Media Release
For Immediate Release: March 4, 2009
CRUD Members Witness Crime and Act Quickly
At around 7 o’clock last evening members of Community Response to Urban Disorder or CRUD witnessed two individuals spray painting the side of a newly painted building on 118th avenue.
CRUD was meeting across the street at 123 Thai Restaurant when the incident occurred.
Quick thinking and even quicker running lead to the apprehension of one of the individuals. Police were called and the individual was arrested and charged. The second individual was later apprehended and charged.
Bert Greenshields, the man who caught the offender is also a member of CRUD. He says “I am glad we were able to work together on this, the more eyes on the ‘Avenue’ the less crime hopefully. Thanks to Chris and David we were able to nab this fellow.”
CRUD is working to clean up 118th avenue through community involvement and initiatives such as ‘Avenue Take Overs.’
They meet on a monthly basis.
For more information you can contact:
Chris Hayduk at 780.996.4728
or visit CRUD’s website www.crudedmonton.org