This is Rosedale Avenue on the east side
of Fort Worth.
This trip has developed quite a
reputation over the years.
Any police officer will tell you that's a
known hotspot for crime.
It will probably take a lot more than
guardian angels to clean up the side.
Police say it's one of the hardest hit
crime areas in the city.
Most of the businesses along this section
are minority owned by the people
operating the small firms.
And those living in this area aren't
passing up any chance to help make the
East Side safer.
Some even stopped their cars to welcome
the angels.
Well, I think this will be a wonderful
thing because this is what we need in
this area.
Men minute breaking ins that we have had
in recent.
The East Side's crime problem doesn't
compare to what's going on in New York,
where the Guardian Angels got their start
three years ago.
That's why the group plans to recruit
people from their own neighborhoods to
use as patrol units.
They'll be taking applications Thursday
morning at the Fort Worth Quada Gardens,
but at least 60 people will have to sign
up before the Angels can get off the
ground. They'll be Walker Channel 5
Action News.