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10th September 2010, 05:30 PM
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Anthony Hardy and Maurice Randall are charged as adults
Community credited for arrests in rape of Detroit woman, 90
George Hunter / The Detroit News
Detroit -- Members of a community group, formed after the rape of a 90-year-old woman, vow to keep pressure on crack dealers, carjackers and other criminals in their neighborhood.
After the Aug. 12 sexual assault, some 300 residents and community activists patrolled the streets of the west side neighborhood where the rape occurred. They went door-to-door, asking people to share information about the crime.
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Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee said their efforts were instrumental in helping arrest three suspects. Anthony Hardy, 18, and Maurice Randall, 17, have been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and home invasion in connection with the assault. Randall's 15-year-old brother was charged as a juvenile with home invasion.
Godbee said a citizen's tip led to the arrests. "I can't stress how important the community was in helping apprehend these men," Godbee said.
The organizers of the effort have formed Detroit 300, a group that will conduct regular patrols throughout the city, said community activist Malik Shabazz. The group plans to demonstrate Saturday in front of a suspected crack house.
"This has been a long time coming," Shabazz said. "I'm proud to be a part of it. To anyone involved in drug dealing, carjacking, raping, I want to say to you: Hit the road, Jack. These are our streets."
The group, named for the 300 residents who patrolled looking for the rapist, will coordinate its efforts with the Police Department, said activist Raphael B. Johnson. "We're working on a manual which will be ready next week, called, 'How to survive and take back your neighborhood,' " Johnson said.
"When we were out patrolling, we weren't just looking for the rapist -- we took pictures and video of men stripping cars, and selling crack. And we're going to keep on doing it."
Godbee called the effort a "policing utopia," adding that citizen involvement is crucial to effective law enforcement.
Nimrod Sherman, grandson of the rape victim, said he was proud of those who helped.
"It's been a rough ride the last few weeks," he said. "But in the face of something so depraved, to come back with the energy we came back with -- well, it was something to see. It can't be all bad; some good has to come out of this. And it did."
http://www.newnation.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1792&stc=1&d=1283407892
Anthony Hardy and Maurice Randall are charged as adults
Community credited for arrests in rape of Detroit woman, 90
George Hunter / The Detroit News
Detroit -- Members of a community group, formed after the rape of a 90-year-old woman, vow to keep pressure on crack dealers, carjackers and other criminals in their neighborhood.
After the Aug. 12 sexual assault, some 300 residents and community activists patrolled the streets of the west side neighborhood where the rape occurred. They went door-to-door, asking people to share information about the crime.
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Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee said their efforts were instrumental in helping arrest three suspects. Anthony Hardy, 18, and Maurice Randall, 17, have been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and home invasion in connection with the assault. Randall's 15-year-old brother was charged as a juvenile with home invasion.
Godbee said a citizen's tip led to the arrests. "I can't stress how important the community was in helping apprehend these men," Godbee said.
The organizers of the effort have formed Detroit 300, a group that will conduct regular patrols throughout the city, said community activist Malik Shabazz. The group plans to demonstrate Saturday in front of a suspected crack house.
"This has been a long time coming," Shabazz said. "I'm proud to be a part of it. To anyone involved in drug dealing, carjacking, raping, I want to say to you: Hit the road, Jack. These are our streets."
The group, named for the 300 residents who patrolled looking for the rapist, will coordinate its efforts with the Police Department, said activist Raphael B. Johnson. "We're working on a manual which will be ready next week, called, 'How to survive and take back your neighborhood,' " Johnson said.
"When we were out patrolling, we weren't just looking for the rapist -- we took pictures and video of men stripping cars, and selling crack. And we're going to keep on doing it."
Godbee called the effort a "policing utopia," adding that citizen involvement is crucial to effective law enforcement.
Nimrod Sherman, grandson of the rape victim, said he was proud of those who helped.
"It's been a rough ride the last few weeks," he said. "But in the face of something so depraved, to come back with the energy we came back with -- well, it was something to see. It can't be all bad; some good has to come out of this. And it did."