Consequences for Couple That Takes on drug Dealers

Fletcher and Gaye Dixon seem to be the kind of married couple any of us would want on our block. They own a home ...with four children.... and appear willing to do anything to make sure those kids live in a safe drug free environment.

To that end...they have been waging war against alleged drug dealers who live on their street.

It's hard to say who's winning because on Tuesday morning the couple came out to go to work only to discover the tires on their two cars had been punctured or slashed. Seven tires in all were flat and that comes after a window on the SUV was smashed a while back.

The Dixon's are sure their complaints to Seventh District Police about the drug activity, the squatters and the strange vehicles at all hours have lead to the recent vandalism.

It's somewhat ironic because Fletcher is a cop! He's been a campus police officer, with a gun, at Howard University for ten years. Gaye is also in law enforcement. She works as a private guard for Watkins Security.

They're not afraid. They're not going to move their family away--although they appear to have options. Gaye says she just wants police to arrest the drug dealers and maybe patrol the street once in a while.

Wednesday evening...the spokesperson for Police Chief Cathy Lanier emailed a response to my inquiry... Can this couple get some help?

Traci Hughes said "Bruce--MPD has placed increased patrols in the neighborhood where the Dixons reside".


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