By flipper

February 6, 2009 11:35 AM | Link to this

Maybe the Drury Inn should be shut down. If a residence is involved in drug activity don’t the police sieze or condem the property?

By nonsense

February 6, 2009 11:39 AM | Link to this

flipper, I hope are not serious. If you shut down every public Intitiy that had a drug bust or anything like that, Dayton would be a Ghost town.

By Kraig

February 6, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this

to shut down a hotel for narcotics being sold or used in a room, you must prove that the hotel had knowledge of the activity, made no attempt to stop it, and profit from it.

By Kraig

February 6, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this

to shut down a hotel for narcotics being sold or used in a room, you must prove that the hotel had knowledge of the activity, made no attempt to stop it, and profit from it.

By hey kraig

February 6, 2009 11:45 AM | Link to this

Hey Kraig, are you practicing law without a license?

By shellymoe

February 6, 2009 12:01 PM | Link to this

I work next to the Drury and wondered why Channel 7 and Dayton CSI were there. This isn’t the first drug deal/bust to go on at the Drury. It’s home to a lot of folks too, some are local but many are from out of state on extended stay for their jobs. I think the Drury is a magnet to dealers which is bad for the area (Bulter Township & Vandalia). Perhaps the Drury should start mandatory housekeeping (to ward off bugs, etc.) since they have long-term residents? Of course, it only deters dealers if the staff actually report what they see/find. I imagine they’ve paid enough attention & not said anything since the guests pay their wages. I only get a glimpse of the Drury when going in or out of work and on breaks and in those short moments, I’ve noticed suspicious activity, so their own staff surely should too!

By JKirkwood

February 6, 2009 12:02 PM | Link to this

Hey “hey kraig,” did you ever stop to think that maybe he does practice law?

By Kraig

February 6, 2009 12:06 PM | Link to this

Nope, dont practice law, was a cop for 25+ though…

By Too funny

February 6, 2009 12:13 PM | Link to this

These comments are too funny. If you think the Drury is a magnet you should venture north on Miller Lane to the Knights Inn, Motel 6, etc. They are booming. The Drury is the nicest on the street.

By shellymoe

February 6, 2009 12:53 PM | Link to this

I never said other hotels on the strip weren’t as bad, but I have personally WITNESSED the questionable characters and activity outside the Drury. Just because the Drury is the nicest, doesn’t mean it’s not attracting crime. It just makes a good cover.

By Brian

February 6, 2009 1:39 PM | Link to this

Chasing drugs is such a waste of the police’s time and tax payer money.

By Buckeye

February 6, 2009 1:50 PM | Link to this

NO surprise. There is a lot of prostitution that goes on at the Drury. It keeps the local constabularies busy. Almost any motel/hotel/motor inn that offers short term stay rates will get dirty money.

By Dale G

February 6, 2009 1:55 PM | Link to this

Drugs are evey where. This will be trying times. The aconomy might tilt the fence straddlers to earn a living illeaglly. Lets hope the police can,nip it.They need dot.the I’s and cross the T’s, then make it stick then forget where the keys are.

By null2

February 6, 2009 4:18 PM | Link to this

In reference to some of the abo0ve comments regardsing hotels/motels, I will always remember a sign seen in front of a motel during 70s. “For a Night or a Lifetime.”

By DDS-R

February 6, 2009 6:36 PM | Link to this

This is a good start. But, prosecutors need to pursue prison time for drug dealers on the first offense. They seem too quick to plea bargain deals for 5 years of Community Control, and the drug dealers go right back to “work.” They just try to fix their mistakes and not get caught again.

By harvest

February 12, 2009 3:57 AM | Link to this

Looks like Drury Lane is the new Dixie strip… for the police it is like shooting fish in a barrel… cops are smart, drug dealers are greedy and think that they are bulletproof… if you want to party, keep your private business out of the public eye… or go to jail, rehab and the grave yard… or pay a lawyer big money… that’s what I do… shame on me…

By Omar

February 15, 2009 4:30 AM | Link to this

wow pat yourselves on the back… you took down a whole 10caps… the f**k… i don’t even f**k with dope and i could get my hands on 10 caps in less then a 8hr shift that these police work. why not keep working on taking on the true problem? how about not putting it out to the news when you bust one the lowest type of”employee” in what is probably giant organization. this bust shouldn’t have even been worthy of the next shift’s briefings. You will not put a dent in drug activity by targeting street level pushers… there will be another one in his place with 10 more in line behind him. Follow the dope to the leaders and then the leaders to the suppliers and then follow the money and it might be new worthy. Dayton is not the most organized nor intelligent drug underworld,but its only a matter of time before it grows into it.

By britt

February 16, 2009 1:58 PM | Link to this

When I first moved to Dayton in 87, I stayed at the Royal motel on keowee. It was about 3 blocks up from parkside homes. Some nites I wouldnt get home til after 11 and nearly tripped over the hookers and crack dealers. I remember one Mon morning I couldnt go to work. They had all the roads blocked off while they did a sweep of parkside. In 92 I came back again and stayed at the Holiday Air. That was a real snake pit. Due to the work I was doing and my hours it was more convinient to stay in motels with weekly rates. Most of my time was in the Whitehall area. Drugs and hookers are nothing new to places that offer cut rates on weekly stays.