Hi Gary I know you and you know me it is my son chris that is fighting for his life because of words and I hope you are all working together to find my sons shotter

Brenda I hope your son has a speedy recovery.
Good job on this news. I like the sound of it.

The mayor should let the police do their job and not interfere with police investigations as he has not been trained and could easily disturb any evidence that is in area Lt Molis is looking at.

where does it say the Mayor was poking around the bushes looking for clues Mr Marsters?

If you knew the area there are no bushes Mr Roberts.

thanks for not answering my question

Just sick thinking about this city and my families safety. All we need is one more year then were gone and never looking back. There are several issues with this city that go way back with one being the lack of Police presence which makes it ripe fro these thugs to do what ever they feel .

I have an initiative for the Mayor, lobby for more prisons!!!!

Cutting the police for years and years has made the crime here what it is. We all know what happened and who did it and those people should be ashamed of themselves.

the city is out of control, I see drug deals in feont of my house on a daily basis. The house next door is an over crowded boarding house and is supposed to be a two family. I like the idea of the new guy buying up the rental units in malden and raising the rents. Make the rent to high fo rall the low life this city attracts since the Howard days.

the city is out of control, I see drug deals in front of my house on a daily basis. The house next door is an over crowded boarding house and is supposed to be a two family. I like the idea of the new guy buying up the rental units in malden and raising the rents. Make the rent to high for all the low life this city attracts since the Howard days.

Where is Lincoln Common? What are the cross streets? We want to attend the meetig, but we are not yet that familiar witht hte city. Thanks!

Lisa, pack your bags and leave the city.

It is Cross St. That is the name of the street. You will see a big park and a pretty common area to sit. All stones and benches. I wish they got that water fountain for the middle. Public hot tub.

Are you kidding me outside like sitting ducks do you really think thay people r going to the park and be safe. I hope these shootings will be resolved by then.

people need to come forward and give information to help the police when crimes are committed. That is the best help the community can give back to the city.

Thanks, Mayor. I know you are doing your best. I think it would be helpful to have more officers on foot and bikes in the neighborhoods, connecting with residents and building rapport. That way more citizens would cooperate.

More officers period. Why aren't there two officers in the cars like there used to be. When did the safety of the public and the safety of the police officers head south? Malden needs more police officers and until that is done you will never get a grip on crime. I applaud the Mayor and his efforts but that is the bottom line to restore our city.

Guys, give Mayor Christenson a break! We all asked for more police officers on the streets, and that is exactly what he did this week. Three new cadets just joined MPD. That is a huge step in the right direction. It may not be the perfect solution, but he is not sitting back doing nothing. I am sure that the upswing in crime in Malden is very upsetting to him. For a new mayor, that is a lot to take on.

I admit that I was angry because I felt that he should have held an emergency meeting with all citizens of Malden immediately after the three shooting this past week, and not wait until his August 27th Public Safety Awareness meeting. However, he explained above that he is working on "New Initiatives" to fight crime, and that his hope is to have Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone at the meeting to update us on the status of the investigations. That is enough for me. It shows that he is trying. If he was pulling a former Mayor Howard by doing nothing, I would be upset, but he is not. He’s showing that he is trying, and that is enough for me.

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