Residents of a South Jersey community are sounding off about feeling unsafe in their own homes and they packed a meeting after a series of home invasions and break-ins.
Dozens of Haddonfield residents attended a Monday night commissioner’s meeting to address their ongoing safety concerns with Ring videos circulating showing brazen home invasions in recent months. In some cases, while residents are asleep inside.Many in attendance let officials know they no longer feel safe in the community."I feel as though our voices may have been heard, but not listened to," resident Dennis Tully stated.
Haddonfield currently has 21 police officers. In 2003, it was staffed with 26, jobs lost following retirements.Mayor Colleen Bianco Bezich said, "My goal, as Chief will tell you, is 30 by 30. 30 officers by 2030."The mayor says the department is working proactively to increase patrols and enhance its crime-fighting technology.
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