The reports of a shots fired in the borough of Tamaqua brought several residents to Tuesday's council meeting to voice their concerns about what is happening in the town.

Although Police Chief Rick Weaver and Mayor Christian Morrison declined to comment on the event, due to the active nature of the investigation, residents let the borough know that they are not happy with the state of things in Tamaqua.Robbie Cadwallader, a recent transplant to the community, offered a heart-wrenching story of moving to the community to escape the violence of the outskirts of Philadelphia."I came here with three bullet holes and two stab wounds," she said.Cadwallader was accompanied by her miniature poodle, which she explained is a seizure dog, and necessary because of an uncontrollable seizure condition she has after being shot in the head."I want to see something done and I'm going to be the first one to call 911," she said.Michelle Mehallic, a resident of the South Ward area, complimented the police and the borough on the response to the Tuesday morning incident, but cautioned them that this is not over yet. "The people don't understand, that street? It has been going on for years," she said.Mehallic said the borough needs more full-time police officers, instead of continuing to rely on the part-time officers that frequently cover shifts when full time officers aren't available.Morrison said the borough has started the ball rolling on the process to hire more full time cops and has requested that the Civil Service Commission sets the test to begin the hiring process.Another resident, Jackie Cheney, who lives in the East End Section of the town, said she has been made aware that heroin is being dealt right behind the Turkey Hill. "That's right across from the police station. That's them, laughing in your face," she said."I would think it would be more important to put police officers out there than to buy streetlights," she added.Council President David Mace echoed the mayor, saying the borough is taking the first step to putting more police on the streets.