Knives don’t kill people, people kill people
posted: July 12, 2008 | category: community
tags: crime
From MSN/UK:
“The number of fatal stabbings in London this year has risen to over 50 with four more cases in a single day, but Scotland Yard said on Friday the city is not suffering an epidemic of knife crime. One of the latest victims to die in four separate incidents in London on Thursday […]
Police response times: Is it really a failure if success isn’t an option?
posted: June 28, 2008 | category: community
tags: crime, news, police
Today’s News & Record above-the-fold headline reads: “Greensboro police fail to meet response goals.” But can you really “fail” to do something if success isn’t an option? GPD is being asked to serve an ever-growing population and an ever-expanding land area without a proportionate increase in officers.
There seems to be a general consensus […]
Bold attack on homeless man on Florida Street
posted: June 17, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: crime, policy
“A homeless man was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight Monday afternoon along West Florida Street, police said. At 5:22 p.m., Greensboro police responded to the intersection of West Florida and Luray Drive. Lt. Brian James said a man walking down the street was robbed and struck in the head with ’some type of […]
Read More..>>Interview with High Point Councilman Mike Pugh confuses me
posted: May 19, 2008 | category: community, homelessness, substance abuse
tags: crack cocaine, crime, homeless news, politics
Quotes from “10 Plus with Mike Pugh,” in the News & Record:
In response to questions about drugs and violence in neighborhoods, Pugh says:
“There was one place. I had neighbors call me about it and tell me it had become a crack house, and there was prostitution there, too… If we’re interested in rebuilding neighborhoods, […]
Homeless man attacked in Glenwood
posted: April 1, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: crime, Glenwood, homeless news
Fox8 reports that a homeless man was attacked and robbed early this morning while looking for a place to sleep in the Glenwood neighborhood in Greensboro. The man told police that two men approached him, attacked him with a chain and stole his backpack.
I checked the incident report and the man’s name, age and […]
Discussion & Movie on Gangs: “Bastards of the Party”
posted: January 4, 2008 | category: Uncategorized
tags: crime, events, Glenwood
Warning: Film clip contains graphic language.
Discussion & Movie on Gangs, Violence, Prevention & Solutions Featuring School Board Member Deena Hayes (see update below)
Thursday January 31st, 2008
7pm-9:30pm
The HIVE 1214 Grove Street, Greensboro, NC
(near downtown, the coliseum and UNCG, between Glenwood & McCormick)
www.gsohive.org
“Bastards of the Party” movie
As seen on HBO!!
Cle “Bone” Sloan, a longtime member of the […]
Parent brawl at school proves cop’s point
posted: December 20, 2007 | category: community
tags: crime, police
A few days ago, I posted quotes from a conversation with a cop friend, discussing the problem of juvenile crime and his contention that the ultimate responsibility lies with parents who fail to instill discipline, morality and a sense of responsibility in their children. His point was well illustrated on Tuesday evening at Oak […]
Read More..>>A Greensboro cop on crime and common sense
posted: December 17, 2007 | category: Uncategorized
tags: crime, Greensboro, police
I talked to a cop friend about the Dec. 11th emergency City Council meeting, which focused on violent crime in Greensboro, and about the media and blog response that has followed.
First, I asked him about the major drop in the number of homicides in 2004, and whether or not that was connected to […]
Chief Bellamy on juvenile crime: “It’s beyond the police”
posted: December 17, 2007 | category: Uncategorized
tags: crime, Greensboro, police
At an emergency City Council meeting, Greensboro Police Chief Tim Bellamy answers questions from City Council members Trudy Wade and Sandra Anderson Groat about the problem of juvenile crime in Greensboro.
>> Video of the 12/11/2007 emergency City Council meeting is available here.
Low bail + poor inmates = A crowded, expensive jail
posted: December 17, 2007 | category: homelessness
tags: crime
A friend is in jail. His bail amount is $25.00. He doesn’t have the money to pay it. So he’ll sit in jail for the next 39 days, until his court appearance. It costs Guilford County somewhere around $60-$70 per day to house an inmate. Because my friend doesn’t […]
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