OcrToBER
      12,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Katie
      Smith
     
     
      Contributor:
      Smith
      is
      a
      student
      in
      the
     
     
      journalism
      program
      at
      Holland
      College
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Police
      are
      cracking
      down
      on
      partying
     
     
      and
      noise
      occurring
      at
      Brown’s
      Court
     
     
      and
      surrounding
      apartments
      across
     
     
      from
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Deputy
      police
      chief
      Richard
     
     
      Collins
      said
      the
      area
      experiences
     
     
      similar
      events
      every
      year
      but
      for
     
     
      some
      reason,
      this
      year
      is
      off
      to
      a
     
     
      worse
      start
      than
      in
      previous
      years
     
     
      and
      concerns
      are
      growing.
     
    

    
     
      “We're
      worried
      about
      a
      situation
     
     
      getting
      out
      of
      control
      and
      someone
     
     
      getting
      hurt
      or
      someone
      getting
     
     
      behind
      a
      vehicle
      and
      driving
     
     
      impaired.”
     
    

    
     
      Although
      there
      are
      some
      families
     
     
      who
      live
      in
      the
      area,
      the
      majority
      of
     
     
      the
      population
      is
      students
      and
     
     
      younger
      people,
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      giving
      the
      student
      population
      a
     
     
      bad
      name.
      I
      think
      a
      lot
      of
      people
     
     
      target
      or
      blanket
      the
      student
     
     
      population,”
      he
      said,
      adding
      that’s
     
     
      not
      fair
      to
      those
      who
      have
      nothing
     
     
      to
      do
      with
      the
      problem.
     
    

    
     
      The
      police,
      who
      are
      really
      busy
      on
     
     
      Friday
      and
      Saturday
      nights,
      are
     
     
      trying
      to
      work
      with
      the
      university
     
     
      and
      Holland
      College
      to
      see
      what
      can
     
     
      be
      done
      to
      fix
      the
      situation.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      want
      to
      see
      if,
      collectively,
      all
     
     
      v.
      us
      can
      do
      something
      to
      minimize
     
     
      this
      and
      to
      hopefully
      avoid
     
     
      something
      more
      serious
      happening,’
     
     
      he
      said.
      “We
      just
      don’t
      have
      the
     
     
      time
      and
      resources
      to
      put
      into
     
    
   
   
    
     
      >
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LOCAL
     
     
      Browns
      Court
      Becoming
      Major
      Concern:
      Collins
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Katie
      McGarry
      and
      Caitlin
      Brown
      show
      off
      the
      remains
      of
      a
      couch
      that
      was
      set
      on
      fire
      afier
      a
      weekend
     
     
      of
      partying
      at
      Brown's
      Court
      last
      month.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      policing
      one
      area
      of
      the
      city
      on
      a
     
     
      constant
      basis
      on
      the
      weekends.”
     
     
      Collins
      said
      at
      least
      a
      half
      dozen
     
     
      charges
      were
      laid
      last
      weekend,
     
     
      mostly
      relating
      to
      alcohol,
      but
      he
     
     
      isn’t
      sure
      how
      effective
      they
      are.
     
     
      “They
      often
      don’t
      care
      about
      the
     
     
      ticket.”
     
    

    
     
      If
      someone
      is
      having
      a
      party
      that’s
     
     
      getting
      out
      of
      control,
      Collins
     
     
      encourages
      him
      or
      her
      to
      call
      the
     
     
      police.
     
    

    
     
      “We'll
      do
      our
      best
      to
      help
      clear
      the
     
     
      apartment.”
     
    

    
     
      Maria
      Trainor
      lives
      in
      Brown’s
      Court
     
     
      and
      said
      she
      is
      sometimes
      scared,
     
     
      especially
      on
      weekends.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      pretty
      much
      always
      lock
      our
     
     
      doors,
      even
      when
      we’re
      home.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      She
      said
      the
      noise
      is
      out
      of
      control
     
     
      and
      there
      is
      garbage
      and
      broken
      glass
     
     
      all
      around
      the
      property.
     
    

    
     
      “My
      friend
      drops
      me
      off
      at
      the
     
     
      crosswalk
      because
      she
      doesn’t
      want
     
     
      her
      tires
      to
      get
      busted
      by
      all
      the
     
     
      glass.”
     
    

    
     
      Trainor
      works
      at
      the
      campus
      bar,
      the
     
     
      Wave,
      and
      said
      she
      is
      scared
      to
      walk
     
     
      home
      at
      4
      a.m.,
      and
      she’s
      not
      alone.
     
     
      “Our
      friend
      slept
      on
      our
      couch
      the
     
     
      other
      night
      because
      she
      was
      scared
     
     
      to
      walk
      home,
      and
      she
      only
      lives
      in
     
     
      the
      residence
      (across
      the
      street).”
     
     
      It’s
      hard
      to
      feel
      safe,
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “TI
      got
      dropped
      off
      in
      a
      cab
      the
      other
     
     
      night
      and
      there
      were
      at
      least
      40
      guys
     
     
      standing
      between
      me
      and
      my
      house
     
     
      and
      I
      was
      just
      like
      ‘Oh
      God,
      am
      I
     
     
      going
      to
      get
      attacked?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Photo:
      Katie
      Smith
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Her
      roommate,
      Katie
      McGarry,
      said
     
     
      there
      were
      people
      sitting
      outside
     
     
      their
      apartment
      on
      her
      car
      and
      there
     
     
      were
      a
      lot
      of
      yelling
      matches
      going
     
     
      on.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      scary,”
      she
      said.
      “There
      were
     
     
      cops
      everywhere,
      we
      didn’t
      know
     
     
      what
      was
      going
      on.”
     
    

    
     
      Another
      roommate,
      Caitlin
      Brown,
     
     
      said
      she
      would
      like
      to
      see
      police
     
     
      around
      the
      area
      every
      weekend,
     
     
      keeping
      situations
      under
      control.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      feel
      selfish,
      but
      I
      would
      like
      them
     
     
      here
      all
      the
      time,”
      she
      said.
      “We
     
     
      need
      security.
      Security
      on
      the
     
     
      weekends
      would
      be
      awesome.”
     
     
      The
      three
      girls
      said
      they
      feel
     
     
      embarassed
      to
      tell
      people
      they
      live
      in
     
     
      Brown’s
      Court
      because
      of
      the
      bad
     
     
      reputation
      it
      has
      developed.
      They