I spotted the Guardian Angels posted in the middle of the first block of West Market Street Friday night as I made my way home from the First Cap. The Angels were on the opposite side of the street from the Bourbon Street Saloon and Market Street Saloon.
That's the first time I've really seen them out in the downtown area, which could just say something about my lack of nightlife. So I called Mike Smith, the leader of the York chapter, who said they've been spending a little more time downtown lately, in response to recent events. (Two people were shot in that block late one night in mid-March.)
Smith said his group tends to be all over the city. They try to mix it up a little though, because inevitably if they concentrate in one area, they just hear about problems somewhere else.
Smith said he just added three new recruits, which brings the chapter up to 25 members. He's still hoping to get up to 40, but he's happy that everyone has stuck with it so far - he stresses consistency with the group.
On May 17, Angels head Curtis Sliwa will be in York to participate in a meeting regarding the York chapter's partnership with the York County Sheriff's Office. Smith said Sliwa is interested in trying to duplicate the concept with other chapters.
So, has anyone else seen the Angels out and about? Do you think they are doing any good?
(The photo above is from the York Daily Record in October of 2008.)
That's the first time I've really seen them out in the downtown area, which could just say something about my lack of nightlife. So I called Mike Smith, the leader of the York chapter, who said they've been spending a little more time downtown lately, in response to recent events. (Two people were shot in that block late one night in mid-March.)
Smith said his group tends to be all over the city. They try to mix it up a little though, because inevitably if they concentrate in one area, they just hear about problems somewhere else.
Smith said he just added three new recruits, which brings the chapter up to 25 members. He's still hoping to get up to 40, but he's happy that everyone has stuck with it so far - he stresses consistency with the group.
On May 17, Angels head Curtis Sliwa will be in York to participate in a meeting regarding the York chapter's partnership with the York County Sheriff's Office. Smith said Sliwa is interested in trying to duplicate the concept with other chapters.
So, has anyone else seen the Angels out and about? Do you think they are doing any good?
(The photo above is from the York Daily Record in October of 2008.)
