MESA, AZ — Residents of a Mesa neighborhood say their longtime community was turned upside down after squatters took over a vacant house on Matlock Street, raising concerns about alleged drug activity and safety.
“It needs to be torn down. It’s that bad,” one frustrated neighbor remarked, echoing widespread sentiment within the neighborhood.
Crystal Price, a local resident, described how noisy visitors came and went at all hours. Drug paraphernalia reportedly started turning up, and neighbors complained about unbearable odors coming from the property…