http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/ Join the Debate! Read and comment on articles posted on actlocallysf.org. Fri, 16 May 2008 23:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/#comment-858 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:38:06 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/#comment-858 The meter maids should also look out for car burglaries instead of just providing revenue. My wallet... er... street is swept every day from 4am - 6am including Sundays, and the parking tickets are efficiently doled out, yet, that never seems to prevent my car from being broken into. Go figure. Why is the city so good at giving out fines, but so weak at preventing crime?<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> The meter maids should also look out for car burglaries instead of just providing revenue. My wallet… er… street is swept every day from 4am - 6am including Sundays, and the parking tickets are efficiently doled out, yet, that never seems to prevent my car from being broken into. Go figure. Why is the city so good at giving out fines, but so weak at preventing crime?

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]]> http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/#comment-841 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:30:57 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/#comment-841 Ordinary citizens can also play a role in this particular crime. I work near an 'alley' called Elm Street and one day as I was driving up the street I spotted two men lurking near the cars parked close to the preschool behind McDonalds. As I sat near the corner waiting to turn into Van Ness I spotted on of the men smashing a car window! He grabbed a briefcase and took off on the other man's bicycle. The other man started walking toward Polk. I back my car up, called the police and followed the culprit. I was able to tell the dispatcher exactly where the man was going. The police showed up, took my statement and arrested the burgler immediately. It only took maybe ten minutes of my time. If thieves know people will report them this might stop some of them from engaging in this criminal activity. Also, NOT leaving 'stuff' in the car is helpful. This population of street people and petty criminals will target a car even if it just has a few nickels lying around on the dash! I have often been informed by drug addicts where I used to work that they will break in for loose change so they can buy a can of shaving creme! Each citizen needs to take some action and work to report crime and get involved in their neighborhood watch programs. These are effective programs and I know from experience, that they work. I am not entirely sure what the comment prior to me is all about..."since cops often lie" but I would like to say to that person that not ALL cops lie and in fact many don't lie. I get sick and tired of people bashing the police when they don't understand what it takes to be an officer of the law. Yes, SOME may lie and those are corrupt ones that eventually get caught in their lies one way or another but most cops are decent and try to do the best job they can under the circumstances which is usually lack of support from police administrations. We as citizens need to show support for police and encourage our legislators to allocate more funds for police and implement better training and support systems in police departments. Policing is a complicated issue and undercover officers don't just 'survey peace activists!' They work very hard to stop drug trafficking. This area of policing is a difficult one and probably one of the most stressful areas of policework and like I said before, the administrations don't provide the necessary support to the officers that work these stressful details. Aloha!<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> Ordinary citizens can also play a role in this particular crime. I work near an ‘alley’ called Elm Street and one day as I was driving up the street I spotted two men lurking near the cars parked close to the preschool behind McDonalds. As I sat near the corner waiting to turn into Van Ness I spotted on of the men smashing a car window! He grabbed a briefcase and took off on the other man’s bicycle. The other man started walking toward Polk. I back my car up, called the police and followed the culprit. I was able to tell the dispatcher exactly where the man was going. The police showed up, took my statement and arrested the burgler immediately. It only took maybe ten minutes of my time. If thieves know people will report them this might stop some of them from engaging in this criminal activity. Also, NOT leaving ’stuff’ in the car is helpful. This population of street people and petty criminals will target a car even if it just has a few nickels lying around on the dash! I have often been informed by drug addicts where I used to work that they will break in for loose change so they can buy a can of shaving creme! Each citizen needs to take some action and work to report crime and get involved in their neighborhood watch programs. These are effective programs and I know from experience, that they work. I am not entirely sure what the comment prior to me is all about…”since cops often lie” but I would like to say to that person that not ALL cops lie and in fact many don’t lie. I get sick and tired of people bashing the police when they don’t understand what it takes to be an officer of the law. Yes, SOME may lie and those are corrupt ones that eventually get caught in their lies one way or another but most cops are decent and try to do the best job they can under the circumstances which is usually lack of support from police administrations. We as citizens need to show support for police and encourage our legislators to allocate more funds for police and implement better training and support systems in police departments. Policing is a complicated issue and undercover officers don’t just ’survey peace activists!’ They work very hard to stop drug trafficking. This area of policing is a difficult one and probably one of the most stressful areas of policework and like I said before, the administrations don’t provide the necessary support to the officers that work these stressful details. Aloha!

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]]> http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/#comment-840 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:08:30 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/11/27/police-busting-citys-onslaught-of-car-burglaries/#comment-840 since cops often lie, instead of surveilling peace activists; why don't undercover police (with concealed cameras) create video footage of the smash and grab crimes as they occur to avoid having to use their often questionable testimony in court? - www.likroper.com<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 10</li> </ul> since cops often lie, instead of surveilling peace activists; why don’t undercover police (with concealed cameras) create video footage of the smash and grab crimes as they occur to avoid having to use their often questionable testimony in court? - www.likroper.com

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