Tracy Press

A mother writes about neighbors who called police on a group of kids gathered to remember a lost friend.

First, I would like to say to the family of Denzell Hines, I am sorry for your loss. He was a friend of my son, Chris. My other son, Brandon, was the artist who did many of the shirts and hoodies worn at the funeral.

The night before Denzell’s funeral, as many young people were coming to my house to retrieve their shirts, the unthinkable happened. A neighbor called the Tracy police and reported a fight. The officers showed up, not with one or two patrol cars, but with five.

My grievance is not with the police, because they are doing their jobs, but with the harassment of our family that has gone on since we moved in. My kids are good kids, and their friends are good kids.

— Kim Alford, Tracy

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written by In Great falls , May 21, 2008

Welcome bay area folks. A show of force is sometimes the best medicine in order to DEFUSE a possible violent and emotional crowd. Let me ask you all this, IF there was a fight would you NOT like enough cops there or not enough? I think they responded accordenly considering the possibilities. But not being there or, not knowing your good kid or their good friends or the history of your address or the history of these kids including yours maybe it wasn't necessary. You say on going harrassment, have the cops been there in the past and if so what for? Maybe it WAS necessary. Safety first, right?

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written by cherrera , May 22, 2008

neigbor mind your business. let the people grieve.

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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , May 22, 2008

How many kids? 10 or 100. You left that out. Were you selling them? Just curious. You are leaving something out, like why your neighbors keep calling the police. All to fishy sounding.

Give us more Kim Alford because you look guilty, IMO.