Woody Merry used the chain saw Monday to chop down a Bradford pear tree that he said was the meeting spot for drug deals in the neighborhood.
The Augusta Chronicle reports that Merry also spray-painted "GOT COPS" over graffiti. The slogan stands for "Get Out of Town; Citizens on Patrol Surveillance."
Lori Davis, a past president of the Harrisburg West End Neighborhood Association, said the tree needed to come down.
She said an elementary school opened in August across the street from the tree, and the surrounding area wasn't cleaned up. Now, Merry and others say they're trying to make the neighborhood safer.
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