Local news over the weekend has dropped to a new low. And “local” happens to be way to close for comfort. In fact, breaking news can literally unfold from your front porch. Local resident, Randy Landie, was arrested for the rape of an 8-year-girl here in our neighborhood. He was released from a Cass County jail cell earlier for only serving only 120 days for another sexual assault on a child. This crime leaves a lot of neighbors feeling helpless, vulnerable, and frankly shocked, sickened, and very angry. The other transgression is the fact that neighbors knew there were problems and warned city officials months ago that our local sex offenders should not reside in areas where there is a high concentration of children, school bus stops, and on the same block as the First Baptist Church Day Care Center. An examination of on-line county property records indicate that the place Randy Landie called home is owned by a landlord of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The two other rental properties in Independence that She owns are 420 N. Spring and 123 S. Crysler. If you drive by the small house on Crysler you might notice 7 mailboxes tucked away on the south side. And if you examine on-line sex offender registry records you will find that all 3 of her Independence rental properties have sex offenders residing in them. All 3 are in the M/TRC Revitalization area and 2 are in the expanded Truman National Historic Landmark District. I believe they are also a part of the “12 blocks West” program. I’m sure the placement of sex offenders in housing units is problematic and it would not surprise me to learn that registered sex offenders pay a premium in rent anywhere. She has apparently found a niche market for her real estate business where she holds true to the principles of location-location-location. I would invite those wanting to do more research into the matter to review police reports and code complaints coming from the addresses of her properties. Better yet, knock on the doors of the families who reside on the same block of her rental properties and ask them if they feel safe.
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Watched City Council meeting on City 7 expecting them to to discuss the rape case that's all over all media outlets in the region. The primary focus of the meeting was the official proclamation to promote spaying and neutering your pets, the presentation from the Department of Animal Control, and the council member's comment again to reiterate the importance of spaying and neutering. And the usual pats on the back and the "at-a-boys" for folks in the city. I believe City Hall is a parallel universe where cute little puppies are considered a bigger problem than the basic public safety of neighborhood children.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous the owner of the Raytown Times and I had coffee together last week. I had no idea he was going to do a story about my new business I plan to bring to Raytown. He said that I want to move to Raytown because of the crime problems here in Independence. The sad thing is we are moving our business from a shopping center that we own. To a shopping center we will rent two store fronts from because the City of Independence made the cost to put a Donut Shop in ours not worth it. You may want to ask your City Council how do they plan to pay for basic public safety as you see more empty store fronts and for sale signs go up. I did tell Randy crime was a big factor that made me want to move back to my home town. The Raytown Police Department knows how to protect and serve. They are like friends I can count on. Thank You for this blog about The At-A- Boys & Girls Club.
ReplyDeleteElisa Breitenbach