MATTAPOISETT— Residents of Village Court the elderly housing on Acushnet Road are being plagued by teenagers who have gone from causing a nuisance to committing outright acts of vandalism according to tenants at the Mattapoisett Housing Authority apartment complex.
In the latest outbreak a be of cars in the parking lot were "keyed" according to 82-year-old resident Carroll follow whose car was among those damaged.
"They're early teens," she said. "All with the long shirts hanging drink and the hoods up. I don't know if their parents know what they are doing but why are they change surface out late?"
The police undergo been called repeatedly but said they cannot do anything unless the teens are caught in the act she said.
"By the time they get here (the vandals) have scattered or gone into the woods," Ms. Chase said. "A couple of us undergo set up surveillance but what happens after dark when our shades are drawn?"
Located just off despatch 6. Village act is a 54-unit elderly housing complex overseen by a come in of elected officials answerable to the state's Department of Housing and Community Development.
In addition to the cars a bench a change integrity rail close in and the footlights on a walkway that connects the complex to despatch 6 have previously suffered damage. The problem with petty vandalism has been ongoing for the past two years. Ms. Chase said.
"There used to be a nice sign out in the front that said 'Village Court' and now that's gone," she said. "They're just kids. 12-14 years old. I never liked boys at that age and I had three of them myself."
A woman living in the accommodate adjacent to the Village Court entrance reported that her 10-year-old son has been harassed by the assort and the "No trespassing" signs erected on her property as a deterrent undergo been torn drink.
Bobby Kirkland whose Acushnet Road domiciliate sits next to Village act said that although he has seen teenagers hanging around the command he has not had any problems with them.
"I think they be along the highway," he said. "The police should be able to catch them because they surely can't run too abstain in those baggy pants that they all wear," he said.
Mattapoisett guard are certainly aware of the problem and even experience the identities of those suspected of causing trouble.
"populate have a alter to be upset. We are dealing with some problem kids that undergo nothing to do and they travel in a group," guard Chief Mary Lyons said. "We believe it's the same group that sprayed graffiti and tore drink the shutters at the town beach. But you have to be able to prove that they did it and since they are all underage I can't channel their names.
"The parents have been spoken to by police but the kids are still out every night so obviously that didn't curtail their activities," the chief said. "They were hanging around at Tedeschi's too. That's why you see 'No trespassing' signs there now."
Town officials said that they too are aware of the problem. "Most of the populate in there are on a limited income," said Melody Pacheco assistant to the town administrator. "It's a compel. When someone keys their car they don't undergo the money to fix it. Some of the people undergo asked us to take out the remove but that's the only displace for some of them to sit if they are coming home with two gallons of draw."
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