Typically, there's a lot of politics in joint operations. We don't do that here. Operation Crackdown also sends a message to Yanceyville citizens that the local law enforcement officers don't want anyone dealing or using drugs in town anymore. Yanceyville, with a population of 2,100, is small. Incorporated in 1986, it didn't have a police department until last January.
Residents are the kind of folks who greet each other by name and are genuinely friendly.
They've also known for years about the rampant drug use. About dealers selling drugs out in the open. About people getting high and creating disturbances with noisy parties and bad behavior. Residents began complaining. By last year, Mayor Curtis E. Davis and the town council decided they'd had enough.