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Resident asks city to address chronic nuisance property after SWAT call

5479957 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

A Crown Point resident described repeated criminal activity, a 2 a.m. SWAT response and property maintenance problems at a house on South Ridge Street and asked the council what enforcement options exist; staff said they would follow up with police and code enforcement.

A Crown Point resident asked the City Council on May 5 to take stronger action against a property he described as a chronic public nuisance and the source of repeated police calls.

John Hilma, 918 South Ridge Street, told the council he has seen a house across the street with repeated drug incidents, a fire in 2022, an overdose and a SWAT deployment that occurred at about 2 a.m. "There's a SWAT officer with a rifle right next to my kid's window," Hilma said, describing fear for…

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