Within walking distance of Rockland Place dba SpringGate Apartments, another person was murdered. Fifty Concord Street is a 5+ unit, 3-story, multi-family residential building and is considered another trouble spot in Rockland, Mass. Some residents in the neighborhood complained of drug activity and frequent police visits prior to the shooting.
It's troublesome when landlords claim to do background checks on all their tenants, yet continue to rent to violent people and druggies. Some landlords may avoid putting felons on a lease by playing the ignorant game of, "But we didn't know our tenant had a live-in, so how could we possibly know to check his/her criminal history?" These deceptive business practices and unenforced policies easily creates a nuisance neighborhood.
Rockland police and investigators looked over paperwork at the building where Tina C. Gonsalves was fatally shot yesterday. Investigators believe a wounded man also was a victim of the shooting. The woman was taken to South Shore Hospital for surgery after being shot in her apartment around 7:40 a.m. yesterday and died just after 2 p.m., Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz’s office said. An unidentified man was dropped off at a different hospital, ....... (Read more by clicking here.) http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/09/woman_killed_man_wounded_in_rockland_shooting/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news
Freedom can not ring in an oppressive society. This blog reflects thoughts, personal experiences, + several notes of interest on 'affordable' housing. What do you think of gov't financing nuisance properties? Rockland Place continues doing business as SPRING GATE APARTMENTS along Martha Drive + Hannah Way in Rockland, Mass. (shady business).
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