lewistown (Belleville, Mifflin: day cares, house, movie theaters)

[3fingersalute]

Originally Posted by phyll

Thank you for all your posts, but we have done a complete turn around and have moved to Tennesee,I am sure I will not regret this move ...Thank you ....phyllis

I don't know anything about that area, but I feel certain you made a better choice. Enjoy!

[Christian2003]

Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

Because I live in Lewistown and I would not recommend anybody move there family into this area. There are very few jobs, the economy is crap, the police force is a joke (at best) and the drug problem is out of control.

Sorry to sound harsh, but that's the facts.

So why don't you leave! There are always people with poor attitudes. If you know so much about the problem then do something to help.

[3fingersalute]

Originally Posted by Christian2003

So why don't you leave! There are always people with poor attitudes. If you know so much about the problem then do something to help.

I will leave. My kids are settled here and I will not leave until they are finished with school and able to live here on their own if they so choose. Until then, what exactly is wrong with me telling the truth to others who are considering relocating to this area?

[Richard163]

Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

Its still out of control, although its shifted from heroin a bit to pills. Heroin is getting harder to find, so now they're taking Oxycontin, Methadone, Vicodin, etc. in its place. Crack is also a big seller in this area.

How do you know the specifics on the prevailing types of drugs? Are they cheap? I thought these types of drugs were expensive and that theft crimes would be high on the list of problems since these individuals would need cash to support their habits. Are the police not reporting these crimes too?

[3fingersalute]

Originally Posted by Richard163

How do you know the specifics on the prevailing types of drugs?

I have many friends in the area that are still largely into the drug scene. Trust me, I know.

Originally Posted by Richard163

Are they cheap?

Vicodin usually sell on the street for $1-$3 a pill, so yeah, they're cheap. Oxy and Methadone cost a good bit more, but still usually a bit less than what heroin does.

Originally Posted by Richard163

I thought these types of drugs were expensive and that theft crimes would be high on the list of problems since these individuals would need cash to support their habits. Are the police not reporting these crimes too?

There are plenty of crimes to support drug habits. There is a convenience store robbed at least once every other month, copper is being stolen everywhere (then cashed in at salvage yards for drug money) not to mention the amount of home and business break-ins on a monthly basis.

The crimes exist, but Mifflin County Regional very rarely releases their police reports to the media. Pick up a Lewistown Sentinel any day of the week and you'll see the police and fire report is made up of almost all stories from Juniata and Huntingdon counties - The Lewistown Sentinel has stated on many occasions that the Regional Police very rarely release police reports to them....................That is unless its a drug bust and they want to pat themselves on the back for the one person they caught while hundreds of others continue to deal, use and laugh at them.

[Richard163]

[The crimes exist, but Mifflin County Regional very rarely releases their police reports to the media. Pick up a Lewistown Sentinel any day of the week and you'll see the police and fire report is made up of almost all stories from Juniata and Huntingdon counties - The Lewistown Sentinel has stated on many occasions that the Regional Police very rarely release police reports to them....................That is unless its a drug bust and they want to pat themselves on the back for the one person they caught while hundreds of others continue to deal, use and laugh at them.[/quote]

So I guess the Granville Township police do not release reports either?

[3fingersalute]

Originally Posted by Richard163

So I guess the Granville Township police do not release reports either?

I never said Regional "do not" release reports, I said they "very rarely" release them.

Granville releases more than the Regional do, yes. But Granville has a much smaller coverage area than the Regional Police do, and their area is VERY rural.

What exactly is your point?

[Richard163]

Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

I never said Regional "do not" release reports, I said they "very rarely" release them.

Granville releases more than the Regional do, yes. But Granville has a much smaller coverage area than the Regional Police do, and their area is VERY rural.

What exactly is your point?

Point being that this is another police force in the greater lewistown area and it appears that they must rarely issue reports on drugs too; or they are just not busting anybody and have nothing to report.

[3fingersalute]

Originally Posted by Richard163

Point being that this is another police force in the greater lewistown area and it appears that they must rarely issue reports on drugs too; or they are just not busting anybody and have nothing to report.

There are some reports from Granville, yes.

[MarkDrRN]

hello everyone!! im going to work in lewistown pa for a few months,have a 36 foot RV,any suggetions where to park my RV, I like mobile home parks,there a little more reasonable in there prices,any advise would be great. markd