STREET PLAGUED BY ‘DRUG USERS WHO LOOK LIKE WALKING DEAD’
Residents call for action after abuse
FAMILIES are demanding action to tackle the ‘walking dead’ monkey dust users plaguing their street.
Residents in Cliff Street, Smallthorne, say the road is full of addicts high on the stimulant.
Problems include verbal abuse, drugs being openly passed around and anti-social behaviour.
Now neighbours want something to be done.
One resident says she was verbally abused by a ‘druggie’ when she came home from work.
She said: “I got out of my car after work at 8.15pm on Saturday when one of them approached me, calling me a f ****** b **** and pointing their finger at me. It was very frightening.”
Callum Kearns, aged 57, from neighbouring Apollo Walk, said: “I’m constantly woken up in the night.
“There was a man the other day shouting ‘get it off me’.
“He thought he had a snake on him.
“I’ve seen drugs being passed through a window on a rope and I’ve seen them injecting themselves in the grass in front of my bungalow. They don’t care.
“My next door neighbour picked up a carrier bag that had been left in front of of her bungalow. They had pooed in it and used a pillow bag as paper.”
Sally Fone, from Cliff Street, says she has put her property on the market because of the anti-social behaviour.
The 56-year-old said: “One weekend, a man was outside the house, shouting at his own reflection in the car window. Three police cars tracked him down, but he was then free to carry on.
“We have found needles in the back alley and they are shouting at 3am, having an argument.
“Half of them look like the walking dead.”
Kerry Fox is a mum of three who lives in Harold Street.
The 34-year-old said: “We don’t know who’s coming and going all of the time and they are shouting all night long. We’re not getting any sleep.”
Sergeant Chris Mccarthy, of Stoke North neighbourhood policing team (NPT), said: “We are aware of an increase in anti-social behaviour in the area.
“Problem-solving efforts are continuing, in partnership with Stoke-on-trent City Council.
“Following reports from local residents, we have successfully carried out several searches of addresses in Cliff Street, where quantities of drugs have been recovered.
“A cannabis grow has also been located and a stolen vehicle recovered in the street.
“We urge people to continue to report issues as local officers will continue to work tirelessly to address any concerns.”