Huge Drug Bust

Nice to see the low level dealers being targeted but where’s the linkage to the guys who import?

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Kevin J. O’Connor, announced Wednesday that 22 people — 16 from Norwalk and Stamford — have been indicted on federal charges for allegedly distributing cocaine and crack in southwestern Connecticut.
In a news release, O’Connor said the 30-count indictment was returned on Feb. 14 by a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport, and accuses the people named with various federal drug trafficking, firearm and witness tampering offenses.

Twenty of the people indicted are named in the news release, including 12 from Norwalk and four from Stamford.

O’Connor said the indictment was unsealed Wednesday “following the arrest and presentment of several of the defendants.”

The investigation resulting in the indictments was conducted by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, which comprises members of federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, the IRS, and the Norwalk, Bridgeport, Trumbull and Fairfield police departments. The FBI also received assistance from the Stamford Police Department and the Connecticut State Police, O’Connor said.

Norwalk’s member of the task force is Detective Terrence Blake. During a meeting of the city’s Police Commission Wednesday afternoon, Deputy Chief Rosemary Arway praised Blake’s participation in the investigation, saying, “He developed the whole thing.”
The defendants named in the news release by town are:

Norwalk: Richard Davis, 31, a.k.a. “Buck,” “Poo Poo” and “Shooter”; Jerryle Snider, 20, a.k.a. “Broadway” and “Leroy”; Trayson Stevens, 22, a.k.a. “Tray 8,” “Jay” and “Mitch”; Stacey Goss, 30, a.k.a. “Binky”; Sasha Koppel, 21; Dondon Fletcher, 32, a.k.a. “Yellow”; Brent Menskey, 21; Travis Simms, 19, a.k.a. “Trav Lo” and “Love”; Bill Bollman, 62; John Godwin, 36; Luis Serrano, 27; and David Walsh, 52, a.k.a. “Caddy.”

Stamford: Isni Gjuraj, 27, a.k.a. “Ease”; Arbnor Gjini, 25, a.k.a. “Cookie”; Antonio Robinson, 37, a.k.a. “Dave” and “Biggie Smalls”; and Mike Peters, 24.

Bridgeport: Alan Donald, 46, a.k.a. “Bo Donald”; and Lavaughn Brown, 20, a.k.a. “Vaughny.”

Westport: David Karp, 53.

New Canaan: David Peters, 46.

In addition, the news release says three Norwalk residents were taken into custody on state narcotics charges: Carlos Gonzalez, Dahonte Hilliard Roberts, and Jeff Armstrong, all 18 years old.

The indictment, as described in the news release, alleges Gjuraj, Gjini and Davis led an organization that engaged in narcotics trafficking and acts of violence. It says Gjuraj, Gjini and others obtained large, wholesale quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin from sources of supply in Connecticut and New York, and Gjuraj and others would then convert most of the cocaine into crack and package it for redistribution.

The indictment further alleges that Davis was then responsible for distributing the crack to various members of the organization, including Snider, Stevens, Goss, Koppel, Fletcher and others, who, in turn, redistributed the packaged narcotics to the organization’s street level dealer.

The organization primarily distributed narcotics in Norwalk, Stamford and Bridgeport, the news release says.

The indictment alleges Davis, in conjunction with Robinson, acted as “enforcers” or “muscle” for the organization and, together with associates, acted to protect the organization’s members from detection, apprehension and conviction for their illegal activities by intimidating witnesses and otherwise obstructing justice.

Various members of the organization allegedly carried and used firearms while conducting their affairs, and when members of the organization were arrested or wanted by law enforcement, other members would post bail and retain or pay for counsel in an effort to ensure they didn’t provide information about the organization’s criminal activities or otherwise cooperate with law enforcement.

In a breakdown of the charges brought against each of the defendants, the news release indicates that some face prison terms of 20 years to life and fines of up to $4 million.

update: The advocate reports its 24 arrested. Better story below with more details.

Federal authorities and local police yesterday arrested 24 area residents in connection with a cocaine and heroin distribution ring led by suspects who bought drugs in New York and hid them in secret compartments in their cars.

Confidential informants tipped authorities to three men – two from Stamford and one from Norwalk – who allegedly ran the drug ring.

The men purchased large amounts of cocaine in New York City, converted it into crack and sold it across Fairfield County, according Kevin O’Connor, U.S. attorney for Connecticut.

Norwalk Police Chief Harry Rilling said 11 teams comprised members of the city police emergency services unit and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force began picking up suspects at 6 a.m. yesterday morning.

The majority of the arrests stem from a federal indictment charging 22 people, mostly from Norwalk, with various federal drug trafficking, firearm and witness tampering offenses.

Marybeth Miklos, spokeswoman for the FBI’s field office in New Haven, said late yesterday afternoon that 21 of those people had been apprehended. She would not release the name of the person still at large last night.

Three other Norwalk residents were arrested on state drug charges as part of the long-term investigation, Rilling said.

Those arrested also included an employee of the New Canaan Parks Department, sources close to the case said.

The investigation centered on Isni “Ease” Gjuraj, 27, and Arbnor “Cookie” Gjini, 25, both of Glenbrook Road in Stamford. They were allegedly responsible for buying cocaine, converting it to crack and handing it out to distributors, according to Gjini’s indictment.

Investigators found more than 600 grams of cocaine and 800 grams of crack in a secret compartment built into the center console of Gjini’s 1997 Toyota Camry when they searched it Jan. 20, according to the indictment.

They also seized a loaded handgun, envelopes containing heroin and $3,000, records show.

source:The Hour, 22 indicted on arms, drug-related federal charges, February 21, 2008
source:Advocate, 24 arrested as part of federal drug sting, By Zach Lowe and John Nickerson, February 21 2008

  • anonymous

    What’s ole “Pops” Reilly and “Biff” Valiante thinkin’? The Hour story seemed to have this wierd fascination with the nicknames of those arrested.

  • Anonymous

    The Advocate reports its 24 arrested. Better story below with more details. John Nickerson has always been a great reporter and without Noelle reporting for The Hour they are going to be lacking somewhat with the news in this area.But if thats not bittersweet enough the Ct Post hired Noelle so coverage probably will always be the better at The Advocate or Post one way or another.To bad for The Hour competition was always good we hope to see it return soon.Continued police reports wil help convince others crime is effecting the whole city.

  • Anonymous

    I wish we could get the mayor and the police chief to read a book and learn something.

    “The Turnaround: How America’s Top Cop Reversed the Crime Epidemic,” Bratton dismissed the notion that the job of police was to respond to crime.

    “Crime, the theory went, was caused by societal problems that were impervious to police intervention,” he wrote. “That was the unchallenged conventional wisdom espoused by academics, sociologists and criminologists. I intended to prove them wrong.”

    And he did. ”

    Mayor Richard A. Moccia said at the meeting the investigation was “primarily in response to concerns we had at Washington Village.”

    Washington Village is a public housing project between Water and Day streets in South Norwalk.

    “We have been working, we continue to work to clean our streets, and we are,” said Moccia.

    Moccia said Norwalk is an urban center facing the same problems as every city in the country.

    “People say, well, they don’t want to hear that, you know we’re in Norwalk,” said Moccia. “Well, it’s a fact of life. Every city across the country is facing this.”

    we are asking for more police officers and are told only three is what is needed we all are saying not enough.The Hour is now posting many letters asking for help as well so its not just the blog and only a few asking.

    Every city across the country is facing this.”

    and everyone is doing proactive things to deter crime and handguns. Huge bust ? not huge substantial maybe but look around if the demand was so high for the drugs there are replacements on the street already today and with the demand up on drugs so doesn’t price so brace ourselves for more robberies and house breaks to pay for this stuff society accepts as recreation and not illegal drugs.

    Yes we all need to commend the officers who busted their ass, but unless we back them and find the leadership as we need to continue the fight the streets will look the same next week at this time filled with more drugs.

    what can we do to help? read Bills book it may come in handy when its time to hire ten not three additional police officers. Its not time to convince the public we need more help its the people we voted into office we need to convince to make the right choices. The drugs were taken off the street not the crime it takes money to buy them there will always be supply from demand crime has not been elimanated.

    focus on our ills at the homeless shelter Mr mayor each day one after the other are taken to the hospital for new meds or the methadone clinic as we have a revolving door and the police are the chauffeur’s while assault victims ect. wait for a response.Our police officers are chasing drug induced patients all over the city hasn’t Harry spoke to you about our misuse of manpoweer? Its not the one or two individuals who are new to the system its the one or twice a day every day calls for the same people who need help the police simply can’t do anything for other than trasport to the hospital or clinic . The need for more ambulances is now starting to come into play not enough for your critical patients while they attend drug or alcohol induced incidents which are now resulting in assualts on others.

    social agencies are asking for help while the state cuts the budgets yet we havn’t seen anyone in the forefront advocating for some of the organizations like the domestic abuse shelters. Where are our politicians? Articles this week in the news are telling us they need help where does it say support is going to cost money?

    But we as a city are all over the developments and the new construction as if we don’t have any other subjects that effect the city , grandstanding on one bust is too little too late some think.

    some of the thoughts of course are passed on by vetern officers simply waiting to retire they have had enough just like some of the residents.

  • Anonymous

    So many good things happening in Norwalk. Norwalk is moving ahead in crime and way behind in education. Keep up the good work Mr. Mayor and my vote is for a one year term in office.

  • Anonymous

    You don’t need Mista G’s rants to understand what #4 just said.

  • Anonymous

    US cop finds huge marijuana haul in senior citizen’s car:A 72-year-old man was arrested in the US state of Maryland after more than a million dollars’ worth of marijuana was found in his car by a police officer who was helping him with his bags, police said Thursday (21st)

    now for one 72 year old man this was huge

    Comments posted on the Internet praised the police for taking the large haul of illegal drugs off the streets, while others pointed out that drug dealers often prey on financially strapped US seniors, offering what they see as easy money in exchange for serving as mules to transport the drugs.

    This is typical street lesson learned in law enforcment community every day

  • Anonymous Too

    Why do they need the IRS on a safe street task force? Or was that an alphabetical slip? Maybe they meant ATF or DEA? Hope so. I know having the IRS around sure doesn’t make ME feel safer.

  • anonymous

    Drug dealers don’t pay taxes so IRS looks at their assets to see if they owe money for undeclared income (drug profits) and then seize and sell off the assets for past tax evasion.

  • tigger

    That’s how they did in Al Capone.

  • Anonymous

    safe street task force was not effective tonight Mr Mayor.

  • Anonymous

    BRIDGEPORT — A Fairfield dentist — accused of writing hundreds of illegal prescriptions for powerful painkillers for himself, friends and relatives — chose Thursday to be tried by a judge rather than a jury.
    Dr. Paul Dengelegi, 44, who has an office at 1304 Post Road in Fairfield, waived a jury trial and instead elected a court trial before Superior Court Judge Lawrence Hauser.

    The trial is scheduled to begin next Thursday. Dengelegi is charged with five counts of illegally prescribing narcotics, three counts of illegally obtaining controlled substances, two counts of conspiracy to illegally prescribe narcotics and one count of illegally obtaining controlled substances by doctor shopping.

    The IRS is certainly looking at this guy a drug dealer who pays taxes

  • Anonymous

    NORWALK — A Weatherbell Drive resident found her house burglarized when she returned home Thursday afternoon.
    The woman said she left home at 10 a.m., and when she returned at about 2 p.m., she found items thrown around her bedroom and doors to other rooms open.

    Police determined that an intruder had entered the home from the basement and forced open the door at the top of the basement stairs.

    The woman reported some gold rings and a gold necklace missing

    Like it was said brace ourselves the cycle seems to be starting

    Huge bust ? not huge substantial maybe but look around if the demand was so high for the drugs there are replacements on the street already today and with the demand up on drugs so doesn’t price so brace ourselves for more robberies and house breaks to pay for this stuff society accepts as recreation and not illegal drugs

  • Anonymous

    Two city men were arrested Thursday night for allegedly driving off with an air compressor they stole from a Fillow Street man’s driveway.
    The complainant called police at 9:10 p.m. saying occupants of a green Jeep drove down his driveway, picked up and put the compressor in the back of their vehicle and drove

    a great arrest a great job too bad we don’t know to thank but the officer knows who he is.

  • Madmanmike

    Thats funny, the CIA imports the Drugs then arrests people for dealing and arrests addicts.
    Its obvious their operation was getting too big so they had to eliminate their competition.

  • the truth

    wah wah wah all you bloggers who cry about the crime in Norwalk and then criticize a sweep like this…shame on you..if you get rid of the low level thugs you eliminate a lot of nuisance crime….for all you experts it is the broken windows theory… stick to the political blogs where you can know nothing, say alot and feel good about yourselves…

  • Anon432

    We should start by calling children by their given name in school and on the street. Many students go by their nick name. No longer is it Bob or Jim those are gomer names as I have been told. Ask most of the high school kids go by two or three names it is crazy. I am glad they have figured it all out.

  • Anonymous

    the truth is your from the old school and old school doesn’t work.Time for some new talent from the top down.

  • concern father

    During this so called raid. The Norwalk police depts david orr and an unknown fbi agent handcuffed a 16 yr old kid and tortured him. the kid was guilty of having a brother who is a criminal. This criminal also happens to the nephew of officer paul stevens of the norwalk police dept. who committed suicide. or did he commit suicide?

  • Anonymous

    all you experts it is the broken windows theory
    wow we have someone who reads didn’t you get anything out of the book?

    Yes hire more police is our cry what is yours?

  • anonymous

    Yes. Now the FBI is part of the big Norwalk torture and xorruption scandal. I heard the CIA is giving th Norwalk Police torture training and Orr is actually a CIA operative. Where do you people come from. Ask your kids about the alleged torture victim and see what they have to say about him and his past history.

  • Anonymous

    After a monthlong investigation and with the help of Stamford police, Norwalk police Wednesday arrested a man with an ounce of crack cocaine, an ounce of marijuana and prescription narcotics in his possession.

    Michael Glenn, 29, of 25 Orchard St., Norwalk, was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana, illegal possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school, two counts of illegal sale of narcotics, two counts of possession of narcotics with intent to sell, and failure to keep drugs in their original container, police said.

    we can only trust the pace will pick up as help is on its way from outside agencies. Summer will be here soon along with the next bumper crop grown here in the US.When script meds start showing up on the street that agains shows there are no importers they simple come from sources locally from the U.S.

  • Anonymous

    You have to wonder would we have more drug busts if the city was more aggressive? We all now the kids have access to drugs and guns.

    For the last 10 years the Unit has been staffed with 6 officers who do not do street narcotics beacuse a lot of arrests would confirm the City has drug problems. They now open maybe 200 cases per year or less.

    maybe thats enough for people to understand why numbers in Norwalk don’t always tell the story.

  • Anonymous

    A great way to pay for drugs and will not help the downtown merchants and the tourism image .A Bridgeport woman Monday night reported her purse was torn away from her by a female assailant. The woman told police she was walking to a pub on North
    Main Street when a female grabbed her purse and tried to pull it away from her. The woman said she tried to hold on to the purse, but was
    pulled down to the sidewalk and
    lost it. The 36-year-old woman said she chased the robber to the area of the post office on
    Washington Street before losing sight of her.
    She reported her purse contained an unknown amount of cash and credit cards. Police found a key ring on the ground with a Las Vegas fob
    on it that may have belonged to
    the attacker. Police said the victim
    scrapped her knees but declined
    medical attention.

    So it was robbery and assualt on a night out in downtown Sono. If this woman was lucky she only got one ticket for parking if she drove and couldn’t get her car out of Norwalk in time.

  • Anonymous

    Mayor Richard A. Moccia sees no reason to ban law-abiding citizens’ from possessing handguns, as he believes “people have the right to protect themselves.”

    How do you think we are staying safe and protecting what we have in South Norwalk Dick?

  • Anonymous

    Mayor Richard A. Moccia is quoted in Local Matters this month saying” he feels that incidents of teen voilence result in from the teens being unsupervised” and then goes on to say local teens often become in turf related incidents , not national scale gangs are like the Crips and the Bloods.

    Then you have this account to dispute that is online for all to read.

    A rapper who does not use his own beats, but still makes kick ass raps. GRIT$ means “Get Rich In The $treets”. His real name is Joseph Thompson. He raps about many things, including: South Norwalk (SoNo), places known for drug activity, including: South Main St., West Main St., West Cedar St., Ely Ave., Hilltop. He also raps about his discovery, and even about politicians in Norwalk, and in the State capitol, Hartford. Declares himself as a part of Wolfpack, a well known gang in Da Port. Believe it or not, his CD is not available in any store, and since Norwalk Police are incompitent, and cannot make any charges stick, they blamed Joe Grit$ and his lyrics for causing gang fights between Bloods and Crips in Norwalk. It was so important, that even ABC news wrote about it: abcnews.go.com/US/print?i d=632755

    so the question was asked

    Nice to see the low level dealers being targeted but where’s the linkage to the guys who import?

    So what about the Wolfpack? What about the Bridgeport connection? what about the gangs suppose there is some connection maybe?

  • Anonymous

    Does this mean weekend units and more police when most drugs are bought used and brought into the city?

    our chief just said this last night

    We’d like to thank the community for their support during this time,” said Chief of Police Harry Rilling, who serves on the advisory board for the Courage to Speak Foundation. “As a community you’ve said enough is enough, we’re going to stand up against drugs

    too little too late

  • Anonymous

    Doesn’t mean anything it was for the news reporters it was for the press.Why cut anyone slack for non performance?

  • Anonymous

    This is for the person who posted #13. I happened to know one of he city men who were arrested for stealing the air compressor. And he actually had no idea that the other guy was stealing it. He thought he was going to pick it up for a job. Funny how police arrest innocent people who just unfortunetly happen to be in the wrong place at the worng time. That officer who made the arrests also battered and bruised my friend who was innocent. I give that officer no thank yous and absolutely no respect. And to you (anonymus person) get your facts straight before you go and comment on an incident. You never know who will be reading. ASSHOLE!!!

  • npdinsider

    Sounds like a bad night with the shrooms,then and last night.Low level scum generally generate something funny when they write.The rest of us were wondering did they charge him for the ride in the ambulance? His fat ass didn’t fit in the cruiser did it? A bucket of amphetamine would help the both of you by the sounds of it.Tell us how much does he weigh?

    Your right never know who is reading this.

  • anonymous

    He never rode in an ambulance. As I said before, GOT YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT before you comment on ANYTHING!! I think a bucket of amphetamine would help you. I dont do drugs. Dont need to since I have a good head on MY shoulders and YOU’LL be paying MY taxes in a few months. Before you comment on other people’s weight, pull the fat shit out of your mouth cuz the shit you’re talkin makes you weigh heavier than anyone I know. I guess your actual name will never come up from this since your a pussy faggot who likes to talk shit.

  • Anonymous

    I think we have found our new mayor, please run for office you certainly know how to get our attention.That was actually a great post the hash run was successful are you using the oil with anything else?

  • anonymous

    This poor innocent guy who didn’t know what was happening……he doesn’t have any prior convictions for burglary….or does he?????????

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    A 48-year-old Norwalk resident was walking outside 45 Lexington Ave. Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m. when he was attacked by four men who attempted to rob him. The four men punched the victim and broke a beer bottle on his head.
    Police said the victim fought off his attackers and escaped without turning over any of his possessions.

    According to a police report, the man described his attackers as four black males in their late teens or early 20s wearing black and black and white hooded sweatshirts.

    Police responding to the scene found the victim bleeding and dispatched an ambulance. He was treated and released Tuesday at Norwalk Hospital.

  • Anonymous

    City man faces
    16 counts
    of drug
    trafficking

    a kingpin or just another low level G man?

  • anonymous

    Low level mope, but it is a quality of life issue for those who live around there.

  • Anonymous

    this is day two of good governance coming from City Hall.

    There is no concern for quality of life its not in the budget.

  • Anon

    2 Things…..

    First of all, isn’t Jeff “Easy” Armstrong the same guy that was on the front page of The Hour a few weeks ago? The Hour said he was turning his life around and was going to be an accountant…..I guess he needed the education to count all that drug money!

    Second, what is the Mayor going to do about that drug trafficker working in the City’s personnel department? It’s not going away, Dick. The mayor takes a hard stance on drugs and guns when a camera is in front of his face, but he’s willing to let Donna remain a city hall employee when SHE KNEW HER SON WAS STASHING GUNS AND DRUGS IN HER HOUSE! That is a FACT…..And Harry, you’d better get on Moccia about that….your career can not withstand another black eye.

  • Anonymous

    Crime doesn’t stop during a recession–in fact, it can increase as unemployment rates rise. Law enforcement enjoys perennial demand, far removed from the ebb and flow of private sector profits. Police officers play an essential civic role, protecting the lives and property of local citizens. They investigate crimes, patrol neighborhoods, and carry out crime prevention initiatives.

    Will someone please point this out to Rillings and Moccia.

  • Anonymous

    It’s no longer a question of recession or not. Now it’s how deep and how long. Workers’ pink slips stacked ever higher in March as jittery employers slashed 80,000 jobs, the most in five years, and the national unemployment rate climbed to 5.1 percent. Job losses are nearing the staggering level of a quarter-million this year in just three months.

  • anonymous

    To #31:

    Kill yourself. You’re a waste of our air. I don’t want to run for mayor….never will. You are funny you know that? You CRACK me up. Maybe I WILL run for mayor after I graduate college in a couple weeks. Thanks for the suggestion.

  • Anonymous

    #41 I suggest you go back to school as your post shows how ignorant you are.

  • anonymous

    i think you need school

  • Anonymous

    I enjoy this thread it seens we have some postings from someone slipping in and out of a coma.

    3 kids get caught selling fake crack on South Main st yesterday they were from NY.Don’t know who is more stupid the dealers selling sheetrock or the users buying it. Norwalk Must be a great drug market for three NY dealers to come to Ct and find Norwalk.Must be those tourism ads bringing in the visitors.Its never going to end until we get news leadership or is it new leadership.

  • Anonymous

    Heroin distribution in Norwalk continues even Rillings admits its a problem nationwide

    Rilling said the resurgence of heroin has led to an increase in overdoses in many areas nationwide as the potency of the drug has intensified. He said Norwalk has so far been immune.

    Think about what he said,go to the Norwalk hospital and ask them or go ask a Norwalk cop.

    Its a dirty subject for our seascoast tourism office isn’t it?

  • Anonymous

    NORWALK – Police wrapped up four drug investigations this week, resulting in the arrests of four people and the seizure of more than 100 bags of heroin and crack cocaine. This was for their own use not for distrubution right Harry?

  • Anonymous

    The police department’s Special Services Division, which investigates vice and drug crimes, made the arrests Monday and Tuesday after lengthy investigations into each of the suspects in unrelated drug cases.

    are we back working weekdays? Trust they waited for a reason any half ass crack dealer can tell you business is always heavy on a friday night or weekends.

    Cathy Pascale, 57, of 11 West End Road, Norwalk, was arrested at her home Tuesday, and police seized 107 bags of heroin;

    Pascale has a lengthy criminal record dating to 1993 that includes convictions on drug and larceny charges. She was arrested in February on heroin possession and sales charges

    No it doesn’t sound like Norwalk has any problems with herion you can buy it anywhere along south main st according to a cabbie we know.

    Classic example why a methadone clinic is located in Norwalk but certainly doesn’t appear on our tourism brochures.

  • Anonymous

    oh its so sad to read todays Hour what the hell is happening in Norwalk? People are asking for protection just move its not a city thats wants to change.

  • Anonymous

    i was am enforcer in the 70′s and 80′s for a group of numbers runners and sports betting crews known as the Luchese’s. What ever happened to the good old days of deal and die, and the La Cosa Nostra. Now its only in NY or on the Sopranos. This was Bridgeport. when my enforcing had to do with oweing large sums of money to a shylock, or BECAUSE YOU WERE DEALING JUNK. Then, even then, the Goodfellas turn to junk. Kids got money for this crap. Garbage, posion.

  • Anonymous

    We need to revisit this link, H has made a big comeback in Norwalk rock is burning out at 80 percent highest in the area some say, the rape and the muggings are up just read the Hour this morning.Weed is coming up from down south by the bail and hash oil has made a comeback, under glass for the hash itself is abundant.

    If you don’t understand what I just said I’m sure #49 does its disgusting what is going on while some in Norwalk think all is well.The drug trade is alive and well outsiders coming to washington st to buy are pleased the price is down the quanity is up.Cabs are driving the cklients around and drug houses or crack dens have made a comeback in norwalk.

    Maybe a tour of the city by map would of drawn more interest with the tourism kiosk.