Omaha, NE: Security Stepped up at Southside Terrace

Action3News
Friday, January 28, 2011

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Omaha, NE- New steps may help keep Somali refugee families, who came to Omaha to find safety, safer. Some have said the crime in South Omaha is so bad, that they don't even feel safe stepping outside or sending their kids to school.

There were six attacks in two days near the Southside Terrace Apartments, run by the Omaha Housing Authority. The attackers told the families they would come back and kill them if they talk to the police. The families are afraid to open the door, never knowing if the attackers are coming back for more.

For the next 30 days, police will patrol Southside around the clock. The Omaha Housing Authority will also increase its own security.

The housing authority board has also donated office space to translators, to speed up communication between the authority and residents.

Families will also get a list of emergency phone numbers, including 911 and those of Omaha Housing Authority managers.

Reported by Robert Maday, [email protected]

Source: Action3News

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