08-10-2016, 09:19 PM
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Neighbors have disputed Copley’s claims that he was part of a neighborhood watch group, saying the area where he lived, the Neuse Crossing Homeowners Association, didn’t have a group of that kind.
“The association is mainly concerned with covenant enforcement and social functions, like mowing the front entrance and fixing things,” Mike Ellis, a spokesman for the association, told the Raleigh News & Observer. “We do not give residents police powers at all. The homeowners association has certain responsibilities and obligations, and none of that can be construed as law enforcement. We can make you mow your lawn but not law enforcement.”
A 59-year-old resident of Singleleaf Lane, David Parker, told the newspaper he ha lived there since 1996. Parker said they tried to start a community watch several years ago, but it never got off the ground.
Raleigh Police spokesman Laura Hourigan told the News & Observer that watch groups are organized by communities, but said the police work “with neighborhoods with and without community watch groups in the same ways, largely by sharing crime prevention information … and by encouraging all community members to call 911 to report any suspicious people, vehicles or activities.”
Kouran's mother, sister, and girlfriend called him a bit of a comedian who was always smiling. He worked two jobs, at the Waffle House and McDonald's. His mother has hired a civil rights attorney.
Ref: http://heavy.com/news/2016/08/chad-camer...eo-photos/
Neighbors have disputed Copley’s claims that he was part of a neighborhood watch group, saying the area where he lived, the Neuse Crossing Homeowners Association, didn’t have a group of that kind.
“The association is mainly concerned with covenant enforcement and social functions, like mowing the front entrance and fixing things,” Mike Ellis, a spokesman for the association, told the Raleigh News & Observer. “We do not give residents police powers at all. The homeowners association has certain responsibilities and obligations, and none of that can be construed as law enforcement. We can make you mow your lawn but not law enforcement.”
A 59-year-old resident of Singleleaf Lane, David Parker, told the newspaper he ha lived there since 1996. Parker said they tried to start a community watch several years ago, but it never got off the ground.
Raleigh Police spokesman Laura Hourigan told the News & Observer that watch groups are organized by communities, but said the police work “with neighborhoods with and without community watch groups in the same ways, largely by sharing crime prevention information … and by encouraging all community members to call 911 to report any suspicious people, vehicles or activities.”
Kouran's mother, sister, and girlfriend called him a bit of a comedian who was always smiling. He worked two jobs, at the Waffle House and McDonald's. His mother has hired a civil rights attorney.
Ref: http://heavy.com/news/2016/08/chad-camer...eo-photos/