Neighbors on edge following rash of break-ins

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By Jonathan Davis
By Jonathan Davis jdavis@nbcaugusta.com

Story Published: Nov 15, 2009 at 1:17 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 15, 2009 at 1:42 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Burglaries have got neighbors in one Augusta community fearing for their safety. They say things need to get cleaned up.

On Friday afternoon at a home on Dahlia Street in south Augusta, someone broke open the front door and stole TVs, cell phones, DVD players and more. Two houses down and just minutes later, the same thing happened.

With both burglaries happening in broad day light, some neighbors say the area isn't like it used to be.

"It was a safe neighborhood but so many drugs come around here makes it not a safe neighborhood," said Andrew Lee Anderson.

Anderson says if the drugs and gang are taken out of the neighborhood it will be a safer place to live.

"[We’ve got] this dope stuff around here and these people in the neighborhood, ain't nothing but gangs around here," said Anderson.

It's an alarming trend neighbors hope will soon stop, so they can enjoy a place they call home.

People in the community say after the break-ins, they want to start a neighborhood crime watch.

 


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Monday, Nov 16 at 4:29 PM dan wrote ...

go back to hanging inpublic squares and go by the old testament in the bible if they take something, take their hand u start putting these thugs black or white to death tings will stop

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Monday, Nov 16 at 2:46 PM Jeff Magnus wrote ...

Hey Jack, deep waters run quiet. You are making a lot of noise little creek.

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Monday, Nov 16 at 12:44 PM Anonymous wrote ...

954baybay...what????

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 10:37 PM Jack wrote ...

"Know guns, know peace, know liberty. No guns, no peace, no liberty..."

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 6:35 PM 954baybay wrote ...

What about the rich white boy that is crackout the one that no one expect that going the break-ins but they want to put all on black men. at first cocaine was a rich man drug and who that is the white man.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 5:36 PM Danny wrote ...

All talk, This keeps on and on. Break-in after break-in and all we do is talk behind a computer screen.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 3:53 PM Hey Hey Doug! wrote ...

Hey Hey Doug!, if the writer of this, which I'm assuming is you, would have paid attention in third grade English, ordinary citizens wouldn't have to be correcting you.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 3:36 PM John Taurus wrote ...

Jack, truth used to be a virtue, held in the highest of esteem. Now, truth is treated like a diseased whore. We are now required, by way of political correctness, to pet all tigers equally because not all tigers are man-eaters. The problem with this is reflective of your point about a certain ethnic group committing most crime. Common sense is not allowed by law and censorship.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 2:47 PM Hey Doug! wrote ...

Go Be an English Prof elsewhere! This story had nothing to do with english! Yet you feel the need to be CORRECTING the dang thing!! Have you really nothing better to do than critisize a story than read what it is about?

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 1:30 PM Pat wrote ...

to Jack: There are criminals of all races here in Augusta...the problems with youth is in the juvenile justice system. People feel that everyone should have multiple chances and by the time they are 18 or 19 they have moved on to bigger crimes. If they would punish them now instead of later they may learn a lesson and it may save their life or others in the long run. Criminals here get away with too much...even the repeat offenders.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 12:27 PM i have extra ammo wrote ...

lol never a dull moment on nbc Augusta

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 11:58 AM Jack wrote ...

Well, I guess my comment about it being young blacks didn`t meet someone`s criteria. Afraid of the truth? Almost always young black men doing these things...

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 11:52 AM Jack wrote ...

Anyone ever notice it`s almost ALL done by young black men??

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 11:10 AM Pat wrote ...

That area is getting worse...my house was broken into twice in one month. They definitely need to get the drugs off the streets. Many of these crimes are committed by juveniles.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 11:05 AM Jeff Magnus wrote ...

If only the police had guns and no one else, then why would you have to be scared. If some youth knocked down your door or otherwise violated your property you could beat the hell out of them.Maybe they would learn a lesson and you WOULD feel much better than shooting the dimwit.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 9:56 AM Alex wrote ...

No about the home owners becoming gun owners because you may actually violate the bad guys civil rights if you shoot at him/her. You have to let them kill you by law c'mon wassamattayou

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 9:42 AM TLG wrote ...

Comment#1- All talk,no solution.#2 A waste of internet time.#3 A crook, does not have a profile. Your supervisor, could be stealing your pay..all of the energy you all put into your post, could be put into a solution. yYou never offered one.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 7:33 AM Emboli wrote ...

Thank you Doug. The opening comment took away from the rest of the story.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 7:25 AM David Davis wrote ...

Isn't that what government handouts are all about? It gives young, healthy people the leisure time to break into our homes while we are at work.

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 7:16 AM Doug Glass wrote ...

Re: "Home burglaries have got neighbors on edge"? How about simply "Home burglaries have neighbors on edge" Whatever happened to real journalists who actually stayed awake during third grade English?

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Sunday, Nov 15 at 2:35 AM Bree026 wrote ...

Home owners should become GUN owners and blow their head off, better them than you...It's a shame how some people would rather steal instead of getting a JOB......

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