Kensington residents met face to face with Philadelphia Police Department leadership Monday night to talk about plans on improving the neighborhood.
Residents living in Kensington, one of Philadelphia ’s most troubled neighborhoods, sound off face to face with police and city leaders about the drugs and crime they say they witness every day. Philadelphia Police Department leadership attended the meeting to tell the community about a plan they have will be in effect soon and reminded them it’s a tough job with results that won’t be seen overnight.
The scene illustrates some of what the concerned community spoke about. "Jasper Street convenience store 24 hours, that needs to be closed down. It needs to be shut down by a certain time or just completely shut down. The squatter houses that they're selling drugs out of, they need to go," said one resident. "We're reporting them and nothing's being done."RELATED COVERAGE"This is a very sad situation that we got to live in.
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