nn The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Friday May 30, 2003 arime continued from page 1) we were making quite a large impact,” said Balavage. “Unfor- tunately, in December 2002, the funding from the Department of ‘Housing and Urban Develop- iment ended and since then the amount of activity we've had to deal with, as it relates to other offenses, has increased.” i The three suspects, John Gas, Ebony Smith and Jeffrey Stevens, were arrested, Sunday, for fitting descriptions of individ- uals who attempted to rob the Turkey Hill on Rutter Avenue in Kingston. Witness accounts also placed a gold Jeep Grand Chero- kee, belonging to Carey Bartoo, an occupant of 16 Meadowcrest, at the crime scene. Bartoo and ‘another 16 Meadowcrest occu- pant, Gregory Pockevich, were also arrested. Balavage said 16 Meadow- “crest, where three of the five ar- rests were made, has gained a utation especially since Jan- when the additional polic- _ing ended. a Balavage said while searching for the gun used in the attempt- ‘ed robbery, officers discovered ruits of other crimes,” on ‘which he would not elaborate. He also said for months resi- ‘dents have complained about suspicious activities consistent “with drug activity and that po- lice have been out to the resi- fdence numerous times in the ‘past for noise disturbances, van- | dalism and other offenses. Until ow, citations had been issued, ‘but no arrests had been made. Asked whether calls to the fo increased when the com- munity policing program ended in December, Balavage respond- ‘ed, “Oh God yeah.” " Rose Yarmel of the Luzerne County Housing Authority said ‘the program, which was cut “completely by the Bush adminis- | tration in 2001, has further im- L PHOTO CONTRIBUTED A policeman guarded the front of 16 Meadowcrest Sunday, where suspects in an attempted robbery in Kingston were holed up. After an hour-long standoff, police arrested three suspects inside. plications than just within the boundaries of the development. “I think it was very beneficial for the residents and the munic- ipalities,” she said. She said the program’s guide- lines stipulated the money be used “to help combat drug prob- lems in and around public hous- ing and (be used for) related is- sues.” Consequently, money went to provide additional police protec- tion to contiguous neighbor- hoods possibly affected by crime at the development. “We realize that public hous- ing exists in a community..that problems could be leaking out to other areas,” she said. Balavage said the grant money allowed the department to make significant changes in the devel- opment. “We were generally able to reduce the problems there,” he said. Over the five-year peri- od, the department helped to evict as many as 15 tenants fail- ing to abide by the law and or the development’s regulations. He said officers were also able to make inroads with some of the peal (continued from page 1) tennis courts and a 30-bed as- sisted living facility. 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