Our uptown neighborhood had its first experience with the new 911 Police Dispatch System and found it sadly lacking last night. A group of friends had gathered for a chat on the Green Street sidewalk when they were approached by a boy/girl gang of black youths who had pulled up their shirts, presumably to cover their faces or to disguise the writing thereon. The arrival of additional neighbors caused the gang to move off across the street, and within a short time there was a commotion on adjacent Susquehanna Street with neighbors there yelling and giving chase. (Never learned what was done to elicit this response from the residents.) At that point one person with a cell phone reported to police and asked for help, but none was immediately forthcoming. The dispatcher engaged in a long-winded interrogation before eventually agreeing to send help; by that time the gang had dispersed, but could just as easily have perpetrated mayhem on the gathering . . . A Happy Birthday gift for a person of a certain age: Aging With Attitude: Better Than Dying With Dignity. Pithy observations on the older set, and only $9.95 . . . The TV show on the makeover of the Dodge City Restaurant will air July 6 at 10 p.m. That’s a Food Channel project, I think . . .
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