Transportation

In June, I was able to assist 21 individuals to and from medical and legal appointments.

If you are, or someone you know is, struggling to find transportation please call me at the number below.

Training in Law Enforcement Procedures and Practices

The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards & Training provides hundreds of on-line classes on topics related to police authority and operations. I have passed 80 hours of them.

If you have questions or concerns about policing in your community, call me.

Broken Windows Policing WITHOUT Police

After 18 months of dealing with hundreds of individuals who were indigent, homeless, addicted, suffering from mental illness or a combination of those conditions I have come to believe that political and police authorities should make changes to the way we interact with them. I recommend for policy consideration these actions be considered.

Homeless Citizens

It is clear that civil authorities are deliberately ignoring some problems created by indigents, panhandlers and homeless citizens.

Their failure to act is sometimes presented as a humanitarian policy and respect for the individual choices they have made. I reject that.

Allowing anyone to live in the kind of squalor that is associated with the addicts, mentally ill and others who live in violation of safety codes and state law is both demeaning and dangerous.

It is time to offer real help and rehabilitation to those who panhandle at busy intersections or live in single or group encampments in open defiance of laws and codes that are enforced on the rest of the population.

The grifters who are simply making a living pretending to be in dire need are a different matter and deserve less benign treatment.

Code Enforcement

Every month, scores of property owners are the victim of unauthorized dumping. From old appliances to household trash, someone else’s disposal problem becomes theirs. Instead of helping the victim and punishing the perpetrator, the local government often simply ignores the wrongdoer and demands that the victim pay for clearing the property.
It may seem like a small = injustice, but it is one that could be easily resolved – if those in authority wanted to do so. It is past time to bring new enforcement and abatement policies into play. I believe
policies and procedures can be crafted that will reduce this type of violation and also help property owners who are victims but have been treated as violators.

If you are concerned about your neighborhood’s appearance or safety, call me.

Constable’s Listening Tour

It would be a pleasure to meet with you and hear about the things that concern you.

Contact me at any time. I want to hear from you and to help in any way that I can.

With Cooperation, Our Communities Prosper. Your Help Is Needed.

501 204-0425          Frank@FrankGilbert.org