If you know where dirt bikes, quads and ATVs are garaged, report it to the New Haven Police ATV hotline at (203) 946-6098. Or, call your NHPD district manager. By reporting where these cars ATV and dirt bikes are stored, your district manager can build a case for getting a search warrant and eventually they will be able to confiscate the machines. But, first they need to build a case. They need to gather evidence.

For example, in the Edgewood/Dwight Neighborhood it is Sgt. Steve Torquati at (203) 946-7597. In the Whalley, Edgewood, Beaver Hills (WEB) Neighborhood it is Lt. Makiem Miller at (203) 589-3318 or mmiller@newhavenct.net. They will investigate and can confiscate the vehicles.

You can also contact your LCI neighborhood specialist. In Edgewood/Dwight, contact Tracy Claxton at (203) 946-2857 or TClaxton@newhavenct.net.

Then, contact your alderman to put pressure on the city to make this issue a priority for the police. The Edgewood ward is ward 24: call Evette Hamilton at (203) 508-5426 orWard24@newhavenct.net.

To find your NHPD district manager, LCI representative, district management team chairperson and know when your neighborhood meetings are held see:

http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/uploads/neighborhood%20specialist%20and%20LT_updatedMARCH_2015(1).xls

Here is the list of Aldermen by Ward:

http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/aldermen/index.asp

If you want IMMEDIATE action, call the non-emergency (dispatch) NHPD phone number at 203-946-6316. Tell the dispatcher that your district manager (use their name) said to call and have some patrols sent to your area. Then ask the responding officer to CALL YOU BACK. This is very important. Otherwise, you call will fall into a black hole. By asking for a call back you are ensuring that the NHPD will take action and then be held accountable to you for what action is taken.

We need enough people to report these illegal machines, call the police, and work with their NHPD district managers. There are 100,000 of us in this city and only 100 or so of these dirt bike and ATV riders who are ruining our quality of life. We all need to raise this issue with our police and city government. With enough pressure, laws will change and policing tactics will adjust.

two weeks ago the Edgewood Mall was cleaned up....grass mowed and garbage picked up. It looked great. This should be done often. I am hoping the grass will be mowed in the near future. Please keep up the good work. There are people who need jobs and would love to upkeep the mall.

Is there nothing to be done about these illegal machines. right now there is one being driven up Edgewood in the wrong direction...towards traffic. This is awful. I called the police and was told other calls came in but they have been racing up and down Edgewood just about all day. Does the police really care? Hard working people deserve peace and quiet. how can this go on all day. I think a letter to the Mayor's office is badly needed. something has to be done. they don't care if they cause an accident and they certainly don't have any respect for drivers on Edgewood. there should be a track instead of them being a nuisance for the citizens in the Edgewood park area.

Wholeheartedly agree. Let's get a petition going as well. The alders also need to step up and do their part to represent the citizens of their ward.

These punks cause problems on Whalley and Ella Grasso, as well. All night long the go up and down Ella Grasso with their loud annoying vehicles. The police are called, and they do nothing. Just now I witnessed four of them completely disregarding traffic laws, they made a left turn on a red light, were doing wheelies in the middle of the intersection blocking traffic and going in the wrong direction. They have ZERO regard for anyone else's safety. Something bad will happen to one of these punks if someone does not step up and do something; either they will hit and kill someone or they will get hit, or shot when they cut off or aggravate the wrong person. NHPD, put out more patrols and start confiscating these vehicles.

If you know where dirt bikes, quads and ATVs are garaged, report it to the New Haven Police Criminal Intel Unit. The officer in charge is:

Sergeant Karl Jacobson
New Haven Police Department
Criminal Intel Unit/Narcotics
One Union Ave, New Haven CT
phone: (203) 946-6098
Fax: (203) 946-6293
e-mail: kjacobson@newhavenct.net

He will respond to emails and calls. If you report a known ATV or dirt bike location to him, he will investigate and confiscate the machines.

Thank you for your participation in the constructive dialogue regarding this issue. As The New Haven Police Department does not actively monitor this site, we ask that future incidents be reported directly through the NHPD non-emergency line at (203)946-6316.
For information on storage locations of ATVs and other illegal vehicles, please call (203)946-6098 (reports can be made anonymously). Community members are always welcome to notify their respective District Manager; however, it’s important that people don’t telephone their District Manager to report an incident which is currently taking place, but instead telephone the incident into the non-emergency line to have officers dispatched. We appreciate your concern and help in addressing this matter.