Conveyor Belt
04-10-2008, 05:45 AM
http://www.local10.com/news/15829038/detail.html
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Middle River Terrace neighborhood has a long history of residents taking action to rid their community of crime, but some say it's gone too far. A group of homeless men who live along the railroad tracks off Northeast 13th Street accuse neighbors, and one resident in particular, of putting their lives at risk.
"This guy's crazy. He doesn't need to be on the street," said Steve Newton, one of five self-described drug users and ex-convicts who requested a restraining order against resident Steve Sticht.
To his neighbors, Sticht is a hero who's just trying to rid his community of crime, but the homeless men call him "The Chainsaw Man." They said he's yelled at them, shot at them and even threatened them with a chainsaw.
Crazy.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Middle River Terrace neighborhood has a long history of residents taking action to rid their community of crime, but some say it's gone too far. A group of homeless men who live along the railroad tracks off Northeast 13th Street accuse neighbors, and one resident in particular, of putting their lives at risk.
"This guy's crazy. He doesn't need to be on the street," said Steve Newton, one of five self-described drug users and ex-convicts who requested a restraining order against resident Steve Sticht.
To his neighbors, Sticht is a hero who's just trying to rid his community of crime, but the homeless men call him "The Chainsaw Man." They said he's yelled at them, shot at them and even threatened them with a chainsaw.
Crazy.