1030 S Blaine - Debbie Pilcher

Debbie Pilcher - formerly Debbie A. Bond
now of 1224 Highview in East Peoria, 61611

Rental house at 1030 S Blaine where anonymous post claims is crack and herion sales are being ignored by the owner.

No rest for the wicked

Word is the biggest heroin dealer in town-Deon-was shot and died last night. You live by the sword you die by the sword. And society has to deal with the people with who's lifes you have affected Deon.

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Posted by Anonymous to Peoria Crack House at 8/27/2005 10:12:37 PM

How could this not be drug related?

Peoria man indicted for alleged stabbing

Friday, August 19, 2005

PEORIA - A Peoria man accused of stabbing his girlfriend earlier this month was indicted Thursday by a Peoria County grand jury for attempted murder.

Christopher J. Alexander, 22, stands charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery. He was ordered held on $100,000 bond.

According to police, Alexander allegedly attacked his live-in girlfriend Aug. 12 at their 1208 N. Sheridan Road apartment.

The owner is Thomas Zimmerman of Morton, Illinois. See previous post on 1005 N. Flora

Richard and Sharon Majors 1204 N Frink

Richard and Sharon Majors are the owners of record of:
1204 N. Frink

Their residence is:
148 Oak Haven, Morton
(309) 263-1171

From the Peoria Journal Star:

- Leon L. Morris, 54, 1204 N. Frink, was arrested at 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of West Main Street and booked on charges of possessing a controlled substance and possession with the intent to deliver.

New Houses to dig on

1701 N Linn - lotsa gangsta and crack dealing there. It is the gang with the black hats and white T shirts. Anyone know what affiliation that is?

1631 N Bigelow. The white house on the corner of Richmond and Bigelow. The source is a former resident of Richmond.

Info on these would be appreciated.

The Empire Strikes Back

The Peoria Police Department was actually out tonight, investigating who it was that left a flyer informing their neighbors of the existence of a parolee and thug that had moved into their neighborhood and who was smoking crack. The complaint the Police were investigating was for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to property. Now you know why there is such a drug problem in the city, the police don't want any citizen horning in on the operation that provides them with such job security. Here is the response by individuals aware of the police's investigation. Note, that the police almost seemed to be embarrassed that they were investigating this, rather than the real crime in the neighborhood, but they were actually Mirandizing people and asking. It was pretty obvious that the police were not even familiar with the law on disorderly conduct, or criminal trespass. But should that surprise anyone considering the lying excuse for a lawyer (Murphy) that the police department could not get rid of all of those years.


To: The yet to be identified Neighborhood Darth Vader that called the Peoria Police Department alleging that the person who distributed the flyers (Luke Skywalker) warning the neighborhood about the criminal activity (crack cocaine use by a violent multiple felon) at 406 W. Armstrong had committed CRIMINAL TRESSPASS and DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

You have certainly showed whose side you are on – The Imperial Starfleet of Drug Dealers and Crack Smokers. May Yoda suggest kindly that yourself certain you make, personal umbrella coverage you have, because Yoda think be it might slander to accuse foolishly, crime committing by someone, when oneself read the law, to never have bothered.

For your edification, here is the FORCE on Criminal Trespass and Disorderly Conduct. So until you want to show your yellow belly and let everyone know you are the neighborhood gang bangers’ personal snitch, why don’t you shut your ignorant trap unless you think you would like being exposed in a civil suit.

(720 ILCS 5/21 2) (from Ch. 38, par. 21 2)
Sec. 21 2. Criminal trespass to vehicles. Whoever knowingly and without authority enters any part of or operates any vehicle, aircraft, watercraft or snowmobile commits a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 83 488.)

So your allegation to the police is that placing a flyer on your vehicle, is “entering” and a criminal trespass? What about free speech you Marxist? So if someone dings your car and leaves you a note with their name an insurance carrier, is that a criminal trespass too?

(720 ILCS 5/21 3) (from Ch. 38, par. 21 3)
Sec. 21 3. Criminal trespass to real property.
(a) Whoever:
(1) knowingly and without lawful authority enters or remains within or on a building; or
(2) enters upon the land of another, after receiving, prior to such entry, notice from the owner or occupant that such entry is forbidden; or
(3) remains upon the land of another, after receiving notice from the owner or occupant to depart; or

So lets see, walking up to your driveway and porch to provide you with some information about a criminal threat in your neighborhood, is a crime. Oh, I’m, sure the mothers in the neighborhood, with small children and without crack-head, felon boyfriends will really appreciate this idiocy!

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 26 heading)
ARTICLE 26. DISORDERLY CONDUCT
(720 ILCS 5/26 1) (from Ch. 38, par. 26 1)
Sec. 26 1. Elements of the Offense.
(a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
(1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace; or

So now let’s see. Criminal activity is not unreasonable. Criminal activity does not disturb or alarm you……BUT PEOPLE BEING INFORMED ABOUT IT DOES DISTURB YOU. WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE SO THAT WE CAN TELL EVERYONE AND HAVE A GOOD BELLY LAUGH EVERY TIME WE LOOK AT YOU SNEAKING OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. Cowards like you are the sort of reason that crime has taken over our neighborhoods, like the Nazi’s took over France.

Just so you know, there will be twice as many of these flyers distributed as there were the first time around, so that everyone can have fun figuring out who is the neighborhood traitor.

For more information on Peoria’s Dark Force: www.peoriacrackhouse.blogspot.com

South Side Phillips 66

I work a real job, and get off from that job late at night. I am glad that someone else also knows about the 66 station on the south side. Maybe if the right people read this blog and investigate, it will be closed down.

From Annonymous

phillup 66 on western is not wrong you are they sell them for 30 cents get it right any where black people are is a drug deal leave it to yall be cool an dont trip slip an fall on your face jesse or who ever you are i noticed all the comments come from crackhead hours who's still up at that time all the i use to smoke now i dont keep that once a crackhead always a crackhead just keep it real in the "p" a concerned neighbor

Detailed tip

I think the arrest date given for Ms. Howard by anonymous is wrong. I think she was busted the end of May, not March. Was in the PJSTAR. I know who this woman is. Bad news. Her boyfriend Mike was busted a few months earlier and as far as I know is still locked up. She spend a week or so in jail and was hustling as soon as she got out. She sells to anyone no matter how young they are and pushes her goods hard. Check STARS archives or call the police dept. She used to be my nephews neighbor and my sister had a bad time with keeping her from pushing her crap at my 15 year old nephew. Shes a piece of trash this city needs to be rid of.

815 E. Archer - Owned by Tim Majors 30456 Grandview Terrace, Mackinaw

City of Peoria - from www.pjstar.com

Drug arrests

- Nettie Eppinger, 45, 815 E. Archer Ave., was arrested at shortly after noon Saturday at Frye Avenue and Maryland Street and booked on a charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

peoriacrackhouse@gmail.com

You can email your tips, comments and digital photos to:

peoriacrackhouse@gmail.com

1614 N. California

Laurice Howard at 1614 California. Sells crack and was busted in March. Out on the street and back at it again.

No 1614 California coming up on public records

Perhaps Kathy Walker at 1616 N. California can assist us, or;
the owner of record at 1612 N. California, Kim Palanza

Email a digital photo to: peoriacrackhouse@gmail.com

HOW TO REMOVE PROBLEMS FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD

Anonymous said...

I think that people who have been successful in pressuring the trash out of their neighborhoods need to share with us how they did it.


Anonymous said...

1. Have an email broadcast or blog where the people involved in the neighborhood can immediately inform everyone else the Who, What, Where, When and How of the criminal activity;

2. Coach the people to give full and detailed desciptions of the activity, including the time and date, street address and description of the people and activity;

3. Obtain the email address of your Neighborhood Police Officers, their supervisors, and the police chief and email them all of these crime reports. Also include code enforcement on this list;

4. Get the names and addresses, phone numbers of the owners of the rental property, and businesses, and include them on the list. If they are slumlords, they will be soon requesting to be taken off the list, because they can't stand seeing people eamil everyone about what it going on at their property and complaining about them not doing anything about it;

5. Make certain that the owners of property are advised via mail that if there is any evidence of drug activity on their premises, the law allows them to evict after serving the tenants with a five day notice. If the slumlord is take of the email list, continue to see that they receive the information via the mail, so that when you sue them, you can claim that they had "prior knowledge" of the criminal activity and did nothing about it;

6. Sue the worst slumlord in your neighborhood for abatement of their property, and for civil damages for impinging on your right to quiet enjoyment of your neighborhood;

7. Make certain that all of the other owners of property get updated when you sue and every time there is a court appearance;

8. If a property is for sale, or vacant, actively recruit people that you know to buy the property. The best are going to be people that live in or already own property in your neighborhood. You are not so much concerned initially whether they can make repairs at it, but rather that they will not allow criminals to reside there;

9. Make certain that code enforcement leaves the new owners alone. A property can be a major criminal and code issue for years, but as soon as you finally get a new owner in it, code enforcement comes over and greets them with a summons to housing court.

10. Get a 12 step group to meeting somewhere in your neighborhood. Someplace like an old neighborhood bar. If you rent to them, they will not only tell you where the drug houses are, but also the names of the people living and selling from there.

12. If you ahve a problem with a person or particular address, make certain that you take the information to the Peoria Parole Office and turn it over to the supervisor there. They will be able to immediately search the house if their is a parolee on the premises;

13. If your Neighborhood Police Officer will not share information with you, get another NPO. You cannot have any officer working a regular or sub shift that is not keeping up on the email information that you are sending out and that is not filling in the gaps of information with information that you should know;

14. If you can get people from outside your neighborhood to come in and view the activity and then have them confront the people and the owners of the property, that sort of confrontation will raise the blood pressure of the hoodlums and the owners. And you can peek out your windows and snicker.

15. Post the names and mug shots of criminals in your neighborhood on a WANTED Poster format offering a bounty for information that sends this person back to IDOC.

16. Post the names and address of slumlords, and ask for information that you can use in your civil suit against them.

17. Don't start quarrelling with people who are on your side, because their tactics are not yours. When was the last time the police cleaned up a neighborhood? But when men were vigilant men, the police were not needed to clean up a neighborhood.

18. If you have some nice properties in the neighborhood that could benefit from some decorating or landscaping, do this to the ones that are the most visible that might be emulated by other people in the neighborhood or entice a homeowner from another neighborhood.

19. If you have a house that was tastefully divided into a multi unit, don't screw a new purchaser in regards to the zoning of multi units and try to get the property back into a single family home. If you have more than two bedrooms in a home, it is going to be rented to someone with more than one child. It is also more likely to be purchased by someone with children. But if your neighborhood is still pretty rough, rarely are parents with the kind of kids you want as neighbors going to buy that 3-4 bedroom. 1 and 2 bedroom multi units are preferable because you get single people, young couples and a single parent with one child. That will also cash flow better for an investor, so they will have more money to put into a property.

20. Likewise, don't hassle the people who want to have an office or small business in the neighborhood. Their are certain types of business's and zoning that you want on particular blocks and particular structures, and some that you don't. But you actually have more control over a place that has a business use zoning, than you do a place that is soley residential. This is especially true when the owner is applying for the zoning and you can agree to support their zoning request, if they will upgrade the property.

21. Don't let anyone run off good people and projects, because they don't fit that persons particular tastes. That person may at times have a valid point, but they can cost you some really good neighbors and a lot of investment into your neighborhood. The people that are aggressive, but friendly and who will give not only their ideas, but time and assistance, enhance the profile of those people in your neighborhood, as your "neighborhood marketing team".

1011 NE Madison - Criss family

That is like Criss as in the Rev. Criss family. One story is that the purle robed Rev. used to keep a girlfriend down there running a "daycare". Zoning has been through the house in the last year, and there have been arrests. Lots of crack dealing from the front, and whores hanging out in the illegal rear, upstairs unit. Criss is a Rev. just like his pappy was. The City of Refuge Rev, also has a reputation for philandering and spending lotsa C, just like his pappy. Check out the Rev, who gives biblical principals a black eye, weekly on WYZZ 43. Worship, my ass. But this pompus geek has no idea how stupid he and his "worshipers" look on television. Or maybe he don't care, because the $$$'s keep rolling in from da sheeple.

Letta to da brothas who didn wase no time kickin it in da school house: When yo see a Rev in da big black car, and a warin all o dat dimon an gol' you betta getsta runnin, 'cause what he be preachin', is dat 'cause in does days o' slavry, da man wood notta let da 'ruthers have a preacher hava nuttin' now da bro's is supposda dress up da preacha like a prince in purple and gol', wif da finest crib and set o' rims dat he can affode. Oh, and a lookin' da udder way if da preecha be gettin' some coochy on da side. Afta all, he's a man, like any udder bro! STAY OWAY from dat man, 'cause he gonna leave u por.

701 Main Street - Roger Heim

From the looks of those who poured out of the building at 10:00 in the morning, during a recent fire in one of the units, we got a whole lotta geekin' going on. "Geekin" is an expression for someone who has smoked their crack and is down from the high, but is still acting crazy, 'cause their brain is so fried. But perhaps Rog, is doing the neighborhoods a favor by warehousing this geekin' away from the residential neighborhoods. Thanks Rog, you aint so bad after all.

401 NE Monroe - Roger Heim

Three buildings, a couple dozen units. Take your kids down and teach them to count by numbering the crackheads hanging out on the corner porch. But the building is brick and an incredible example of Victorian Queen Anne architecture. My, Peoria has its crackheads, living in such style.

WE HAVE TURNED ON ANONYMOUS COMMENTS

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A couple of insightful comments

Chase Ingersoll said:

In every drug nuisance abatement lawsuit that I ever filed, the owners of the property maintained the following:

1. The police had not taken sufficient action for their to be evidence of drug use and dealing to be occuring on the property;
2. The State's Attorney had not prosecuted people on the property;
3. The neighbors were only complaining because they did not like poor people;
4. The neighbors were only complaining because they were racist.

These EXCUSES NEVER worked when the owners appeared before a judge. But every slum owner, claimed that he was being charitable to the people who lived on his properties, and that someone had to show them some kindness and give them a chance because they were human beings.


NOTE HERE THE LINK BETWEEN CRACK DEALING, GANG FAMILIES AND VIOLENT CRIME. W RICHMOND IS JUST A SHOOTING WAITING TO HAPPEN


excrackhead said... Mike-Mike is I believe Mike Smolley whose first cousin is the one that killed the Mother and Daughter at the ATM. Imagine that.

Anonymous Tolerating of the Tolerators at 125 E Richmond

The following is an anonymous post, in response to the allegation that 125 E Richmond has the wrong element hanging out on the property. The anonymous poster's attitude reflects some of of the major obstacles responsible home owners and landlords have had in trying to clean up the city. That obstacle is the "Toleration of the Tolerators"

1. Mrs. Carpenter has a pretty ignorate support, who goes right to playing the racial hatred card;

2. The Tolerating Tolerator then accuses the authors of this blog of being crackheads.

3. The Tolerating Tolerater accuses our post of slander, but then implys that Mrs Carpenters children bring friends over that are not the best of the best kids.

4. The Tolerating Tolerator then acknowledgeds that Mrs Carpenter does not turn any child away from her door. So not only is Mrs Carpenter accomodating the juvenile delinquents, she in sort of running an open, unsupervised juvenile shelter for them, while she goes to work every day.

5. And then we have the fallback arguement that every slumlord in town makes, "If the City of Peoria, or the Police Department, have not cited or arrested them, and if the State's Attorney has not prosecuted them, how can I have any responsibility to control what they do on my property?"

6. The anonymous author then makes the charge that the intent of this blog is to run some people out of their property so that we can buy the homes.

7. The anonymous author then leaves a clue as to problem in the Carpenter household in the statement, "Is it a crime to have an illness like alcoholism." This statement causes us to wonder if this is not the root of juvenile delinquent hangout problem at the Carpenters. If the older generation is drunk, we should not be surprised if the younger generation is dealing crack.

Unfortunately, it is the ignorant ranting like this Tolerating Tolerater, that people like Matt Hale pick up on and use to sterotype all people of a particular race. For some reason, the anonymous poster reminds me of Martha Ross who would not even expell from District 150, dangerous criminals who were arrested and prosecuted by the State's Attorney.

Further in our defense, look how we have nailed the Tolerating Tolerator Bradley Dean Claire Etaugh in the Uplands. And Pat Chambers at Southside Bank. We are equal opportunity exposers of people who are into tollerating personal and financial arrangements with people who are hurting our community.

Someone needs to let Pat Chambers know that he and Southside Bank have been mentioned on this blog, as being the financiers of a number of properties, owned by the last person that you want buying a rental property next door. But they seem more interested in football.

Dear Cowards, You seem to find it easy to defame a person in the darkness of the internet. You find it easy to leave your sickness in the anonymous hate of the internet. Do you think that the City of Peoria is so weak that they would allow someone as yourself and the cowards that are with you to go unknown? Have you been in Mrs. Carpenter home or are you a Crackhead that hids in the alleys of hate.You do seem to know a great deal about crack maybe it is you yourself that needs to be watched. You have not done your homework very well. First Mrs. Carpenter goes to work everyday. Her Husband worked 25 years for the railroad. Mrs. Carpenter dose not ask you weak and sad dogs for anything. She works hard. As any parent children bring friends over that may not be the best of the best. But she does not turn any child from her door. Have the City of Peoria brought any charges against Mrs. Carpenter? No! But then A Coward as yourself dose not look into these things. No you; The Hidden Crackhead find it easy to hid in but half truths to make yourself fill good. Are you trying to take the focus off yourself and but it on someone else? Or is this just a new sheet for you to hid under? You know it is very sad that people are such Cowards. That you hid in the dark and smile as the demons you are. Come out Satan the true good people of Peoria wants to meet you. You are the SHAME OF PEORIA!! Check with the Peoria Police Department do you think that they do not know what goes on in this city? Citzen Of Peoria PLEASE SEE THIS FOR WHAT IT IS A COWARD HIDING IN THE DARK AS THE KLAN AND OTHERS DO. We all know that in other to get anything from the City you have to meet many guidelines. Is it a crime to have a illness such as Alcoholism? Maybe next time these Cowards will go after those with phyical or mental handicaps or maybe it will be YOU next. They have half truths that feed their sick mind and sad hearts. Are they trying to run some out of the area to buy the homes will you be next? All of us that have live next to Mrs. Carpenter have found her to be a very loving and giving person. See them for want they are just another Matt Hale hiding in the dark.

Recent tips and comments

concerned said...

I recently went to visit a friend of mine's mother who is 80 yrs old on the 2100 block of Malone. What I want to know is where the hell are all the police??? I cant think of any donut shop around there!!!There was probably 15 people on the porch and in the street selling crack!! As I drove by they are in the street asking if I want to buy any crack. I am very afraid for all the elderly people there that have lived there all their lives and refuse to move or they cant afford to leave. Well anyways it is the white house on the corner of Malone and Westmoreland. Drive by you will for sure know which house I am talking about!!

9:54 PM

jesse said...

I know of a crack dealer named Lerinso Harris. He is a big tymer. He alwatys has crack. His phone number is 688-1003. He lives on maddison. I dont know his address but i know he lives on maddison on the cornor their is 2 brick houses and his is the second one on the right. I really hope someone can bust him.

6:13 AM

jesse said...

I know of a crack dealer his name is Cartel Leggins, I believe he has been busted before. His mom lives on vine st. He gots a kids mom named Heather Leggins, He gots another one named Ashley and her moms name is Fran. Thats who i believe he is still with, and he hangs out with a guy that gos by the name T. He also is a drug dealer. If knowone stops them they will keep selling. Please stop him!

8:02 PM

Chase Ingersoll said...

I dropped into the State Rep Aaron Schock office on main regarding my request for addresses of parolees. Got to chatting about the drug houses in the neighborhood and they brought up the prostitution working on Main Street. They have to keep their door lock because of the wetbrains (my choice of words) that will just wander in their door.

You need to include 401 NE Monroe. It is an incredible building, but it has 13 units and is owned by Roger Heim. It has crack and whores, last time I checked.

I also had a tip about the drugs being sold from a brick apartment building on Linn and Republic in the evening.

West Bluff Prostitution

Thursday: 2:01 am attractive black female strutting between Main and 1005 N Flora, wearing velvet cocktail dress.

2:01 am - previously observed gaunt white female with sunken eyes observed accosting vehicle and waiving coming off the 501 W. Columbia Terrace premises

Claire Etaugh - Child Psychology Prof and Dean

From Bradley University sources, the saying in the Bradley Counseling Center was that if you really wanted to screw a kid up, send them to Claire. Some would not even attend meetings with her because of their perception of Claire's lack of common sense.

Common sense, being a reflection of a persons values, that is pretty deep critique.

Other tips:

I would watch that one. I saw our boy Adam at 2:30 yesterday working 
the guy that owns that wild colored house on University down a couple 
of blocks from one world ( the house that decorates to the extreme 
for Halloween and Christmas). I was not around my house last night so 
I am not sure if he was working the area in the Uplands again or not.
Have a good day.

And.....

That is the report I read as well, I also heard from an officer that 
he was found nodded off with a load in his pants and the drugs and 
needles in plain view, where is the bottom with this guy?

Tips and comments starting with the Shop and Save on NE Jefferson

Actually no place is the right place for drug deals.

ROB:

Maybe the "dealer" was getting a church business card out his car.

A place that sells 101 varieties of blunts, and the glass encased "mini rose" that magically turns into a pipe, is encouraging this behavior.

Also, where do you suppose the buyer heads off to when he cops? A residential neighborhood, where he can also ply his or her skills at acquiring items to sell for more dope. Creating an atmosphere that is ok for selling and using not only gives the nod for addiction, it basically becomes a dont ask dont tell situation. That is no better than what we have now.

JESSE

This is true it is a very popular spot were drug dealers go. But it is not called "stop and go" It is called"shop and save". I have hung with the wrong people before and the guys they would talk to were some of them and they had crack in their hands that was my first time seeing it,and it scared me I dont know their real names but i know what 2 of them go by. Mike Mike, and Lil L. U really should watch this place.

SOUTH SIDER

Hey, any late night down on the southside, especially the Phillips station on Western. They also sell squares to the underaged, by the singles for .50c. If you don't find what you are looking for there, you can always go to the Harper Oil on Adams. Or...I could go on and on....a really good spot use to be 1424 Antoinette, I think it has slowed way down since the resident was arrested last year. Though business must still be boomin' the auto's they drive are "tight".

11:37 PM

TIPS KEEP POURING IN.....

You'd think that the PPD would have by now set up their own blog for tips. Well, I guess us "citizen journalists" will just have to show 'em how it is done. Congrats to all of you who are contributing.....more and more each day!

#1

Another very hot spot is the convienence store down by the Taft. I think it's called 'stop and go' or something like that. It is located on Jefferson. Last month I watched a drug deal go down. The dealer had his car backed in and the buyer walked up, dealer went to car to get drugs. As with the previously mentioned store, there was many standing around and strategically placed as to watch for the 5 0. I called the police dept and gave a detailed account of the transaction, including description of the dealer and the parked car. I called PPD later and they said they could not find any drugs. I get very annoyed at the stores that let these people, who are quite obvious about what they are doing, do this in plain daylight.

#2

I know of a crack dealer his name is Cartel Leggins, I believe he has been busted before. His mom lives on vine st. He gots a kids mom named Heather Leggins, He gots another one named Ashley and her moms name is Fran. Thats who i believe he is still with, and he hangs out with a guy that gos by the name T. He also is a drug dealer. If knowone stops them they will keep selling. Please stop him!

WEEK wants the Peoria Crack House exclusive

Here is the text of the WEEK request for an interview this last week. I don't know why they think going on camera would somehow be better than what we already have on the web, which speaks for itself. Sorry, but these "professionally" trained journalists don't seem to get this picture that via the blog, we can say what we want, without their editing, or wasting our time, answering "pat" questions of major market wannabes. Perhaps I am being a bit harsh, but asking a question like:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. What do you hope to accomplish?

DUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHH!!! That should be obvious not just from the individual postings, but like it is stated in the dedication on the blog heading. But what like, what we think other people might think of what we are doing, like if you want a real story, like go and interview them.......DUUUUUUUHHHHH!!!

For gosh sakes, if this is such a relevant story, put one of the anchors who has lived in Peoria and is a long term part of the community on this. In the meanwhile I hope you readers will email Dunton at WEEK and anyone else in the media whose email address you can get off of their websites and asks them some obvious questions, like why they have yet to stick a camera in the face of the owners and financers of these properties, who are making money off of the people whose behavior is killing our neighborhoods. DDDDDUUUUUUUUUHHHHH!

From M. Dunton at WEEK

I would like to talk to someone concerning your 'Peoria Crack House' website. Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.

Melissa Dunton
Reporter/WEEK-TV
2907 Springfield Rd.
East Peoria, IL 61611
309-698-3774
mdunton@week.com

RESPONSE OF PCH:

Sure Melissa, how can we help you?
PCH

FROM MELISSA:

we would like to to talk on camera to one or two of the people responsible for the website. Specifically we'd ask questions about why this site was started, what you hope to accomplish, etc. We'd end up doing a story for our Nightside newscast at 10pm. Just let me know what you think and if we can get this done!!!

Melissa

RESPONSE OF PCH:

Dear Ms Dunton:

Some of our contributors are obviously concerned that their sources
could dry up, or that they could be the subject of retaliation from
some of the users, dealers or owners of property, as most of our
sources live on the same streets as the properties who are the subject
of the website.

However, if you could appropriately disguise ones voice and
appearance, I suppose that would make an interview possible.

But your question seems rather obvious........if the information is
out there and instantly available to everyone, would that not increase
the likelihood that the owners and police would take care of the
problem? One would think it would work that way.

I actually think that you would have a better interview if you called
the owners and perhaps Southside Bank and asked them what they thought
of being featured so prominently. If you as a journalist are
sincerely interested in using your reporting to serve the public and
better the community, interviewing these characters or hvaing them run
from your cameras, would seem to be the way to get them to move on the
situaiton. I would think that the threat of this website getting
publicity, would be enough to get Southside Bank to contact their
Mortgagees, and have a heart to heart chat with them. Further,
Southside and the other lenders in the community could agree that they
will write it into their mortgages that they can call the notes, or
raise the interest rates for property that is being used as a criminal
nuisance.

Ask Mac and Mike what they think about approaching the lenders. Mac
has a pretty creative mind and assured approach, and Mike is married
to an attorney. I think that you could approach them, and the threat
of following up, would be enough to get them to do something that
would make a difference within 30 days.

Trust me......start by contacting Southside Bank.

WMBD 31.......wants story on Peoria's Crack Houses

Dear Readers: since WMBD wants a story, why don't one of you who has participated in this site by viewing, contributing to it, or refering others to it, step up her and give WMBD or WEEK an interview. The author(s) of this site are just simply posting on-line for all the world to see what many members of the public can and have told each other (AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES) about the B.S. that has been going on in their neighborhoods for years. So why not interview them....or better yet, go and interview some of the thugs hanging out on the properties and ask them why these properties are over-run by drug dealing pukes. then if you really want to practice some journalism, go interview the owners of the property and the bankers who finance them. The angle you have attempted to cover by just interviewing the "journalists" who have compiled the stories on this site is just you rehashing the information already available to the entire world.

Any answers to questions you would have for us, could already be answered by your viewers, without us even having to answer them. So why bore us by asking obvious questions? What enquiring minds want answers to, is the questions that you should be posing to law enforcement, the owners of these properties and the bankers who finance them.

Readers: why don't you email your questions to these reporters and have them go and get you the answers to the questions that you really want answered.



FROM WMBD

To Whom It May Concern,

We are planning to run a story on your blog for our Wednesday newscasts (Fox 43 @ 9 & Channel 31 @ 10). We can provide you with complete anonymity if you desire - but we want your comment on the purpose of the site, your opinion on the Peoria Police Department's efforts to stop drug/gang activity, and overall, the effectiveness of the site.

I can tell by the way the blog is designed that there's a concern about covering the tracks of the individual(s) who participate on this blog -- do not assume I want to reveal your identity. My understanding is those you are pointing fingers at would like to know who you are - that's not my job. I just want to tell the story.

I will be in the Peoria area around 3pm this afternoon - we intend to run this story tonight and we need your input.

Our hope is that you could meet us at our television studio (3131 North University) sometime this afternoon. Reach me on my cell @ 309.712.7936 as soon as you recieve this e-mail and let me know if you can assist us in our efforts.

Regards,

Will Koch

E-Mail:
wkoch@wyzztv.com
koch_will@hotmail.com

Will Koch
Anchor-Reporter
WMBD/WYZZ Peoria-Bloomington

1209 N. Institute - Bradley Liberal Arts Dean Claire Etaugh

From a tip:

Check out the home of Claire Etaugh the liberal arts dean at Bradley,  
pretty bad shape weeds peeling paint ect. Also from the PJStar a week  
ago Sunday her son Adam Etaugh was arrested at Bradley and Duryea  
with heroin and needles at 4a.m. and gave the institute address as  
his own. The son (Adam) has been lurking around the uplands for 3  
weeks now stopping at houses with all sorts of different stories  
about a broken down car and mom is out of town ect. to get a few  
bucks for gas or a a new tire. The residents have been calling the  
police every night for close to a week whenever this guy knocks on a  
door with a new scam. It seems that we must wait for this son of a  
prominent child psychology professor to actually burglarize a home  
before they will haul him off, I hope that happens before one of our  
kids comes walking up with a syringe sticking out of his finger.
Please keep this tip anon!

Another note:  In 1987 the Etaugh kid dropped out of school (Central) and was working at Pizza Hut
on Western Avenue.  He was living at home, smoking dope then and didn't last long cooking pizzas.

A tip and a response

Tip:

Another very hot spot is the convienence store down by the Taft. I think it's called 'stop and go' or something like that. It is located on Jefferson. Last month I watched a drug deal go down. The dealer had his car backed in and the buyer walked up, dealer went to car to get drugs. As with the previously mentioned store, there was many standing around and strategically placed as to watch for the 5 0. I called the police dept and gave a detailed account of the transaction, including description of the dealer and the parked car. I called PPD later and they said they could not find any drugs. I get very annoyed at the stores that let these people, who are quite obvious about what they are doing, do this in plain daylight.

But isn't this preferable to them doing it in a residential neighborhood? Just trying to illicit a discussion on this issue.