our City of 性视界传媒 for some assistance and were quite literally left in the dark.
One week without a response or action taken to our streetlights being off and we were not the only residents in the area who reported this.
Andrea Wesley
