Of the 52.5 responses after August 15, each of which requiring a written report, is there any clearly defined pattern of complaint in which those individuals could have been targeted? Are these repeat offenders? And how can there be .5 response with written report? Either there is a response or there isn't. There can't be one half of a response. Does this mean the written report was started but never finished? None of these questions were answered in the article which would go far in determining personal safety and commitment to walk the talk.

Wow! So the owners went as far as asking for help from the police dept! This whole thing is really starting stink of the good old boy network! We need more police on foot and bike. Day and Night in downtown Fredericksburg!!! This area is growing fast! In crime and population! Instead of blowing tax money on botched drug raids...... Why not invest some money in more police officers and bikes?

So the law states that the owners must "knowingly" permit, keep and maintain a nuisance to be charged with one. So I guess the fact that the owners were asking police to help identify problem makers, asking for ways to better improve their security, and paid out the nose for professional bouncer teams on high traffic nights means absolutely diddly squat to the FBPD.

Jeeze, it's like saying hookers keep using my backyard to turn tricks; even though I chase them out each time I find them, build a huge fence to keep them out, and ask the cops for help, I'm still going to get charged because it's happening in my yard. Once again, just shameful stuff by the FBPD here.

I thought I did leave a comment. I did leave a comment. Where did it go?

This is getting pretty embarrassing for the police department. Crime is a problem downtown, but trying to run businesses out if town is not the answer. I think the owner's request sounds like a good step in the right direction to calming things down. An increased regular presence could calm things down quickly. But it seems like the pd had already decided they wanted to play swat team. A good rule of thumb: businesses engaged in drug rings probably don't email the police asking them to come around more often. I also don't understand how DUIs are counted against the bar where someone was drinking. It's not their responsibility what people do when they leave the bar. Are they supposed to follow all their patrons around to make sure none get in a car?

Not only did the Fredericksburg PD A) waste tons of time and taxpayer money on raiding an establishment that is obviously no different than a dozen others like it in the city, and B) embarrass themselves by their amateurish and buffoon-like display during the raid, but now its PR spokeswoman, Ms. Bledsoe, can't muster enough gumption to present even an iota of contrition for the spectacle her agency caused...not to mention the damage done to The Otter House via negative press and to it's owners, both of whom I'm sure haven't slept a wink since the raid. Memo to members of the Fredericksburg PD who raided The Otter House: the next time you feel the steroids beginning to bubble up to the surface, why don't you just do what most other policemen do and find a black person to harass?

It was nice last summer when there were two police officers walking downtown all day long. I dont remember their names but they really made a difference. I hated that they had to go back to their original assignments. They were two really nice guys and treated everyone with respect. I would like for those two inparticular back on the downtown beat. No other cops have done a good as job as they did. Bring them back! Other cops could learn a lesson or two from them.