Date: February 22,2001
Contact:
Sara Kempin
Phone: (919) 733-5027 (ext.232)
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Date: February 22,2001 |
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Contact:
Sara Kempin
Phone: (919) 733-5027 (ext.232)
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JUDGES ENTERED CONSENT ORDER AGAINST REIDSVILLE PROPERTY |
"Stopping criminal activity at this location sends a very strong message to people in our community who have allowed such things to occur on their property," said Foster. "Teamwork between the District Attorney's Office, the Reidsville Police Department, the local community and the North Carolina Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement's Nuisance Abatement Team really enabled us to solve this problem."
The consent judgement permanently prohibits the defendants, David Sloan, Jr, of Meridian, Mississippi, property owner, and Marion Smith, tenant, from operating the property as a nuisance or from operating a nuisance anywhere in North Carolina. In addition, Mr. Sloan will transfer the property to the City of Reidsville by 5:00 p.m. on March 2. Mr. Smith agreed to vacate the premises.
"I would like to thank the neighbors of this property who pulled together and supported our efforts to rid that neighborhood of this very serious problem," said Reidsville Police Chief Edd Hunt. The property had a reputation as a location for drug deals, assaults and other breaches of the peace.
Information for the lawsuit was coordinated by a member of Alcohol Law Enforcement's (A.L.E.) Nuisance Abatement Team at the request of Reidsville Police Chief Edd Hunt. Officers with the Police Department researched police records concerning this establishment and provided the information to A.L.E.'s Nuisance Abatement Team.
"The one thing that makes a civil lawsuit different from a criminal case is that the solution is permanent," said John D. Smith, III, Director of A.L.E. "The nuisance abatement law provides a tool that local communities can use to stop public nuisances at places like this for good."
The General Assembly created the Nuisance Abatement Team in 1994 to address the growing concern among North Carolinians about crime. Since then, the Team has assisted local law enforcement agencies in abating nuisances at more than 100 establishments across the state. The Team is currently investigating 30-40 locations across North Carolina which are a haven for crimes, criminals and violence in communities.
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