This area has become a mess, RPD has been stepping up enforcement; however, it has gotten lax in the past year.

I have lived on Hargett for 3 years now and agree that law enforcement seems to have tapered off recently. What happened to the mobile unit? What happened to putting it in that mini mart area at the 800 block of Martin St?

There is a house near me that is owned by the RHA. What sort of rules do they have for tenants? The Housing Authority seems to have low expectations for the tenants. A Grounds Crew comes out and mows their grass and cleans their yard. Some of the folks living there seem very able to me. I have a pet peeve of having NO expectations of the less fortunate. Is there a Community Officer for that area of Martin Street?

Not sure if he still is, but this was the community officer:

Master Officer A.P. Carpenter
SED Community Police Squad
Office - (919) 996-4455
Cell - (919) 422-7060

You all are absolutely right. There was a noticeable push and improvement in this area, and then it dropped off. We need to keep the pressure on the clean it up. I also want to state how much impact the Southcentral CAC COULD have on this area but DOES NOT. It needs new direction and life, and Danny Coleman often doesn't even show up for the meetings. Attendance is abysmal. I don't think he is doing what needs to be done, and the neighbors need to start lifting up that organization to one of power.

Officer Lee is the Community Policing officer most involved in this neighborhood. He is also available at the Southeast District (996-4455). Please know that our officers are still keeping a close eye on the neighborhood and the amount of interest shown here gives them a lot of confidence that the community is behind them. Thank you!