By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
Grovers need to know about the violence problems in Asbury Park. The article linked below appeared in the Asbury Park Press. As you know from past items on BF, Asbury Park is a major hub for drug trafficking, so the problems go beyond the gangs and the violence—they go into other communities around here. That fact has been well documented by the APP in the reports of drug overdose occurrences (usually heroin) in nearby towns (although none reported in OG)
Old timers in the Grove tell of drug dealers in our neighborhoods, and there is suspicion by current Grovers that drug dealing is still going on in town. Keep your eyes open and call the Neptune Police if you see unusual activity in your neighborhood. This is more important than stealing bikes and lawn ornaments, but the NTPD doesn’t warn us of this stuff in their Neighborhood Watch reports.
OhGee contacted BF today with this comment:
“I tell friends visiting town that as idyllic as OG is, there is amazing the amount of violence that occurs less than a mile away in Asbury Park. We are very fortunate to not have more crime here than we do. Is there drug dealing in OG? Wouldn’t surprise me. A few years ago during the off-season there was a drug operation busted at a house on Ocean Pathway.”
If you know anything about the history (current or past) of drugs in the Grove, please comment below.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN