Things getting too hot in Old Town at night

A night in Old Town is not supposed to be like one in the Old West. So it’s encouraging to see that the Wichita Police Department has been cracking down on troublemakers in the entertainment district, citing 26 people Saturday night alone. As Old Town is giving Wichitans and tourists a good time, it’s supposed to be delivering on millions of dollars of public investment. Public drunkenness and urination or worse are not welcome there.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

9 Comments

  1. JUSTA GUY
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 6:31 am | Permalink

    Need a couple of adult theaters to cool old town down. lol OR, old town was put in place to increase police recruitment.

  2. Joe Williams
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 6:41 am | Permalink

    Typical weekend there in Old Town. Most people just mind their own business, but you are bound to get a few people who will be crazy when alcohol is involved.

    At least our cops don’t go punching some old man like they did in New Orleans.

  3. ProudMan
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 6:48 am | Permalink

    Things are apparently too hot on the ol’ blog as well. I noticed they removed Randy Scholfield’s item about Marge Pheleps (however you spell her name).

  4. Bohica
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 9:44 am | Permalink

    I was thinking the same thing Justaguy….

    You see this type of thing happening… yet there are no adult stores there. However, I bet if you were to put one in Old Town, then the officials would blame this kind of behavior on the adult store!

  5. Jed
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 12:10 pm | Permalink

    Drunks don’t keep me from going to Old Town. I’ll go as soon as the police start arresting all the price gougers!

  6. james
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 6:54 pm | Permalink

    Back in the day,– an Adult Store was J.C. Penney. It was a place you went, to do your business. You didn’t go there, with the idea of who could you embarrass, what kind of disturbance could you make; getting drunk and disorderly, fights and stabbings.

    Society today, is just one tiny step, above the animal. Do whatever you wanna do, don’t have any respect for anyone else and above all else, make sure my rights are protected.

    If it takes an entire army, to protect the average citizen going to Old Town, that expense should not be spared. Lock up the troublemakers, first and foremost!

  7. Damoon
    Posted October 12, 2005 at 8:56 pm | Permalink

    Sounds like Bill Maher got his wish, we have our own version of Bourbon street right here in DooDa. AHHH, the smell of vomit and urine!! Now that’s progress!!

  8. JUSTA GUY
    Posted October 13, 2005 at 5:47 am | Permalink

    First you have to have tourists. I don’t patronize Old Town, figuring I have donated enough through tax dollars. I might though if they open an adult theater and Rhonda will agree to accompany me. lol

  9. notacop
    Posted October 16, 2005 at 8:48 pm | Permalink

    I don’t go to old town because of all the cops. If they just harrassed the hoodlums and the troublemakers, I might. But that’s not the case. They are equal opportunity harrassers.