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Resident reports assault, repeated calls to 26 Leonard Street; city says building-code and nuisance-abatement actions underway
Summary
A Glens Falls resident told the Common Council that repeated disorder at 26 Leonard Street escalated to an assault. City officials said building and codes staff have issued violations, are pursuing nuisance-abatement steps and plan to seek court-ordered closure; a court date is set for the third Wednesday of next month.
Charles Randall, who identified himself at the council meeting as a resident of 24 Leonard Street, told the Common Council that problems at 26 Leonard Street have escalated from nuisance calls to an assault that happened in daylight in his driveway.
“It's gone from from problem to being assaulted,” Randall said, describing repeated police responses to the property and saying he no longer feels safe returning home. He said his tenant and his 13-year-old son have been harassed and…
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