06/21/08 Gang Violence Comes To Down Town Greenwich (Updated With More Information)

Greenwich Officials Continues To Ignore Byram Gang Problem As Gang Fight Comes To Davis Avenue Next To Bruce Park.

Greenwich Police Officer Caught
In The Middle Of Gang Fight
Just Blocks From Greenwich Avenue

Calls for backup brings almost the entire night time shift to bring the down town street under control.

Will The Greenwich Police Department release copies of the radio tapes of the gang incident to the press and the general public?

This all happened Friday over night just blocks from Greenwich Avenue.

Greenwich Police Officer and Backup Officers are forced draw weapons on the armed gang members on Davis Avenue.

Four Or Five Gang Members Arrested By Greenwich Police Officers.

Knives, Bats and Other Weapons Confiscated From Gang Members who will appear in court on Monday morning.

Luckily no Greenwich police officers or innocent civilians were not injured in bringing the disturbance under control.

Port Chester Gang Members Were Involved.

Greenwich Police Department Witholds Information about this gang incident from Cablevision News 12, the Greenwich Citizen, the Greenwich Post, the Greenwich Time and WGCH.

Greenwich Police Chief Ridberg needs to set up gang task force, before innocent civilians or police officers are hurt or killed.

Gang members have started to get a foothold at Greenwich High School, will a student have to be stabbed before Town Officials force the Greenwich Police Chief to form a police task force to combat the gangs.

There have been many gang related shootings in Port Chester. Will someone have to die before the Greenwich Police Chief develops a strategy to combat the growing gang problem in town?

The Greenwich Police Department Can Hide Gang Violence To The Complacent Mainstream Media Of Greenwich, Police Officers Are Telling Greenwich Roundup What Is Really Happening On The Streets Of Byram And Down Town Greenwich.

Please See Read About The Previous Gang Incident
Reported In Greenwich Roundup:

04/09/08 - Byram Police Officers Show An LA Gang Member Who's The ...

Please Also Read How Greenwich Citizens Are Complaining
That Nothing Is Being Done About Gang Activity:

04/21/08 - Reader Submitted Comments: Nightmare On Pemberwick Road (Click To Read Full Store)

Please Also Read About The Gang Graffiti

Problem In Byram:

04/14/08 - Greenwich Needs To Solve The Byram Goose Poop Problem So That We Can Go After The Drug And Gang Grafitti Problems (Click To Read Full Story)

01/16/08 - I Met With First Selectman Peter Tesei Today (Click To Read Full Story)

01/15/08 - Even More Complaints About How Byram Was Hit Hard With Gang Related Graffiti This Weekend (Click To Read Full Story)

01/14/08 - More Complaints About How Byram Was Hit Hard By Gang Grafitti This Weekend (Click To Read Full Story)

01/11/08 - This What The Welcome Sign To Byram Looked Like Before Mike Bocchinoke Became President Of The Byram Nieghborhood Association (Click To Read Full Story)

12/31/07 - Red Alert - The Gateway To The Town Of Greenwich And The Village Of Byram Looks Like A Hazardous Waste Zone (Click To Read Full Story)

01/16/08 - I Met With First Selectman Peter Tesei Today

We talked about the crime, drugs, graffiti, quality of life, vandalism problems that plague Byram residents and merchants every single day.

The possibility of a Byram Police Substation and more police patrols throughout Byram were mentioned.

Mr. Tesei said that he would send an email to the Department of Public Works about the Graffiti on the Welcome to the Town Of Greenwich- Village Of Byram sign on Putnam Avenue.

We also discussed how Police Squad 2 (Central Greenwich) and Police Squad 3 (Eastern Greenwich) currently work together to solve crime problems. It was suggested that maybe Squad 1 (Western Greenwich - Byram) could be assisted by squad 2 for a few months to lower the crime rate in Byram.

Mr. Tesei and I both agreed that there were many wonderful new projects ready to go in Byram once the security and quality of life problems are eliminated by the Greenwich Police Department.

Mr. Tesei was very enthusiastic about the new efforts for the Lyon House that are currently coming together and he provided me with some great literature about the Lyon House.

Further, Mr. Tesei encouraged me to get involved with the Byram Neighborhood Association.

I think that if Mr. Tesei can bring a more police services to Byram the many other Byram projects will takeoff and flourish.

Mr. Tesei's Legacy may very well be decided on the streets of Byram.

Will the youth gangs and drugs continue to destroy Byram or will there be a Reincarnation in Byram.

If Rudy Giuliani could get rid of the squeegee men and turn around Times Square, then surely Peter Tesie can put an end to alcoholics drinking from open containers and eliminate the high level of crime in Byram.

01/14/08 - More Complaints About How Byram Was Hit Hard By Gang Grafitti This Weekend

I went to Executive Deli in Byram to get some lunch earlier today and of coarse the the talk is all about gangs of kids can just go around and cover Byram in graffiti on a Saturday night, because the police are nowhere to be found in Byram.

The hardworking owner of executive Deli said Mill Street had been covered in graffiti from the East Post Liquors Building to sidewalks next to Salon O on Henry Street. The owner of Executive Deli felt fortunate that his business had been spared.

The talk in the Deli was why isn't a police officer posted in Byram at the Firehouse over night to control the gangs of kids in Byram.

Just how is a business like Salon O going to keep attracting high end and trendy lady customers with graffiti all over the sidewalk next to their business?

12/31/07 - Red Alert - The Gateway To The Town Of Greenwich And The Village Of Byram Looks Like A Hazardous Waste Zone

Thank God The Police Department
Is Making Sure That There Are
No Broken Tail Lights US1

The State DOT Says To 20,000 Cars A Day Go Up And Down US1 (Putnam Avenue).

Just Look At What They See When They Enter The Town Of Greenwich And The Village Of Byram.

The Place Is A Dump.

If you look to the right you will see a man who rides a bike from Port Chester to drink all day long.

He doesn't drink from an open container in Port Chester, because he would be locked up.

Every school day he drinks in front of Byram children as they get on and off their school busses.

I don't want to show a picture of him, because he suffers from an illness.

However, here is the mess he leaves.

I have personally went down to the vest pocket or gateway park and cleaned this mess up many times.

If you look to the you will see the Welcome Sign covered with gang wittings.

It sure is hard for Byram School children to say no to gangs, when they think that DPW workers or the police are too scared to remove the gang symbols.

This gang related witting is
killing business in Byram.

Greenwich residents from Old Greenwich, Riverside and the Back Country just are not used to shopping in areas marked by criminal gangs tags.

But if you don't like this little vest pocket park, then go across the street there is a another park with a historic house that is used as drug or crack house.

It sure is hard for school children just to say no to drugs when they see druggies right across the street from their bus stop.

But don't worry the Byram Police Officer is just a few blocks down on US1 checking for burned out tail lights.

Meanwhile, at night cars parked on Byram streets are having their windows smashed, mirrors knocked off and tires slashed.

12/26/07 - Why Wont The First Selectman Get The Gang Graffiti Removed From The Welcome To Greenwich Sign On US1?

Dear First Selectman,

I have repeatedly written about this.

I have called Town Hall About This.

I have called a local call in radio show about this.

But no one will provide Byram with the Public Works service it deserves.

If this Gang Graffiti was on a sign in front of Town Hall it would be gone in less than a day.

Yet the signs in Byram are ignored.

sincerely,

Brian Harrod
Byram RTM Member Elect
Publisher and Editor Of Greenwich Roundup
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