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Residents tell council drug activity and assaults are increasing near Lincoln Charter School
Summary
Two York City residents urged the council for stronger responses after reporting repeated drug deals, assaults and slow police response times near Lincoln Charter School and neighborhood parks.
Two residents told the York City Council on July 21 that street‑level drug activity and assaults near Lincoln Charter School have grown worse since January, and that police response has been inadequate.
"Since January, we have seen so much drug trafficking, prostitution," said Sasha ****, a York resident, who told council she has witnessed young girls being harassed near a park adjacent to the elementary school and said she and her fiancé have repeatedly called police. Stefan Fuller, who said he has video and call logs, described multiple scenes of drug dealing on private property, a 30–38 minute police response in one incident, and a violent attack on a neighbor that he said required EMT care.
Fuller said he has collected footage and is organizing a neighborhood camera pool to deter activity and assist investigations. "Until things change, I'll keep showing up here, but we shouldn't have to live like this," he said.
Council did not take action at the meeting; public comment was the forum for the appeals. Chairman (speaker 2) and other council members thanked speakers and continued with the evening's business. Fuller and Sasha asked for increased patrols and faster response times; no department response or specific next step was announced during the meeting.
The residents named locations they said were affected, including an alley off King Street and an area behind a business identified in public testimony. Fuller's remarks included an allegation that an attacker was released within 24 hours and charged only with simple battery and harassment; Fuller said witnesses provided names he shared with police. The transcript records no direct rebuttal from police or administration at the council meeting, and Fuller said he had not yet posted his footage publicly but would make it available to interested officials.
The council's agenda moved on after public comment. The issues the residents raised — safety near a school, slow emergency response and alleged trafficking — would require follow‑up with police and prosecutors outside the council's legislative action.
