events in the neighborhood as well. From ice cream socials, back-to-school fairs, and we even worked hard to find 
donations and get every child in the neighborhood a bicycle (or scooter). After three years, our substation closed. 
We had gone a year without a murder and the crime rate dropped 98%. To this day Michelle still calls me and we 
chat about what is currently occurring in our lives. Michelle is my friend and I dare say I think she thinks of me 
as her friend too. There was a lot of stereotyping that went on in that neighborhood during those years. I found 
my way through it all and I think the neighborhood did as well. In the end, we worked together through good ole 
community policing and made the area safe again. 
ALISON S. BURKE, DAVID CARTER, BRIAN FEDOREK, TIFFANY MOREY, LORE RUTZ-BURRI, AND SHANELL
SANCHEZ
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