Woody Biggs describes himself: “As born and bred North Carolinian, I grew up in eastern NC and have lived in Raleigh for 30 years. I have seen the astronomical growth here and the good and the bad that comes with that. I love our city and want it to be the best it can be and a safe place for all residents.”
Woody delivered the following remarks at the November 12, 2025 City Council meeting:
I have been coming here for years talking about the noise from Glenwood South bars and talking about it until I’m blue in the face. The noise doesn’t change but the calendar year does.
Tonight, I want to focus on crime and not the crime within Glenwood South but in the surrounding neighborhoods. I have plenty of examples but I will only give you three as I only have 3 minutes. In the last 12 months I have had two instances late at night and in the early morning hours. Both times a single male banged on the door and tried to get in my house.
About two blocks from Glenwood South a young couple with a small child had a group of guys continually coming onto and damaging their property. One of the group was particularly so focused on their property that they finally were able to identify him and get a restraining order against him.
Again, about two blocks from Glenwood South a couple have had two incidents in the last three months.
Three months ago around 3AM a young woman was banging on their door. Police were called. Two weeks ago this same couple had another incident. Around 2AM a man was banging on their door yelling let me in.
They yelled down and said he was at the wrong house. He yells let me in or I’m breaking in. They called 911. While on the phone with 911 he yells if you don’t let me in I’m busting in your window. Next, he busts in the window and climbs in the house.
They are relaying the play by play to the police. Just imagine for a moment you are this couple in their 80’s praying the police get here before he makes it to your upstairs bedroom in which you are cowering. After decades of living in their house after the second incident the wife said maybe it’s time we move.
This is the vibrancy nearby neighborhoods endure resulting from the Glenwood South so-called vibrancy Jonathan Melton has often spoken about.
Glenwood South and surrounding neighborhoods are simply not safe.
We unfortunately have to live with what former city leaders created and you have allowed to fester.
The sad, shameful truth of it all and everyone knows it is that if any of you lived in the area and had to live with this ‘vibrancy’ it would have ended years ago.
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