Want to buy a Handgun?

We've got a new Congressman in Memphis and I was just thinking maybe I would send him an idea that, I think, needs to be implemented. Currently, if a person wants to purchase a gun from a private citizen, they can just make the transaction without trying to find out if the gun is stolen, or they can try to get the seller to go with them to find a cop. The cop can check the gun to see if it is stolen, because most won't check it unless they have the gun in their possession. I think the FBI could help recover thousands of stolen guns, and other items, if they would allow citizens to check serialized items against the NCIC stolen articles database.

I can't even remember how many times I've arrested someone carrying a pistol that was stolen, and they were not charged with Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property. The thought is that you can't prove they knew it was stolen. Well, I agree, if the item was stolen months ago, you can't get a conviction on that. So, why not open up the information to the public? If someone brings a gun or any other item to me and I run it and find out it is reported as stolen. I'm not giving it back. I'm calling the cops and turning it over. How many other people would do the same? If only a handful of people did that, there would be fewer stolen guns on the streets.

This access could also allow people to check other items, like vehicles, tractors, four wheelers, etc. to see if they are stolen. I think this is an idea whose time has come. Anyone else agree?

Crime Fighter - Extra-Ordinary

Hmmm, as I recall our current Sheriff ran for office on a promise of employing functional consolidation. When he took office, there were already a batch of "metro" operations in place. Since that time things appear to have gone south. There was even talk of a "Metro Narcotics" unit being formed right after his initial win, and there was a lot of time and money spent on trying to make it happen. The end result was nothing. There was even talk of a Metro Fugitive operation, it too never happened. The MPD refused to throw-in with Mark.

Then there was the metro-gang unit. The MPD pulled out of that last year and put their officers on the street. Mark took his ten men and formed his own "unit". I'm told he has pared that large number down to six, so instead of calling it the gang unit, I think it would be much more appropriate to call it "our gang". You know like the "Little Rascals". Wonder who is playing Alfalfa? Welcome to the gang club.

The latest revelation is the breakup of the Metro DUI unit. MPD Director Godwin pulled the plug on that operation just yesterday. I guess he agrees with me that running beer stings is not the highest and best use of available manpower. But, then again, Godwin has actually made arrests. He understands crime fighting and since his trip to New York, he has had an epiphany. If anyone cares to do the research, they will see that I have been preaching the answer for the past two years - non stop, ZERO tolerance coupled with innovation. This was my plan from the outset and based on what I had seen from working in the streets and developing systems that are highly effective.

Note to Mark - Mark you cut the resources of the SCSO down to dangerous levels so you could look good to the taxpayers, and now "the chickens have come home to roost." Go back to the county commission and ask for money to hire more deputies, then consolidate your narcotics street club (less than 10), your "our gang club" (6 officers) and the Fugitive squad (less than 40). Ask for an additional 100 officers and forget about Glammer Slammer II. I know you just floated that out there to scare people into supporting your real agenda, which is to get CCA to take over the jail and corrections center. Next, stop answering law enforcement questions like you had risen through the ranks. Let Chief Oldham answer those, he's been there, done that. You can field the jail questions.

On another note, and while I'm still being instructive to the high shurf, I see you cleaned up your campaign finance operation to the point that the only convict I recognized was Bobby Lanier, and he's on everybody's list. I know you were saddened to see your long time friend and campaign contributor (Joe Cooper) get arrested recently. But, I guess you can look back on that picture you had taken with him at the car lot with fond memories. Now, don't get too down about this next revelation but, I'm also hearing some more of your friends/contributors are going to be staying at the Crossbar Hotel - and soon. (Oh well, easy come, easy go.) Back to the donations - I didn't even see the wives of convicts or underworld types names on this list. The only thing you've got left to fix is taking money from people who do business with the county, you know like people who run body shops and wrecker services and other such things. Of course, I also noted that you didn't take in nearly as much money this time either!

Now, back to my review of all things criminal in Shelby County. Under the current Sheriff, the county has experienced a blossoming crime problem. Violent crime in Memphis only grew by less than 3% in the first half of this year, yet in the county it grew by 17%. Why is that? Could it be because of failed policies? Isn't that what was said about Memphis and the reason it had gotten so bad? I believe it is. This is why it is dangerous to have a Sheriff who has never done the law enforcement side of the business. If he were merely the titular head, and he delegated the crime fighting to people who had a plan of attack, things might be different. But, the reality is that he is the Sheriff and he appears to think that because he won the race, he's a lawman. I say the facts don't support that assertion. He's now into his fifth year and things are not looking better, they are looking worse. Not only is crime getting worse in the county, the police chiefs in the other municipalities are shunning him. I believe it is because he "knows not" what he does.

Now, I know this posting will rankle many people. You'll say, we had no alternative but to vote for him. Well, that may be true. As a write-in candidate, I knew I had no chance, and the other alternative wasn't acceptable. So, I'm merely pointing out that this guy isn't getting it done. If you find anything I've said to be untrue, please let me know and I'll make the corrections and apologize. On the other hand, if you review the facts, I believe you have to agree. Sheriff Luttrell is failing the taxpayers of Shelby County.

In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan, "are you better off today, than you were four years ago?" In terms of crime, I would say not.

And then there were Eleven

Arrest or indictment aren't necessarily indicative of guilt, but it sure doesn't look good. From the evidence that has been presented to the public at this point, to the historical factors, to a general sense of criminal conduct in and around the political scene, I'd say this bunch is pretty much "toast".

I was talking about this with my wife earlier tonight and she said something I thought hit the nail on the head. (I always check with her to see how the general public feels about something, because I think she is representative). She said, "this doesn't surprise me, isn't this what politics really is anyway?" I found myself trying to defend politicians, then stopping midstream and pretty much agreeing. At least in Memphis and Shelby County, this appears to be the way it is. I've been railing about the culture of corruption here for the past year or so and when I first started talking about it, I got a wake-up call. When I mentioned that so-and-so had taken money from a convicted felon, almost every politician I spoke with said, "well, I took money from him too, but I didn't know." I don't recall ANY of them giving the money back, except my friend Terry Roland. Terry got a check in the mail from one of the more notorious ex felons and he promptly put it in a return envelope with a note thanking him for offering to help.

I'd say this would be a great opportunity for these "elected officials" to go through their books and return any money they took from the underworld, wouldn't you? Do you agree that a sheriff shouldn't take money from a convicted drug dealer? Do you agree that a DA shouldn't take contributions from a convicted felon, and that a mayor, clerk, commissioner, councilperson, or even a school board member should also adhere to the same policy? I've been trying to get the CA to dig into these politicians financial disclosures and connect the dots so the citizens can see what I already know to be true. So far they have yet to undertake the project. However, hope springs eternal, and they may now take a look. I'm told, they are nosing around a little more these days. . . .

Memphis Politics - Three More Bite the Dust - More to Follow

From WHBQ's Website -
Memphis, Tenn. (WHBQ)- Operation Main Street Sweeper and Operation Clean Sweep are federal investigations that caught three city leaders in an alleged web of public corruption. City councilmen Edmund Ford and Rickey Peete and former Shelby County Commissioner Joe Cooper have all been arrested and face 20 years in prison.

It's tragic on the one hand, yet usual and customary, on the other. As I have said many times in the past, we have a culture of corruption in Memphis and Shelby County. That is a contributing factor to this constant cycle of indictment, denial, conviction of public officials. The current Sheriff, mayors, the District Attorney, and most of the commissioners and council members have enjoyed the company of these indictees. I pulled Mark Luttrell, AC Wharton, Bill Gibbons, and other's disclosure forms this year. One thing that almost shocked me was that all of them had taken money from convicted felons. Bill Gibbons called me the day after I pulled his, I guess with the idea of attempting to intimidate me. I told him I was checking to see who had taken money from a convicted cocaine dealer, Rusty Hyneman. Well he offered that he didn't even know him and had only met him once and he went further to say he would never take money from him. I said, I didn't think he would, but then again, I didn't think the Sheriff or mayor would do that either. I thanked him for calling and went about my business. I found later, after rechecking, that he had taken money from a convicted felon by the name of Ricky Peete. The same Rickey Peete who was arrested today.

The local politicians see no problem with consorting with these underworld figures and even take money from them, as Mark Luttrell has said, with no apology.

I'm posting just a few clips of the disclosure forms of some of our illustrious officials who are and have been pals with these criminals and soon to be criminals:

Here is evidence that Bill Gibbons is supported by Rickey Peete.


And here is evidence of Mark Luttrell's contribution from Joe Cooper. Of course, I could also post snapshots of him taking money from other convicted felons like Rusty Hyneman, William B. Tanner and others, but since Joe Cooper is the one who was arrested today, I'll just post his.


Luttrell says he thinks it's okay to run with these people. Here's a quote from Channel 3's website this summer:
In their first live televised debate, both incumbent Sheriff Mark Luttrell and Democrat Reginald French answered some tough questions.

Especially on campaign contributions. Both admitted taking money from convicted felons.

"I make no apologies for working with people who are contributing to the betterment of society who have paid their debt to society," says Luttrell.

Then there's this picture of Joe Cooper at Mark Luttrell's HQ Grand Opening:




Wintermute points out that Steve Cohen passed a law that will help ensure that thugs cannot serve once convicted, thereby closing a gaping loophole that allowed Ricky Peete to get back in the groove. While I don't agree with a some of Steve Cohen's views, he did us a great favor with this one.

"This year in the Tennessee General Assembly, Senator Steve Cohen was successful in getting restoration of the right to vote streamlined for most ex-felons, except those convicted of a few named offenses (new law in .pdf); but on a subject Steve and I discussed previously, he also got passed in that law a prohibition on anyone committing malfeasance in public office ever being able to regain the right to vote -- and consequently to be able to run for office again -- in Tennessee. This supplements the 1989 law providing for a permanent exclusion from public office for bribery and a 10-year bar for official misconduct."

One thing some of these arrestees have in common is they are no strangers to the legal system. Ricky Peete served time in the Federal pen once already, as did Joe Cooper. Another thing that keeps surfacing is billboards. There must be a ton of money in billboard advertising . . . .

It also seems a little more than coincidence that Joe Cooper has been linked to another politician with the last name of Peete - now deceased Chancellor Floyd Peete.
Joe testified he arranged for the chancellor to fly on a plane owned by Rusty Hyneman to a Sugar Bowl game. Joe was working for William B. Tanner at the time, and also Rusty, I guess. Here's a link to a site that has the story the Commercial Appeal ran. And here's an excerpt from the story:

On Tanner, Cooper testified that the billboard and banking mogul hired him sometime around 1996, paying him $60,000 a year as a land development consultant and business executive.

Although Cooper's employment ended near the start of 2000, he testified he "was still doing things'' for Tanner and carrying three of the businessman's credit cards around Labor Day 2001 when Chancellor Peete called him from Florida.

Cooper recalled Peete telling him "his credit card was not working and he needed to pay for some rooms for the weekend.'' Cooper said he called Peete's hotel and "purported myself to be William B. Tanner,'' then used one of Tanner's cards to cover the $1,400 charge.

A month after the incident, Peete ruled in Tanner's favor in the lawsuit against him, ordering Peck to reimburse Tanner for $719,586 spent in his legal defense. Peck's lawyers contend the hotel charge amounted to improper influence, yet Cooper said Peete never knew he'd used Tanner's card.

EETREDSILEEIBII Crime Fighting Plan

Yep, it's finally "out there" - EETREDSILEEIBII That's the acronym you get when you take the first letter of each of these brilliant crime fighting strategeries. I think it's pronounced like etreadsalibi. Politicians never cease to amaze me. They have an uncanny ability to focus everything on themselves, particularly when they think there is a possibility of government funding which can be used to push their names out in front of the public. If they can provide some menial jobs for a lot of people through these boondoggles, all the better. WREG noted how the general citizenry (you and me) were excluded from participating in this mind meld.

Even though citizens were excluded from participating in the planning and discussion, I believe actually fighting crime is a job best left to those who have done it before. The MPD is aggressively attacking crime and I applaud them for that. The problem is the other players, aren't on the same page. If crime is to be deterred in Shelby County, there must be an emphasis on behavior modification. There is nothing in this plan that speaks to that. Only touchy feely stuff, other than the MPD's aggressive enforcement approach. The Sheriff has gutted the Sheriff's Office so there aren't enough officers to do anything. This summer I reported that the gang unit only had 10 officers. I spoke with a buddy the other day who still works there and he said they now have six!

The DA wants more money and less work. Hmm, a smaller caseload? More courtrooms, more prosecutors, more, more, more. Kinda has a democrat ring to it, doesn't it. Sounds a lot like the County Commission. Heck, why not, let's add a black district attorney because the white one certainly can't identify with the majority of Memphis. While we're at it, the Shurf is a white guy too.

But I digress. . . back on point. If we want to change these thugs behavior, we have to condition them to not do wrong. The best way to do that is implement a program (without a fiscal note) that puts them into a progressive discipline matrix. You come to jail the first time, you pretty much just get to spend the night (shock effect). The second time you come to jail, we turn the heat up. A person who makes the third visit to jail should not be looking forward to the trip, because he shoals already know he will be working at the PENAL FARM (I didn't say correctional center because that doesn't really exist). The more times a person comes to jail, the more punishment gets doled out. We don't need expensive jails to make this work. It works in Phoenix and they use tent compounds. We can do the same.

I noticed that the judges and representatives from the TN Dept of Corrections weren't included in this soiree. That's unfortunate because they are the ones who are allowing these thugs back on the streets. Police can arrest all they want, but until there is a jail undercrowding committee, we'll have problems with criminals breaking into our homes. I've said it before but anytime you have a metro area with over 17,000 people who have been arrested 10 times or more each, you have a problem. Shelby County has a group of over 17,000 who have been arrested over 253,000 times. If we factor each event as costing us just $500.00, they will have cost us over 125 million dollars.

I don't hold out much hope for this plan because there is no emphasis on changing behavior, which is all "fighting crime" or "crime reduction" really amounts to. The goal is the cessation of criminal activity, but we reward our thugs with a get out of jail card as soon as they get there.

Here's the strategerie and my comments on each item.

1.Expand data-driven police deployment in Shelby County .

This is a good thing. Crime analysis, properly done, can even predict patterns of crime. Of course, some areas are already no-brainers to the street cops. More aggressive enforcement should follow.

2.Expand the Project Safe Neighborhood law enforcement partnership model in Shelby County

What is really being said is we need to be more aggressive. I concur.

3.Toughen state laws for gun crime

I’m for that, but that means the DA can’t plea bargain it down, or throw the charge out. How about the DA reviews each offender and concentrates on repeat, repeat, repeat offenders. More than tougher gun laws, tougher prosecution of these parasites would be much more effective.

4.Reduce the caseload per prosecutor in the D.A.’s office for more effective prosecution

Yeah right.

5.Expand Drug Court Program so that it operates consistently and at full capacity

Duh, this is a no brainer.

6.Design and implement a comprehensive gang strategy

How many years have we had a “gang strategy”? I remember Jack Owens talking about gang problems when we implemented “Jump and Grab” in 1988. The SCSO doesn’t have a “gang” unit. They have a gang club. Luttrell has gutted the dept so that there are only 6 officers in the “club”. The MPD will have to deal with this issue alone.

7.Sustain and expand student safety initiatives in public school systems

This does nothing new.

8.Implement mentoring-based truancy reduction program

What does this mean? Can we be more abstract? How do you mentor someone into becoming a responsible citizen, when they go home to an apartment where they live with their grandmother, and their mother is selling crack or herself on the side? One major problem with crime in this county is the single “parent” family. Young boys need father figures and discipline. These kids don’t get it at “home.” I don’t have a ready answer on this issue. I admit it is a tough one. What do we do about this problem?

9.Launch the JustCare 180 degree program to “turnaround” youth charged with unruly
and delinquent offenses

I’m sorry. When I see things like this item, it bothers me. Show me this has worked before I will buy into it. Google shows this is another Federally funded program. In other words - same (show me tha money)

10.Expand juvenile offender re-entry programs

More of the same (show me tha money)

11.Expand and coordinate adult offender re-entry programs

More of the same (show me tha money)

12.Implement proactive, coordinated “problem properties” system

This is a good program. I first experienced other agencies doing this in 1988 when I attended a drug task force conference in Miami, FL . Other jurisdictions have been doing this for decades with great success. My partner and I wrote this up as a plan in 1988. I guess they just found the papers.

13.Build communication campaign that promotes tough consequences for crime

I think this means use federal funds to purchase billboards and run ads on television late at night telling people to play nice or else. I’m sorry, but I think word of mouth from the convicts is the best advertising. The word is out about gun crimes because the thugs understand. They understand because they’ve seen or heard that one of their buds is doing hard time because of it. You might say, “we don’t need no stinkin billboards”. I know the politicians want to be able to see their names on the billboards, so this is really number 1 in the plan.

14.Implement coordinated domestic violence initiative

How about some billboards and tv spots that say – Don’t hit other people! (this message brought to you by (rotate the politician’s name) because he/she really cares about you!


15.Implement “Operation Safe Surrender”

Haha, sorry I just can’t stop laughing at this one. Touchy-Feely again. This is a program that asks the felony fugitives to please turn themselves in “in a non threatening way”. I’m sorry, I just spent too many years chasing these thugs and I have a different perspective. Who thinks these folks can’t turn themselves in to the police, deputies, ministers, or anyone else right now? It happens all the time. I get calls all the time with people telling me they are going to turn someone in. They just want to know how much the bond is, or if there is going to be a bond. Yep, this is another one of those (show me tha money) programs.

Here's an excerpt from the US Marshall's website:
Fugitive Safe Surrender is a unique, creative, and highly successful, initiative that encourages persons wanted for non-violent felony or misdemeanor crimes to voluntarily surrender to the law in a faith-based or other neutral setting. Managed by the United States Marshals Service as a community re-entry program for wanted non-violent offenders, Fugitive Safe Surrender offers individuals with felony and misdemeanor warrants the ability to turn themselves in to law enforcement and have their cases adjudicated in a safe and non-violent environment. The goal of Fugitive Safe Surrender is to reduce the risk to law enforcement officers who pursue fugitives, to the neighborhoods in which they hide, and to the fugitives themselves. Authorized by Congress in July 2006, Fugitive Safe Surrender is believed to be the first program of its kind in the nation.


I have some ideas that I plan to send to the MPD Police Director that I believe will help in the apprehension of these criminals, but we still have the problem of the judges and corrections letting these people out.

OK, Here's the Plan

Joe (Backroom) Republican is talking with his cronies . . .

First we float an idea of building a 200 million dollar jail (which if built would cost 300 million). When people are shocked by that, we bring back the privatization issue. We can sell it by telling people it will be much better and we can actually make money, which can be used to retire the debt(I know we aren't going to retire the 2 billion dollar debt with 10 million, but work with me). Of course, we keep Aramark/Servicemaster in the loop on food purchases, but we also bring CCA into the picture. You know several of the local guys have lots of stock in them.

(Fellow crook, er crony)
Well, how do we pull this off? There are more democrats on the county commission than republicans and they have been against privatization. Maybe if we get a republican commissioner to offer them something, like say a Juvenile court judgeship, they will work a trade-off?

Hmmm, sounds like gravy to me. . . .

Finding Information on Criminals in Shelby County

New Shelby County Clerk's JSSI Website

A new JSSI website is finally up. It has a different look and when doing a name search the user can now even enter the last name, then tab down to the first name field. That used to throw the cursor into the url of the webpage. Of course, all JSSI searches are supposed to convert the names to upper case and it will, if you tab out of the first name field. But, if you just hit enter, and you entered the first name in lowercase, you won't get the expected results because they are relying on all case conversion to be done on the front end.AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH.

I don't understand why it has to be so difficult, but it apparently is. Whoever designed this website apparently doesn't use it. Wouldn't it be nice if you had a webpage where you could do a name search, which would list all the hits in a single page? That page could have the booking numbers hyperlined to the cases and the RNI numbers linked to a report on ALL arrest/booking/indictment data. It seems to me, once you have an RNI number(the number that is linked to the arrestee's fingerprints) the program should collect all the data from BOTH clerks. It doesn't though. You still have to go to the General Sessions Clerk's piece of the puzzle and then to the Criminal Court Clerk's piece.

Another little "problem" is the fact that once you do a General Sessions NAME SEARCH, and it returns a webpage with booking numbers, you can click on any of those booking numbers and you'll get the same result. You have to go all the way back and rerun the query on the name again, and make sure you don't pick the same booking number. Yep, you guessed it - AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH.

Memphis Home Defense Tool?

Actually, it's a machine gun for use on the DMZ between North and South Korea, but I can see some application locally!

Juvenile Judge Responses

I got several responses to my email from commissioners today:

David Lillard and Mike Ritz emailed they voted against it.

Deidre Malone called and tried to explain why she is supporting/sponsoring the addition of a judgeship.

Wyatt Bunker called and said he was trying his best to hold the line on spending and he doesn't see the need to add another judge. He also said if we add a referee, the county only has to pay about 25% of the cost because the feds will pick up the rest.

Here's J W Gibson's reply via email to me:
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Thank you for your comments and I appreciate you keeping an eye on the actions we as elected officials take. We are about to being a series on public meeting dealing with this issue. I would like to personally invite you come listen and speak on this very important issue.

J.W. Gibson, II
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After hearing Wyatt's comments, it makes a lot more sense to add a couple of referees and let the federal govt. pay most of the cost. This would have the greatest impact on the backlog. This and if they were to make them work a full eight hours.

Are Gangs a Problem or Not?

Today's Commercial Appeal has a story about a consultant giving a talk in Desoto County. The topic was gangs. He said some things that should have been said here in Shelby County two years ago, maybe longer. I seem to remember someone saying we don't have a big drug or gang problem in the county. That statement was about a year before Millington PD busted 25 kids for selling drugs in a county school.

From the CA article:
"Right now, right across the state line, Memphis City Schools are out of control, totally out of control," said Jason Farmer, former victim-witness coordinator for Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Bill Gibbons' office.
He said the situation is similar in Shelby County Schools.

Farmer is now a consultant with the National Gang Crime Research Center and substitutes at Southaven High School on his off days.

Farmer and Jimmy Chambers, an anti-gangs investigator in Gibbons' office, made a presentation on gangs at a DeSoto school board meeting last week. Education Supt. Milton Kuykendall said he asked that the presentation be made to inform school board members.

Chambers described the widespread presence of gang members in Memphis and Shelby County and his experiences in dealing with them.

Farmer said he believes a "huge gang fight" involving gunfire may break out "inside an enclosed situation in one of the (Memphis or Shelby County) schools in a gymnasium or a football game."

In addition to danger from gunfire, many students and others could be trampled in the "madness" that would occur during such an event, he said.

Farmer, who said gangs are in suburban as well as poor, inner-city areas, said DeSoto County now stands where Memphis and Shelby County stood about 10 years ago.

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It seems to me Desoto County had better nip this in the bud, before the taxpayers there have to start looking toward Marshall County. The MCS and SCS spokespersons responded to the above by saying everything is pretty much under control. Either Desoto will deal with it now, or later. This problem will not just go away - on it's own.

Risking it All - For U.S.

I never served in the military, as I joined the Sheriff's Office when I was just 21. I guess I've always thought of cops as the continental army and the military as the ones who prosecute the wars in other countries. Anyway, I think most cops feel somewhat of a kinship to the military, in that we are attempting to protect and so are they. I came across this video of the military in Iraq with an audio from Josh Groban and I thought it was excellent.





You Raise Me Up

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Memphis is a great place to .... well, it's got Graceland and it's close to the casinos in Tunica if you like to give your money away, and there's a big river and .... Now Memphis is being immortalized on the web. You can proudly display what happened when you visited Memphis.

Shelby County Mayor is Tough on Crime?

I read with interest today that county mayor A.C. Wharton says fighting crime is his top priority. Hmmm, let's see what can the mayor do to fight crime, since he has no police force that answers to him like Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton? He says he can give jobs to the criminals. While I think jobs can help, they aren't a panacea. I do believe there is much that the county mayor can do, but giving jobs to criminals isn't the answer.

Here is what I suggest the county mayor do to impact crime:

1. Call a meeting of the justice community and layout the plan
2. The plan would include tracking repeat offenders. Anytime we have a person under arrest who has been arrested more than "n" number of times, they need to get an enhanced look. One problem we have is "repeat" offenders understand the system. They know they can continue to repeat with impunity. We have one person in Shelby County who has been arrested over 200 times. There are over 18 people who have been arrested over 100 times and there are over 17,000 people who have been arrested 10 times or more. That last group accounts for more than 250,000 arrests and that doesn't include misdemeanor citations.
3. Crank up the "workhouse" again. Have the inmates grow the food we feed both the correctional center and the jail.
4. Build tent compounds to house these thugs, not the multimillion dollar facilities we have been building. If not tent compounds, research lower cost facilities.
5. Include the churches and the business community into training programs for de-thuggifying these people.

The essence of what we are talking about here (crime fighting) is behavior modification. Psychology 101 tells us to change behavior you can apply either positive or negative reinforcers. The jobs approach, without any other aspect, is a "positive" reinforcer, which will not work. It won't work because there are currently jobs out there, but these criminals don't have the moxie to go get them. I believe a negative reinforcer, like increased punishment followed by positive reinforcement, like job training for those who are in the jail or county workhouse is the only way to change criminal behavior. Some criminals won't change no matter what you do, the others will cease and desist once they come to understand that the punishment for their crime will be unacceptable.

Who, What, When, Where . . . .

Would someone tell me where this crime occured and what neighborhood I should try to avoid? What did the suspect look like? How about giving me a description as to race, sex, height, weight, complexion, clothing, direction of travel, etc? A map of the area would have been nice too. Most likely the 5400 block of "East Memphis" was Poplar Ave. (I don't think I've ever heard a section of town being given a 100 block designation). A google search turned up some crime stats for Bent Court, then I was able to get a 100 block, so now I know the area is in Raleigh. I also know the neighbors are telling the truth. I remember when that was a very nice neighborhood. I also remember when the news would give you the full details. Remember those halcyon days when the police and news agencies used EXACT addresses, not "100 blocks"? Are they trying to be politically correct, or just being sloppy?

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From News5's website . . . .

A chopper flew overhead. Officers scoured the brush with guns drawn. SWAT teams filed in line searching for three suspects who robbed a Cingular cell phone store on the 5400 block of East Memphis and took police on a chase that ended up in North Memphis. The suspects abandoned the getaway car in a cul de sac on Bent Court.

Police say the suspects shot at them during the afternoon chase and they shot back when the suspects jumped out of the car. Neighbor Dianne Edwards rushed home to check on her sons.

"You can't really say anything about what's going on because it happens all over, but I just want to make sure that they're safe," she said.

Officers went door-to-door trying to track the robbers as Memphis Police shut down the streets surrounding the crime scene. No cars could go in, and none could come out for two and a half hours. The suspects abandoned the car right near Emmett Wheeler's home. He says crime is rising in the neighborhood.

"When we first moved over here this was a nice place. There wasn't a lot of crime," he said.

Police are now processing evidence and working to find the suspects. Neighbors say, though the scene troubled them, they're glad to have the presence of protection.

"It's good to know that there's someone taking care of the situation," Edwards added.

No one was injured during the ordeal.
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As for the crime in that area, by comparison, it is RELATIVELY safe - only 79 crimes reported in the past month within a 1 mile radius.


0609005278ME Aggravated Assault 09/10/2006 RALEIGH LEGRANGE & PARKVIEW
0609013689ME Burglary/Business 09/25/2006 3000 CELA
0609014004ME Burglary/Business 09/26/2006 3000 COVINGTON PIKE
0609011600ME Burglary/Residential 09/21/2006 3100 WADE ST
0609011918ME Burglary/Business 09/22/2006 5100 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609012024ME Burglary/Residential 09/22/2006 2700 AMY LN
0609012548ME Burglary/Business 09/23/2006 3000 COVINGTON PIKE
0609013413ME Burglary/Business 09/25/2006 5100 STAGE
0609009394ME Burglary/Business 09/18/2006 4500 STAGE RD
0609010497ME Burglary/Residential 09/20/2006 2700 AMY LN
0609007564ME Burglary/Residential 09/14/2006 5000 COBALT
0609008718ME Burglary/Residential 09/16/2006 2900 BEVERLY HILLS
0609009160ME Burglary/Residential 09/17/2006 5100 BLACKWELL
0609005488ME Burglary/Non-residential 09/11/2006 4700 FAIRLANE
0609006286ME Burglary/Non-residential 09/12/2006 5000 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609006491ME Burglary/Residential 09/12/2006 4800 STAGE
0609004669ME Burglary/Residential 09/08/2006 2500 JOHN EDWARDS
0609004791ME Burglary/Residential 09/09/2006 3100 EARNETT
0609004978ME Burglary/Business 09/10/2006 5100 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609001299ME Burglary/Residential 09/03/2006 4700 FAIRLANE
0609001982ME Burglary/Business 09/05/2006 4500 STAGE
0609002089ME Burglary/Business 09/05/2006 4600 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609002619ME Burglary/Residential 09/06/2006 4600 KIITTY
0609004639ME Simple Assault/DV 09/09/2006 2700 AMY LN
0609004875ME Simple Assault/DV 09/09/2006 2700 GARDEN GROVE CIR
0609002528ME Simple Assault/DV 09/05/2006 3200 CASANN
0609013923ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/25/2006 5000 STAGE
0609011592ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/21/2006 2900 COVINGTON PIKE
0609013567ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/25/2006 5000 STAGE
0609009782ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/18/2006 3200 WESTELLE ST
0609010221ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/19/2006 5000 STAGE
0609010978ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/20/2006 3000 KENNETH ST
0609011533ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/21/2006 5000 STAGE
0609007454ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/14/2006 2800 GAILWOOD
0609007758ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/14/2006 5000 STAGE
0609006740ME Theft from Building 09/13/2006 4700 FAIRLANE
0609003136ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/06/2006 3000 STAGE
0609003515ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/07/2006 4800 GARDEN GOVE
0609004732ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/09/2006 5000 STAGE RD
0609011720ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 09/21/2006 5000 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609011822ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/22/2006 4700 TARKINGTON
0609011976ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/22/2006 4700 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609012547ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/23/2006 5000 HIDDEN LAKE DR
0609010605ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/20/2006 5000 HIDDEN LAKE
0609011029ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/20/2006 5000 STAGE RD
0609011289ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/21/2006 4900 HIDDEN WOODS COVE
0609005235ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/10/2006 5000 STAGE
0609006582ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/12/2006 5000 RALEIGH LAGRANGE RD
0609006768ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 09/13/2006 3000 KENNETH
0609004751ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/09/2006 4400 STAGE
0609005022ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/10/2006 2600 PARKVIEW
0609001128ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 5000 HIDDEN LAKES DR
0609001321ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 5000 STAGE RD
0609001332ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 5000 STAGE
0609002259ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 5000 RALEIGH LAGRANGE
0609002318ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 4600 STAGE
0609010322ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/19/2006 2400 CHISWOOD
0609005691ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/11/2006 2500 JOHN EDWARDS
0609005017ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/10/2006 2900 BEVERLY HILLS
0609001064ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/03/2006 4300 FAYETTE
0609000050SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/06/2006 COVINGTON & STAGE

Crime is going to Subside in Memphis

Finally! Now that every politician in the state is weighing in on crime, I believe you will see our numbers start to fall. It will take several years, but Mayor Herenton's adding over 600 officers to the MPD is a great start. I looked at the "Crime Abatement Plan" and I see some good news. I've been saying for the last few years that New York City is the model, and now MPD Director Godwin is going there to look at their "best practices". I'm sure he'll take what he likes from them and work it into the MPD standard operational procedures. The increased use of technology and hopefully putting pressure on the rest of the "justice" system will result in a drop in crime in Memphis over the next few years.

If we make it understood that criminal behavior simply will not be tolerated in Memphis, through the use of a zero tolerance policy, crime will abate. Using the code enforcement strategies will also help, as will empowering the citizens, and collaborating with citizens.

I look forward to seeing this plan unfold!

We're Number Two, We Try Harder

The Commercial Appeal is reporting we are number two in crime, as reported by the FBI. Is that a surprise? The real surprise is that we aren't number one! The Morgan-Quitno report will be out at the end of the year and I think we'll either be number two or one this time. Last year they had us at third, and second the year before. New Orleans leap frogged us due to Katrina. They will probably slide back down to fifth this year.

We need to get those mentors out there mentoring criminals, if we really want to become number one!

A Study in Crime Strategeries?

From a virtually crimeless area of Idaho we here the following:

Greenleaf, Idaho -- All Americans have the right to bear arms. Some towns have even gone as far as to require each household to have a gun. Now a small Idaho town is contemplating a similar idea-- it's called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance. And although gun ownership is just one piece of this ordinance, it's the part that's getting the most attention.

"We've blessed to be a fairly rural area of the state, so we don't have a lot of crime and I think we'd like to keep it that way," said Lee Belt, Greenleaf city clerk.

Drive about 10 minutes west of Caldwell and you'll run into Greenleaf, Idaho, population 860. If city council member Steve Jett has his way, each head of household that can legally own a gun, will. Along with that they're encouraged to have ammunition and appropriate training.

"I think the city council is hoping it will happen and that it will be a deterrent to crime as the city and region increases in population," said Belt.

The proposed ordinance is modeled after a similar plan that went into place in 1982 in Kennesaw, Ga. In that instance there was a dramatic decrease in criminal activity. Although crime isn't a huge problem for residents of Greenleaf, the growth in neighboring counties leads them to believe they too are in for some changes.

"There's not a lot of crime here, but I think it's coming, it's getting worse everyday," said Art Bailey, owner of the Greenleaf Store.

The full story is here

Meanwhile, back in Gotham city crime is number 1 and the solution in this "gang war" is ... MENTORING.

From todays CA here are some interesting quotes:
=================================================================================
City's 2nd in violent crime

D.A. cites gang 'war' in grim national stats
By Yolanda Jones
Contact
September 22, 2006

Memphis and its surrounding counties ranked second in the nation for violent crimes committed last year, according to the FBI's annual report on crime released this week. The 2005 data shows the Memphis metro area had 1,197 violent crimes per 100,000 residents last year. That's up slightly from 1,132 in 2004.

"This is a serious situation that must be met dead-on with urgency," Gibbons said.

"The gangs are targeting Hispanic residents in robberies and the homicides increased because of warfare between gangs. We've seen a crumbling of gang structure and a lot of jockeying for power and as a result people, innocent people, are getting caught in the crossfire -- including children," he said.

=================================================================================

Now, if you were in a WAR, would your strategy be to ask for volunteers to mentor kids from dysfunctional homes? Or would you ramp up on putting thugs in prison?

Are You Sick of Drug Dealers in Your Hood?

I've had this idea for quite some time, but until today haven't gotten around to implementing it. I've created a new blog called Be A Narc for the express purpose of providing a place where citizens who are sick of the drug dealers to post anonymously. I will send that information to the news media and you can check on the progress of these locations to see what is being done. There's something about shining the light on a cockroach, it makes them run for cover. I've already gotten the first web tip and it will be forwarded to the news media today in a press release.

The new blog is here

Mapping Crime Data

I think the key is to limit the number of crimes. By keeping it down to 20 or so, the map is useable. I do like the Google interface and the way you can post crime information in each point. I've taken some crime data from the MPD's CrimeMapper, geocoded the addresses and then created a webpage for display. Crimes that are less than 7 days old are displayed in a red font, otherwise in the default color. Here's an example of what I will be using.

Experimenting With Google Maps API

I've been playing around with the Google Maps API to create data points on a map. I love the interface and the ability to display context sensitive info by clicking on an icon, but so far, it is unweildy for more than a handful of icons. Take a look at these examples and I think you'll agree, it's a nice interface, but once you go above 15 icons, it's a pig. I've posted the code with the Google Map API Newsgroups in hopes of finding the holy grail of speed/performance with these pages. Maybe someone will send me something useful.

5 crimes plotted

15 crimes plotted

and aaarrrggghhhhh 30 crimes plotted

MPD Fighting Gangs

I saw a story on the news tonight where MPD, director Godwin says they are expecting to make some announcements very soon in the war on gangs. That's a good thing.

Meanwhile, the news story also said, "The Shelby County Sheriff's Department still runs a gang unit, now staffed with just 8 full-time officers." Hopefully we will be adding officers to the fight. We need more officers in Gang, Narcotics and in Fugitive. The departments can operate effectively without having metro units, but we need enough officers to get the job done. Having only eight officers in a unit as critical is this is not a good thing.

Here's a look at some of the crime around the area talked about in the news story. It is a bad area, where gangs have been running for a LONG time. I've worked the area many times, and we've made hundreds, if not thousands of arrests there. We lock them up today, and the courts let them out tonight. It takes citizen outrage to force a change. The system needs to concentrate on the repeat offenders.

Here are the last 30 days crimes:


154 Crimes Reported in Previous 30 Days
0609002672ME Aggravated Assault 09/06/2006 3RD & CRUMP
0609002927ME Aggravated Assault 09/06/2006 300 SIMPSON
0609000048ME Aggravated Assault 09/01/2006 600 WALKER
0608013544ME Aggravated Assault 08/24/2006 600 S LAUDERDALE
0608013735ME Aggravated Assault 08/24/2006 600 LAUDERDALE COVE
0608014204ME Aggravated Assault 08/25/2006 400 WALKER
0608014487ME Aggravated Assault 08/25/2006 MISSISSIPPI & PHELAN
0608015424ME Aggravated Assault 08/27/2006 WALKER & PATTON
0608009917ME Aggravated Assault 08/18/2006 600 S LAUDERDALE
0608009919ME Aggravated Assault 08/18/2006 700 LAUDERDALE
0608010479ME Aggravated Assault 08/19/2006 MAIN & VANCE
0608010966ME Aggravated Assault 08/20/2006 CRUMP & MISSISSIPPI
0608005592ME Aggravated Assault 08/10/2006 1000 3RD
0608006180ME Aggravated Assault 08/11/2006 900 MISSISSIPPI

0609002106ME Burglary/Residential 09/05/2006 900 S 4TH
0609002180ME Burglary/Business 09/05/2006 800 S 3RD
0609002713ME Burglary/Business 09/06/2006 900 S 3RD
0609003008ME Burglary/Business 09/06/2006 1000 BARTON
0609000031ME Burglary/Residential 09/01/2006 1100 ESPLANADE
0609000589ME Burglary/Non-residential 09/02/2006 300 ALSTON
0608015559ME Burglary/Business 08/28/2006 600 JENNETTE PL
0608015579ME Burglary/Residential 08/27/2006 500 VANCE PARK PL
0608015845ME Burglary/Residential 08/28/2006 300 LUCY
0608016234ME Burglary/Business 08/29/2006 0 E ILLINOIS
0608016272ME Burglary/Residential 08/29/2006 300 W ILLINOIS
0608016284ME Burglary/Residential 08/29/2006 300 SIMPSON
0608016298ME Burglary/Residential 08/29/2006 300 LUCY
0608016924ME Burglary/Business 08/30/2006 400 S FRONT
0608017200ME Burglary/Residential 08/30/2006 600 HAMPTON
0608013874ME Burglary/Residential 08/25/2006 1200 S WELLINGTON
0608014422ME Burglary/Residential 08/25/2006 600 LAUDERDALE
0608014653ME Burglary/Business 08/26/2006 1100 S LAUDERDALE
0608011459ME Burglary/Business 08/21/2006 400 S FRONT
0608012619ME Burglary/Residential 08/23/2006 1000 LATHAM
0608013354ME Burglary/Business 08/24/2006 0 E ILLINOIS
0608013397ME Burglary/Business 08/23/2006 400 S FRONT
0608009488ME Burglary/Residential 08/17/2006 600 JEANETTE PL
0608009823ME Burglary/Residential 08/18/2006 500 ALSTON
0608010363ME Burglary/Non-residential 08/19/2006 1300 FLORIDA ST
0608010371ME Burglary/Residential 08/19/2006 600 SAINT PAUL
0608010505ME Burglary/Residential 08/19/2006 1100 BOURBAN PL
0608010853ME Burglary/Business 08/19/2006 1100 KANSAS
0608007520ME Burglary/Business 08/14/2006 300 E GEORGIA
0608007708ME Burglary/Business 08/14/2006 600 JENNETTE PL
0608008363ME Burglary/Residential 08/15/2006 500 LACLEDE
0608009202ME Burglary/Residential 08/17/2006 300 E WALKER
0608005659ME Burglary/Residential 08/10/2006 1100 S WELLINGTON 2
0608005880ME Burglary/Residential 08/11/2006 700 STEPHENS PL
0608006236ME Burglary/Residential 08/11/2006 600 E H CRUMP BLVD
0608007188ME Burglary/Residential 08/13/2006 900 WELLINGTON

0608017768ME Simple Assault/DV 08/31/2006 600 S MAIN
0609000551ME Simple Assault/DV 09/01/2006 1300 HORACE
0609001200ME Aggravated Assault/DV 09/03/2006 400 MCLEMORE
0608016914ME Simple Assault/DV 08/30/2006 1000 WELLINGTON
0608017218ME Aggravated Assault/DV 08/30/2006 900 LATHAM
0608017218ME Burglary/DV (Domestic Violence) 08/30/2006 900 LATHAM
0608013971ME Simple Assault/DV 08/25/2006 500 LAUDERDALE WOOD COVE
0608014271ME Simple Assault/DV 08/25/2006 300 EDITH
0608014816ME Burglary/DV (Domestic Violence) 08/26/2006 1200 LATHAM
0608014816ME Simple Assault/DV 08/26/2006 1200 LATHAM
0608015493ME Simple Assault/DV 08/27/2006 900 S LAUDERDALE
0608011401ME Simple Assault/DV 08/20/2006 400 FOOTE PARK PL
0608012225ME Simple Assault/DV 08/22/2006 1100 4TH
0608012507ME Simple Assault/DV 08/22/2006 400 FOOTE PARK CIR
0608010391ME Aggravated Assault/DV 08/19/2006 400 FOOTE PARK CIR
0608010484ME Simple Assault/DV 08/19/2006 1000 TENNESSEE
0608007370ME Simple Assault/DV 08/13/2006 400 SIMPSON
0608007473ME Simple Assault/DV 08/13/2006 500 LAUDERDALE OAK COVE
0608007859ME Burglary/DV (Domestic Violence) 08/14/2006 900 LATHUM
0608007859ME Simple Assault/DV 08/14/2006 900 LATHUM
0608007904ME Simple Assault/DV 08/14/2006 1000 S WELLINGTON
0608008724ME Simple Assault/DV 08/16/2006 1200 S MAIN
0608005310ME Simple Assault/DV 08/09/2006 500 VANCE PARK PL
0608005553ME Simple Assault/DV 08/10/2006 1400 MAIN
0608005602ME Simple Assault/DV 08/10/2006 400 FOOTE PARK CIR
0608006385ME Simple Assault/DV 08/11/2006 400 MISSISSIPPI
0608006426ME Simple Assault/DV 08/12/2006 700 MISSISSIPPI

0609001990ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/05/2006 1100 S 3RD ST
0609002180ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/05/2006 800 S 3RD
0609002608ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/05/2006 500 E CRUMP
0609000017ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/01/2006 600 ALSTON AVE
0609000508ME Theft from Building 09/01/2006 800 S 3RD
0609000689ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/02/2006 500 EH CRUMP
0609001407ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/03/2006 300 S 3RD
0608015937ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/28/2006 700 RIVERSIDE DR
0608013971ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/25/2006 500 LAUDERDALE WOOD COVE
0608014205ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/25/2006 700 WALKER
0608009909ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/18/2006 500 E TRIGG AVE
0608010641ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/19/2006 500 E CRUMP
0608011095ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/20/2006 500 S MAIN
0608007260ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/13/2006 100 GE PATTERSON
0608007968ME Pocket-Picking 08/15/2006 VANCE & ABEL
0608008344ME Theft of Other Trailer 08/15/2006 900 KANSAS
0608006382ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/11/2006 LUCY & SARDIS
0608007056ME Purse-Snatching 08/13/2006 3RD & ALSTON
0608004884ME Theft from Building 08/09/2006 500 E MCLEMORE

0609002256ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 100 N RIVERSIDE
0609001402ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 200 VANCE
0608015680ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/28/2006 400 S FRONT ST
0608015745ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/28/2006 300 W ILLINOIS
0608015866ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/28/2006 500 MULBERRY
0608016353ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/29/2006 500 TENNESSEE ST
0608014035ME Theft from Semi-trailer 08/25/2006 1100 ARKANSAS
0608014134ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/25/2006 1000 FLORIDA
0608014767ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/26/2006 500 MULLBERRY
0608011793ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/21/2006 500 S MAIN ST
0608012206ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/22/2006 500 S MAIN
0608012227ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/22/2006 300 VANCE
0608009963ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/18/2006 400 E G E PATTERSON
0608011085ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/20/2006 0 E RIVERVIEW DR
0608007259ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/13/2006 HERNANDO & VANCE
0608008189ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/15/2006 600 CABOT CT
0608008761ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/16/2006 400 S FRONT
0608008846ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/16/2006 3RD & CRUMP
0608005337ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/10/2006 500 TENNESSEE
0608006124ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/11/2006 1100 S ORLEANS
0608007202ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/13/2006 600 DANNY THOMAS
0608004735ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/09/2006 600 WALKER
0608004739ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/09/2006 500 S FRONT
0608004881ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/09/2006 VANCE & 4TH

0609000063ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/01/2006 600 S LAUDERDALE
0609000721ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/02/2006 500 S FRONT
0609001010ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/02/2006 600 S MAIN
0608017074ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/30/2006 0 W HULING
0608014147ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/25/2006 300 E MCLEMORE
0608015042ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/27/2006 HULING & MAIN
0608011782ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/21/2006 400 CRUMP
0608012404ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/22/2006 300 E OLIVE
0608012792ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/23/2006 800 MISSISSIPPI
0608008280ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/15/2006 300 S MAIN
0608009202ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/17/2006 300 E WALKER
0608004854ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/09/2006 400 FOOTE PARK PL

0609003270ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 09/07/2006 600 JENNETTE PL
0609000478ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/01/2006 600 WICKS
0609000499ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/01/2006 600 LAUDERDALE
0609001012ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 09/02/2006 GASTON & 4TH
0609001445ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/03/2006 1400 KANSAS
0608011654ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/21/2006 300 ALSTON
0608012239ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/22/2006 600 MISSISSIPPI
0608012303ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/22/2006 1000 3RD
0608010785ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/19/2006 900 WELLINGTON
0608011311ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/20/2006 200 ALSTON
0608005120ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/09/2006 600 WICKS
0608004988ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/09/2006 MCELMORE & LAUDERDALE

0608015007ME Forcible Rape 08/26/2006 400 SIMPSON
0608006106ME Forcible Rape 08/11/2006 600 HAMPTON PL
0608007126ME Forcible Rape 08/13/2006 900 WELLINGTON

0609002335ME Prostitution 09/05/2006 LAUDERDALE & MCLEMORE
0609002363ME Prostitution 09/05/2006 LATHAM & MCLEMORE
0609002365ME Prostitution 09/05/2006 400 MCLEMORE
0609000859ME Prostitution 09/02/2006 TRIGG & WELLINGTON
0609000882ME Prostitution 09/02/2006 TRIGG & WELLINGTON
0608009605ME Assisting/Promotion Prostitution 08/16/2006 EDITH & WELLINGTON
0608008713ME Prostitution 08/16/2006 WELLINGTON & MCLEMORE

A New High - Or Is It A New Low?

I saw a news story today about crime around Beale Street. I decided to check the CrimeMapper to see just how bad it is. It turns out to be the worst I've seen yet. There have been 235 crimes committed within a 1 mile radius of Beale and Second. Here is the list:


235 Crimes in the Past 30 Days
0609002616ME Aggravated Assault 09/05/2006 300 WASHINGTON
0608013544ME Aggravated Assault 08/24/2006 600 S LAUDERDALE
0608013692ME Aggravated Assault 08/24/2006 400 S ORLEANS
0608013735ME Aggravated Assault 08/24/2006 600 LAUDERDALE COVE
0608013940ME Aggravated Assault 08/25/2006 3RD & BEALE
0608013191ME Aggravated Assault 08/23/2006 300 S MAIN
0608009885ME Aggravated Assault 08/18/2006 600 BROWN MALL
0608009917ME Aggravated Assault 08/18/2006 600 S LAUDERDALE
0608010479ME Aggravated Assault 08/19/2006 MAIN & VANCE
0608010739ME Aggravated Assault 08/19/2006 MADISON & NEELY
0608010922ME Aggravated Assault 08/20/2006 600 HANDY MALL
0608004748ME Aggravated Assault 08/09/2006 300 N LAUDERDALE

0609002180ME Burglary/Business 09/05/2006 800 S 3RD
0609002197ME Burglary/Business 09/05/2006 300 S LAUDERDALE
0609000327ME Burglary/Residential 09/01/2006 300 S ORLEANS
0609001551ME Burglary/Business 09/04/2006 700 MARSHALL
0608015577ME Burglary/Business 08/28/2006 400 WASHINGTON
0608015579ME Burglary/Residential 08/27/2006 500 VANCE PARK PL
0608016833ME Burglary/Non-residential 08/30/2006 200 BEALE
0608016924ME Burglary/Business 08/30/2006 400 S FRONT
0608017079ME Burglary/Non-Residential 08/30/2006 300 BEALE ST
0608014422ME Burglary/Residential 08/25/2006 600 LAUDERDALE
0608015199ME Burglary/Residential 08/27/2006 500 S JEFFERSON PL
0608011459ME Burglary/Business 08/21/2006 400 S FRONT
0608011926ME Burglary/Non-residential 08/21/2006 700 UNION
0608013397ME Burglary/Business 08/23/2006 400 S FRONT
0608013398ME Burglary/Non-Residential 08/23/2006 300 BEALE
0608010188ME Burglary/Non-residential 08/18/2006 300 BEALE
0608010371ME Burglary/Residential 08/19/2006 600 SAINT PAUL
0608007514ME Burglary/Residential 08/14/2006 200 S LAUDERDALE
0608007520ME Burglary/Business 08/14/2006 300 E GEORGIA
0608006902ME Burglary/Business 08/12/2006 100 JEFFERSON
0608004284ME Burglary/Non-residential 08/08/2006 400 HERNANDO
0608004743ME Burglary/Residential 08/09/2006 300 UNION AVE

0609002201ME Simple Assault/DV 09/03/2006 600 HANDY MALL
0609002283ME Simple Assault/DV 09/05/2006 100 UNION
0608017768ME Simple Assault/DV 08/31/2006 600 S MAIN
0609001318ME Simple Assault/DV 09/03/2006 BEALE & DANNY THOMAS
0608017037ME Simple Assault/DV 08/30/2006 200 LAUDERDALE
0608013971ME Simple Assault/DV 08/25/2006 500 LAUDERDALE WOOD COVE
0608014553ME Simple Assault/DV 08/26/2006 PEABODY & 3RD
0608011401ME Simple Assault/DV 08/20/2006 400 FOOTE PARK PL
0608012507ME Simple Assault/DV 08/22/2006 400 FOOTE PARK CIR
0608012672ME Simple Assault/DV 08/23/2006 400 S ORLEANS
0608010391ME Aggravated Assault/DV 08/19/2006 400 FOOTE PARK CIR
0608011013ME Simple Assault/DV 08/20/2006 400 S LAUDERDALE
0608011345ME Simple Assault/DV 08/20/2006 600 BROWNMALL
0608007473ME Simple Assault/DV 08/13/2006 500 LAUDERDALE OAK COVE
0608008577ME Simple Assault/DV 08/15/2006 600 TECHNO LN
0608008938ME Simple Assault/DV 08/14/2006 300 N LAUDERDALE
0608005310ME Simple Assault/DV 08/09/2006 500 VANCE PARK PL
0608005602ME Simple Assault/DV 08/10/2006 400 FOOTE PARK CIR
0608005724ME Simple Assault/DV 08/10/2006 400 LAUDERDALE H
0608005763ME Simple Assault/DV 08/11/2006 400 S LAUDERDALE
0608006385ME Simple Assault/DV 08/11/2006 400 MISSISSIPPI
0608006426ME Simple Assault/DV 08/12/2006 700 MISSISSIPPI
0608006593ME Simple Assault/DV 08/12/2006 500 JEFFERSON PL S
0608006942ME Simple Assault/DV 08/12/2006 200 BEALE ST
0608007026ME Simple Assault/DV 08/13/2006 BEALE & 3RD
0608007050ME Simple Assault/DV 08/13/2006 0 UNIO

0609002159ME Theft from Building 09/05/2006 200 N 2ND
0609002179ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/31/2006 100 N MAIN
0609002180ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/05/2006 800 S 3RD
0609002248ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/05/2006 RIVERSIDE & JEFFERSON
0609000026ME Pocket-Picking 09/01/2006 PEABODY & RUFUS THOMAS
0609000200ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/01/2006 200 PEABODY
0609000223SH Theft from Building 08/29/2006 200 POPLAR
0609000627ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 09/02/2006 200 N DANNY THOMAS
0609001095ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/03/2006 4TH & LINDEN
0609001407ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/03/2006 300 S 3RD
0609001728ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 09/04/2006 PEABODY & MAIN
0608015720ME Theft from Building 08/28/2006 0 N FRONT
0608015996ME Theft from Building 08/28/2006 0 N MAIN ST
0608013971ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/25/2006 500 LAUDERDALE WOOD COVE
0608014029ME Theft from Building 08/25/2006 100 N MAIN
0608014286ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/25/2006 200 PEABODY PL
0608014806ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/26/2006 0 S MAIN
0608014840ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/26/2006 100 N DANNY THOMAS
0608015168ME Theft of Other Trailer 08/27/2006 UNION & RIVERSIDE
0608015177ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/27/2006 200 MARKET
0608015282ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/27/2006 600 JEFFERSON
0608015333ME Pocket-Picking 08/27/2006 200 PEABODY
0608011557ME Theft from Building 08/21/2006 100 UNION
0608011733ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/21/2006 200 BEALE ST
0608012490ME Theft from Building 08/22/2006 0 MONORE
0608012747ME Theft from Building 08/23/2006 0 MADISON
0608009587ME Theft from Building 08/17/2006 200 UNION
0608010962ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/20/2006 200 DANNY THOMAS
0608011095ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/20/2006 500 S MAIN
0608007260ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/13/2006 100 GE PATTERSON
0608007653ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/14/2006 100 S MAIN
0608007703ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/14/2006 300 S LAUDERDALE
0608007968ME Pocket-Picking 08/15/2006 VANCE & ABEL
0608008267ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/15/2006 200 PEABODY PL
0608008332ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/15/2006 100 MONROE
0608008578ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/15/2006 POPLAR & DANNY THOMAS
0608005474ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/10/2006 200 S 3RD ST
0608005596ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/10/2006 200 DANNY THOMAS
0608006546ME Shoplifting/Misdemeanor 08/12/2006 100 UNION
0608006858ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/12/2006 0 N 2ND
0608007128ME Theft from Building 08/13/2006 100 MONROE
0608007151ME Pocket-Picking 08/13/2006 BEALE & 3RD
0608004219ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/08/2006 ADAMS & 4TH
0608004595ME Theft from Building 08/08/2006 200 MADISON AVE
0608004955ME Other Theft/Non-Specific 08/09/2006 400 POPLAR
0608000058SH Theft from Building 08/11/2006 200 POPLAR AVE

0609001931ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/04/2006 200 WAGNER
0609001948ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/04/2006 COURT & FRONT
0609002074ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 600 JEFFERSON
0609002226ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 09/05/2006 100 N FRONT ST
0609002256ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 100 N RIVERSIDE
0609002347ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 RIVERSIDE & JEFFERSON
0609002515ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/05/2006 ISLAND & ISLAND
0608017898ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/31/2006 MADISON & 3RD
0609000163ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/01/2006 200 MADISON
0609000184ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/31/2006 200 TOYOTA PLZ
0609000263ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 09/01/2006 400 MONRE
0609000299ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/01/2006 DANNY THOMAS & EXCHANGE
0609000539ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/01/2006 400 BEALE
0609000552ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/01/2006 400 BEALE
0609000593ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/02/2006 BEALE & 4TH
0609000778ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/02/2006 3RD & BEALE
0609000931ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 09/02/2006 100 N FRONT ST
0609001097ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 300 S FRONT
0609001178ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 3RD & MONROE
0609001183ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 4TH & POPLAR
0609001324ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 100 N FRONT
0609001391ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 LINDEN & MAIN
0609001402ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/03/2006 200 VANCE
0609001546ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/04/2006 LINDEN & MAIN
0609001645ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/04/2006 0 S 2ND
0609001701ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 09/04/2006 LINDEN & FRONT
0608015592ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/28/2006 3RD & MONROE
0608015680ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/28/2006 400 S FRONT ST
0608015866ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/28/2006 500 MULBERRY
0608016253ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/29/2006 200 POPLAR
0608016353ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/29/2006 500 TENNESSEE ST
0608016515ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/29/2006 0 S 3RD
0608017254ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/30/2006 LAUDERDALE & WASHINGTON
0608017533ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/31/2006 600 TECHNO LN
0608013459ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/24/2006 4TH & MADISON
0608013523ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/24/2006 100 UNION
0608013585ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/24/2006 0 S MAIN
0608013835ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/24/2006 WASHINGTON & 4TH
0608013908ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/25/2006 400 ORLEANS
0608014648ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/26/2006 0 GAYOSO
0608014649ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/26/2006 200 WASHINGTON
0608014678ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/26/2006 200 WASHINGTON
0608014767ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/26/2006 500 MULLBERRY
0608011397ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 200 POPLAR
0608011434ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 0 MONROE AVE
0608011577ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 100 UNION AVE
0608011793ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/21/2006 500 S MAIN ST
0608011869ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 GAYOSO & DANNY THOMAS
0608011879ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 300 S RIVERSIDE DR
0608011928ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 4TH & ADAMS
0608011929ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/21/2006 4TH & ADAMS
0608012206ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/22/2006 500 S MAIN
0608012227ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/22/2006 300 VANCE
0608013399ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/23/2006 4TH & POPLAR
0608009673ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/17/2006 WINCHESTER & FRONT
0608009963ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/18/2006 400 E G E PATTERSON
0608010375ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 LINDEN & MAIN
0608010378ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 RIVERSIDE & UNION
0608010398ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 COURT & FRONT
0608010411ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 COURT & 2ND
0608010537ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 300 UNION
0608010579ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 200 EXCHANGE
0608010595ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/19/2006 300 UNION
0608011076ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/20/2006 MONROE & FRONT
0608011085ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/20/2006 0 E RIVERVIEW DR
0608007202ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/13/2006 600 DANNY THOMAS
0608007259ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/13/2006 HERNANDO & VANCE
0608007541ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/14/2006 600 ADAMS
0608008189ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/15/2006 600 CABOT CT
0608008194ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/15/2006 4TH & MADISON
0608008220ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/13/2006 0 UNION
0608008303ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/13/2006 200 WASHINGTON AVE
0608008761ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/16/2006 400 S FRONT
0608008762ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/16/2006 400 UNION AVE
0608008937ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/15/2006 LAUDERDALE & POPLAR
0608008939ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/14/2006 400 S LAUDERDALE
0608009218ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/17/2006 300 PEABODY PL
0608005337ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/10/2006 500 TENNESSEE
0608005876ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/11/2006 0 S 4TH
0608005922ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/11/2006 MADISON & 4TH
0608006669ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/12/2006 200 JEFFERSON
0608004124ME Theft of Vehicle Parts/Accessories 08/08/2006 600 JEFFERSON AVE
0608004739ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/09/2006 500 S FRONT
0608004881ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/09/2006 VANCE & 4TH
0608004956ME Theft from Motor Vehicle 08/09/2006 EXCHANGE & DANNY THOMAS

0609000063ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/01/2006 600 S LAUDERDALE
0609000721ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/02/2006 500 S FRONT
0609000785ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/02/2006 JEFFERSON & 3RD
0609001010ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/02/2006 600 S MAIN
0609001488ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 09/03/2006 MARSHAL & ORLEANS
0608017074ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/30/2006 0 W HULING
0608013900ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/25/2006 400 MONROE
0608014525ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/26/2006 FRONT & ADAMS
0608015042ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/27/2006 HULING & MAIN
0608015266ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/27/2006 BEALE & 4TH
0608011461ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/21/2006 400 UNION
0608011131ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/20/2006 600 N AVANT LN
0608008236ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/15/2006 600 POPLAR
0608008280ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/15/2006 300 S MAIN
0608009137ME MVT/Motorcycle 08/16/2006 600 ADAMS
0608004158ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/08/2006 200 N 3RD
0608004854ME MVT/Passenger Vehicle 08/09/2006 400 FOOTE PARK PL

0609000499ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/01/2006 600 LAUDERDALE
0609001009ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/02/2006 2ND & GAYOSO
0609001011ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 09/02/2006 2ND & GAYOSO
0609001749ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 09/04/2006 2ND & EXCHANGE
0608016160ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/29/2006 200 POPLAR
0608013719ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/24/2006 600 BROWN MALL
0608014412ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/25/2006 200 POPLAR
0608014523ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/26/2006 3RD & BEALE
0608014535ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/26/2006 3RD & BEALE
0608015038ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/27/2006 2ND & BEALE
0608015053ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/27/2006 2ND & BEALE
0608015079ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/27/2006 2ND & BEALE
0608012239ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/22/2006 600 MISSISSIPPI
0608009752ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/17/2006 600 POPLAR
0608008982ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/16/2006 600 POPLAR
0608005775ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/10/2006 2ND & BEALE
0608006205ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/11/2006 3RD & PEABODY
0608006544ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/12/2006 RIVERSIDE & ADAMS
0608007073ME Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/13/2006 3RD & BEALE
0608001272SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/30/2006 200 POPLAR
0608001276SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/30/2006 200 POPLAR
0608000047SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/09/2006 200 POPLAR
0608000152SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/30/2006 0 N MAIN
0608000501SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/10/2006 200 POPLAR AVE
0608000624SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor 08/14/2006 200 POPLAR
0608000679SH Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Felony 08/12/2006 200 POPLAR


0608015192ME Forcible Rape 08/27/2006 0 NEELY