Tenants at an apartment building are scared for their lives, saying their safety is in jeopardy.
“We have to walk around here armed with our own guns and mace and knives on us because we fear for our lives,” said West Boulevard Place Tenant Matthew Fitts.
Tenants at West Boulevard Place on Detroit Avenue feel like they have no choice but to put their protection in their own hands. Matthew Fitts says crime happens regularly in the building and nothing is done about it. The trouble starts in the parking lot.On the inside, doors are unnecessarily propped open, inviting anyone to come in.Worst of all: The violence.
Fitts says there’s drug trafficking and when things go south, it’s not uncommon for people to get hurt. There’s still a smear of blood on a wall from a recent attack. So what can be done about all this? Fitts says it starts with better security.He says he’s asked the CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority for help multiple times, but has been ignored.I spoke with a spokesperson for CMHA who took down the tenants’ concerns and promised to reach out to those affected directly.CMHA takes security concerns at its properties very seriously.
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