You know, instead of just knee jerk dumping on the reporting y'all could produce counter- evidence that refutes what is being reported.

But that takes a bit of work, so here we are.

No mention of the surveillance video.

But thank you, Tony Roma for providing something of substance.

" But, according to Cindy Romero, who used to live at the Edge apartments, that's exactly what's happened.

"They want to say there's no takeover. I don't know what your definition of takeover' is, but there were no managers, no owners, the housekeepers were being harassed, and these guys changed the locks to the outside of buildings."

"I saw them breaking down doors and taking pictures, then showing the apartments to different families like they were real-estate agents."

"They had their own electricians, locksmiths, and plumbers, and they cooked in my building for like 50 people like six days a week. They partied all night until breakfast then went to bed. They carried guns and terrorized every lease holder until they moved. I was the last [lease holder] in my building."

"That's a takeover."

And

" Crimes and citations have more than doubled at two of the CBZ apartment complexes " Whispering Pines and Aspen Grove " since 2022, while nearly doubling at the third complex, Edge at Lowry, according to the Common Sense Institute, a non-partisan think tank.

The owner of the apartments hired a Colorado law firm to investigate the alleged gang takeover of the Whispering Pines Apartments, CBS News reported. The report concluded Tren de Aragua members committed a long list of crimes including: trespassing, unlawful firearm possession, assaults, threats of murder, extortion, strong-arm tactics, and child prostitution.

TdA now uses the formally vacant units to host "parties" where they "serve drugs and child prostitution," according to the report. The property manager told the law-firm investigators that "minors are a good source of money."

The report further revealed a consultant for the property manager was so severely beaten and stomped by gang members that he had to go to the hospital. And a housekeeper was threatened to give up her keys. The suspects said if she didn't comply, they would kill her or her family.

The officer concluded his report with, "I would highly recommend you guys take two to three friends with you when responding to any calls there."

#26. When it comes to these three apartments it clearly happened and now we are quibbling over the extent to which it happened.