Gang presence in Montclair growing rapidly. Man beaten and robbed by 6 teens last night (Bloomfield: gated community, income)

[GiantRutgersfan]

Gangs gain ground - The Montclair Times (http://www.montclairtimes.com/NC/0/2029.html - broken link)

Suspects beat, rob Montclair man - The Montclair Times (http://www.montclairtimes.com/NC/0/2326.html - broken link)


Montclair is a nice place to go out to eat or have some drinks at. I hope they get this under control

[tahiti]

they have too many cops

[JG183]

this is nothing new.

last time I was in Montclair was 2000, couldn't understand what all the hoopla was about...

[twista6002]

Montclair is an interesting town in the fact it has a very high per capita income but there is a segment of town where I'd be willing to bet it's a fraction of what the town average is. Not necesarily race, but extreme financial segregation, and naturally they could lead to some sort of criminal activity.

[doc1]

".....and the number of Montclair members of the Crips "more than doubled..."

Wow.

[Liz555]

I'm in Montclair regularly & there is definitely "the other side of town" atmosphere going on...in one section you feel like you're in a gated community & the other you're rolling up your windows & locking your doors.
The center of town is AWESOME (IMHO) with all kinds of cusine to experience and funky shops to visit & every culture imaginable but the section bordering Bloomfiled is definitely the trouble spot & can be scary after dark. As the OP stated, I do hope they get it in control, it's a great town & I personally love to visit there.

[Busch Boy]

Originally Posted by tahiti

they have too many cops

LOL, good one.

[gradstudent77]

Originally Posted by doc1

".....and the number of Montclair members of the Crips "more than doubled..."

Wow.

What if there was one Crip in Montclair last year and now there are three or four?

[doc1]

Originally Posted by gradstudent77

What if there was one Crip in Montclair last year and now there are three or four?

I would say that mathematically, that's a high breeding rate.

I would then say that Montclair has three or four too many members of a violent, organized criminal organization in their midst.

It's all about what one is familiar with, used to and find somewhat acceptable, I guess.

[tallguylehigh]

Originally Posted by Liz555

I'm in Montclair regularly & there is definitely "the other side of town" atmosphere going on...in one section you feel like you're in a gated community & the other you're rolling up your windows & locking your doors.
The center of town is AWESOME (IMHO) with all kinds of cusine to experience and funky shops to visit & every culture imaginable but the section bordering Bloomfiled is definitely the trouble spot & can be scary after dark. As the OP stated, I do hope they get it in control, it's a great town & I personally love to visit there.

Yeah, if you get all the way down to the Pathmark on Bloomfield, just turn around and start walking back. Actually, right after Cuban Pete's my spider-sense started tingling and I turned around.

Then again, I could be a wuss.