| Owner of ''no-guns'' Dayton business angry about downtown violence |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Thursday, 24 February 2005 | |
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Dayton's WHIO-TV (NewsCenter 7) is reporting that a prominent downtown businessman wants the city to take action immediately when it comes to all of the downtown problems that have occurred recently. Acccording to the report, Sandy Mendelson appeared at the city commission meeting Wednesday morning to talk about his concerns. He said he is concerned about the recent rash of violence and said he wonders how much longer he will remain downtown. From the story:
He told city commissioners that they need to clean up the mess downtown and told them it needs to be done now – not a year from now. NewsCenter 7 has been reporting that there has been crime and violence downtown that has involved young people. The area that has mostly been affected is around Third and Main and Fourth and Main streets. The most recent incident was a near riot, according to the city manager, and it took more than 20 officers to get control of the situation. Mendelson said a lot is at stake if the city does not take action immediately. He said people are scared to come downtown, which would affect his business and others. Concerned citizens may contact Sandy Mendelson at: Mendelson's Electronics & Liquidation Outlet 340 East First Street, Dayton (937) 461-3525 Contact information for other dangerous locations in Dayton and across the state is available in OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database.  Related Stories: Senseless violence stirs two Ohio newspapers from pacifist dreamland WDTN: "Gun Advocates Wish to Carry Weapons on RTA Buses" ''Near riot'' at ''no-guns'' Dayton RTA hub |