Phoenix community looks for help to qualify for gating problematic alleyway

PHOENIX — A North Phoenix community concerned about the crime in their alleyways still struggles to find safety, despite their coordinated effort. The barrier to keep their neighborhood from gating off their alleyway can be measured by a gap in the wall. Just west of Interstate 17, near 29th Avenue and Cactus Road, homeowners like Ruth Garcia-Fellenz don’t really mind the tall grass in their alleyway. We’re told when they mow it, they sometimes find things they wish they hadn’t. The issues in the arteries behind the homes of the...