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Hill District resident voluntarily patrols neighborhood to keep it safe
Monday, August 3, 2009
With a gun on his hip, handcuffs in his back pocket and a hand-carved walking stick, Mike “Grasshopper” Austin has many tools to protect himself when he patrols the streets of the Hill District.
Austin, 59, a Vietnam War veteran, said he has walked his neighborhood for nine years, looking to report drug deals, prostitution, squatters and excessive trash to authorities. Austin said he has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, although Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen would not confirm that.
“I’ve had to shoot attacking raccoons, been threatened by drug dealers and had to chain people to a building so they couldn’t get away from the scene of the crime they were committing,” said Austin, a member of the Dinwiddie Community Alliance. “Sure, my life has been jeopardized, but this community needs to be cleaned up, and I don’t mind helping.”

See the full article from “Pittsburgh Tribune-Review”