Whitehall takes first step toward buying troubled apartment complex

The Commons at Royal Landing is practically an outpost for Whitehall police. Officers are there every day. In the past six months, they were called to the housing complex on the city's east side 370 times. "Every city, I think, has certain properties that tend to attract crime or crime elements," said Whitehall Mayor Kim Maggard. "We’re just trying to make sure we can get a handle on those properties." Specifically, what Whitehall is trying to do is buy the crime-ridden Commons at Royal La