Lexington Police’s “We Care” Program Cleans Up Neighborhood

The Lexington Police Department and Habitat for Humanity joined forces Thursday to clean up an area that seems to be known for violence. 

As part of the police department’s "We Care" iniative, their new recruit class joined by the department of corrections’, met at 433 Douglas Avenue at 8:30 a.m. to start a four-street clean-up.

That’s something many recruits said they were excited about.

"They tell us in class, we’re nothing without the community," said Daniel Raleigh, Lexington Police recruit.
 
The recruits broke into groups and trimmed hedges, mowed lawns and helped with other yard work on Douglas Avenue, Florence Avenue, Chiles Avenue and Breathitt Avenue. 

"There’s a lot of elderly folks who can’t fix their front porches or cut things down, so we’re going to try and help them," explained Sergeant Rahsaan Berry, Lexington Police.

He also said, the area has not always been the safest and was once a place of violence. 

Berry said in his opinion, crime has gone down in the Georgetown Street area since police started the "We Care" program.