It's Thug-o-rama

The top 100 repeat offenders (currently in jail) account for 3014 arrests.
If you factor 500.00 per arrests they have cost the taxpayers over 1.5 million
dollars - 1,507.000

This week we actually have three (recently arrested and still in jail) thugs and a rising star - or one with a bullet if you will...

Byron Becton (103) bookings
m/b dob 44y/o rni 12485

Lest anyone accuse me of picking on just drunks and petty criminals, I'm listing just the criminal court charges for these thugs. The entire list might bring Blogspot's servers down.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W9300137 93019149 21012 MP 02/23/1993 03/11/1993 GP
MOTION - MISC M 17854 96427836 80303 MP 12/20/1996 02/05/1997 DS
AGGRAVATED RAPE 99 13568 99132402 21027 SO 12/02/1999 04/10/2000 GP
AGGRAVATED RAPE 97 01087 96427836 21027 MP 01/30/1997 04/12/2000 NP
AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING 97 01086 96427836 21020 MP 01/30/1997 04/10/2000 NP
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 97 01085 96427836 21012 MP 01/30/1997 04/10/2000 GP
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY 95 01744 94303701 21001 MP 02/21/1995 11/03/1995 GP
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY 95 01744 94303701 21001 MP 02/21/1995 05/02/1995 GP
RAPE 95 01743 94303701 21028 MP 02/21/1995 05/02/1995 GP
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT FELONY 87 02019 87057093 10005 MP 04/30/1987 06/17/1987 GP
RAPE 01 08655 99132402 21028 SO 08/07/2001 04/15/2002 GP

AS USUAL, CLICK THE IMAGE TO OPEN IN A LARGER WINDOW



honorable mention to:
MARLON EVANS 38356
164 Bookings:
BURGLARY W9100173 91180034 21091 MP 07/26/1991 10/01/1991 NP
VANDALISM $500.00-$1000.00 W0200001 1136641 30600 MP 01/07/2002 06/27/2002 GR
VANDALISM $500.00-$1000.00 W0200001 1136641 30600 MP 01/07/2002 01/16/2002 GP
MOTION - MISC M 20404 98034798 80303 MP 09/17/1998 09/23/1998 DS
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY 98 12019 98034798 21001 MP 10/06/1998 10/16/1998 GP
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 98 02524 97046575 21094 MP 02/26/1998 04/28/1998 GP
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 98 02523 97036747 21094 MP 02/26/1998 04/28/1998 GP
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 98 02522 97036747 21173 MP 02/26/1998 04/28/1998 GP
ASSAULT M 98 02521 97050806 21011 SO 02/26/1998 04/28/1998 GP
VANDALISM $500 OR LESS 98 02520 97050806 21098 SO 02/26/1998 04/28/1998 GP
BURGLARY 91 08969 91180034 21091 MP 09/12/1991 01/07/1992 GP


Andre Elliott rni 36947 - rearrested on 4/21/08 173rd time
m/b 44 y/o

ROBBERY W9700876 97039251 21024 MP 10/03/1997 10/09/1997 GP
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY 94 05979 94197107 21001 MP 07/07/1994 10/02/1995 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 90 02958 89322049 21040 MP 03/13/1990 06/04/1990 GP
BREAK INTO ENTER AND BURGLARIZE VEH 87 00388 86325709 10039 MP 01/23/1987

03/19/1987 GP
CRIMINAL COURT CHARGES:
ROBBERY 87 00385 86325709 10270 MP 01/23/1987 03/19/1987 GP
BURGLARY - BUILDING 04 00162 3130900 30608 MP 01/08/2004 04/15/2004 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 02 03879 1141663 21040 MP 05/09/2002 02/05/2003 NP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 02 03879 1141663 21040 MP 05/09/2002 02/05/2003 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 02 03879 1141663 21040 MP 05/09/2002 12/17/2002 FJ

A bullet goes to rising star - soon to be thug o tha week:

KENNETH RUSSELL 78338
m/b 47 y/o with 98 stays in the county jail

BURGLARY W9801067 98037463 21091 MP 11/03/98 03/10/00 GR
BURGLARY W9801067 98037463 21091 MP 11/03/98 11/10/98 GP
BURGLARY W9801067 98037463 21091 MP 11/03/98 05/30/00 DS
BURGLARY III 86 05678 86210702 10033 MP 10/30/86 07/16/87 GP

Thug of the Week 4-17-2008

Verna Newman rni# 49236, f/w arrested 166 times in Shelby County is now in jail again. This time, she was apparently arrested on a Capias, or warrant. The JSSI system gives no information on her, other than her next court date which is 5/1/2008.

Based on her litany of charges and convictions over the past 20 years, you could say she is, or has been, a: disorderly, drug-dealing, escaping, failing, resisting, thieving, driving, indecent, obstructing, violating, contemptible, vandalizing, manufacturing, forging, pedestrian, soliciting, prostitute.

MPD Press Release on RTCC

Brothers - MPD Major, Jim Harvey (technology manager),on the left and MPD Technical Consultant, John Harvey - on the right, give the media a rundown on the capabilities of the new RTCC.



MEDIA RELEASE April 16, 2008
MPD UNVEILS REAL TIME CRIME CENTER

The Memphis Police Department announced the opening of its Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), a high-tech facility that will be used to identify crime patterns in real time and provide valuable information to police on the scene of an incident.

Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin and the Command Staff unveiled the Real Time Crime Center during a press conference at 3:30 pm, Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Also, present at the news conference was Major Jim Harvey (Technology Manager), Sergeant Ken Shackleford (Enterprise Security Manager) and the RTCC’s technical consultant, Mr. John Harvey.


The Memphis Police Department announced the opening of its Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), a high-tech facility that will be used to identify crime patterns in real time and provide valuable information to police on the scene of an incident.

Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin and the Command Staff unveiled the Real Time Crime Center during a press conference at 3:30 pm, Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Also, present at the news conference was Major Jim Harvey (Technology Manager), Sergeant Ken Shackleford (Enterprise Security Manager) and the RTCC’s technical consultant, Mr. John Harvey.

“This is a major accomplishment in the city that will make a big difference in how police fight crime,” said Police Director Larry Godwin. “Its powerful technology, combined with the Blue CRUSH™ initiative will make Memphis a safer city.”

The plans for opening a real-time crime center here in the city were launched after a visit to the New York Police Department’s ultra-modern crime center by Director Godwin in December 2006.
Last week, Mayor W.W. Herenton and Director Godwin took a glimpse for the first time inside the Real Time Crime Center upon its final test to deliver real-time data.

“I was impressed with what I saw during my tour of the Real Time Crime Center. This use of technology will help us expedite the way we prevent and fight crime in Memphis. It also sends a message to those who have committed a crime or thinking about committing a crime in Memphis to think twice,” said Mayor W.W. Herenton.

An important component of the RTCC will be CyberWatch, which was developed by the Memphis Police Department to provide useful information to the citizens to make our neighborhoods safer. Citizens who register with MPD’s CyberWatch program can receive daily email reports about reported crimes, sex offenders, and fugitives in a designated reporting radius based on an address or intersection. An individual can email the investigator about a particular case and send a tip to Crime Stoppers.

The RTCC’s technical consultant, Mr. John Harvey said, “To those who want to be a criminal, you've been given fair warning.”

QUICK FACTS on the Memphis Police Department REAL TIME CRIME CENTER:

•RTCC will be completely staffed and operational by Memphis in May.
•RTCC staff members will be highly-skilled police officers.
•The center will be opened 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
•The crime center was built at the cost of less than 3.5 million dollars.
•$1.6 million of the $3.5 million is grant funded.
•RTCC is equipped with forty-two (42) 50” rear-projection display screens and twenty (20) computer work stations.
•The video wall can process multiple video signals to include broadcast and cable channels, live real-time CCTV video and computer displays.
•The computerized crime center will allow RTCC staff members to search several databases to obtain information on a particular location, person or vehicle within minutes instead of several hours or days.
•The Real Time Crime Center will be the core component of the MPD’s continuous homeland security efforts with connection to the State Fusion Center.
•The crime center’s video surveillance system will monitor gunshot detection cameras that automatically detect gunshots, alert police of the location and aid investigators with forensic details.
•Audio and video surveillance can be monitored and recorded at the RTCC with 360 degree camera coverage and up to several thousand feet utilizing the “SkyCop” camera system.
•Linked to the RTCC will be “Fixed and Mobile License Plate Recognition” cameras with capabilities of reading and detecting license plates of vehicles that are stolen, associated with a felony crime or wanted party, or connected to a broadcast such as an Amber Alert.
•Disparate video surveillances at city and county schools, college campuses and parking garages can be monitored at the RTCC.
•Citizens and businesses will be able to register their web cameras with the RTCC, so the MPD can access and view them if necessary.
•The RTCC will facilitate inter-agency cooperation by allowing other law enforcement agencies to send officers to be trained to use the RTCC’s technology. Any law enforcement agency within the Memphis Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) will be able to use the facility and its resources.
•The RTCC will have a “public access” Crime Ticker that will scroll the previous 24 hours of reported crime, which will be updated every 10 minutes. This data will not be in real time for public view, due to security issues.
•The RTCC will run automated, computerized searches, which will pre-package research information relative to: people, places, and things which are the focus of criminal investigations. That package will then be forwarded to an analyst for further research.
•The webpage prototype for Memphis Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center’s can be viewed by the public at https://kiosk.memphispolice.org/realtime/.
•To register for CyberWatch, log on to the Memphis Police Department website at www.memphispolice.org.

Blue CRUSH™ is a data-driven initiative utilized by the Memphis Police Department, developed in partnership with the University of Memphis Center of Criminology and Research.

Visit the RTCC website at https://kiosk.memphispolice.org/realtime/

It's Real and It's time to show off the RTCC

We've finally opened the doors to the RTCC to let the media in so you can see what we are doing. Here's a link to our prototype Webpage

Memphis Police Department's RTCC

I'll be talking about some of the capabilities we are developing as time goes by, but for right now, take a look at some of the pictures at the bottom of the page and you'll get a little bit of a clue.

Super Drunk Strikes Again

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This week's "Thug of the Week" is really just a drunk. Unlike most of the previous thugs, he has never been arrested for selling drugs, robbing, burglarizing, aggravated assault, etc. However, he is a "drunk's drunk". Kirby Moore is a male, white, 55 y/o who has been arrested 108 times - all over town, but mostly downtown, midtown and east. What do we do with such a person? They are prone to harrass people every day, they are opportunistic criminals, so he would steal something, if given an opportunity. They cannot be assimilated into the community, so the court throws them back into the streets to torture the taxpaying citizens.

Kirby has been arrested at least four times at Schnucks, where he has been told he isn't welcome. Other businesses have also signed letters on file informing Kirby that they don't want his kind around there! I'm sorry, but I think guys like this are just professional drunks and the state should house them in a workshop where they do for the taxpayer. They could make license plates, clean the roads, etc., but they don't need to be released. Where would the cutoff be, 10 convictions, 20, 50 . . . .?

click to enlarge the arrest locations map for Kirby Moore rni#20149


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Yeehah, Happy 100th!

This week, I'm afraid I have to wonder why the MPD would want to mistreat one of our citizens. I mean here we have a guy who life has dealt a bad hand, and he can't seem to get over, I mean, get by. Percy Edwards was sitting there in his wheelchair, minding his own business, and a case of beer that someone had slipped underneath his blankie, when the po po happened upon him. In all seriousness, I do have mixed feelings on this week's thug. I mean, how can you lock a man in a wheelchair up? Well, I don't know how Percy got where he is, but I'm a firm believer that everyone is the author of their own destruction. Maybe Percy can be a role model for today's youth. He could be the model of what not to do, or he could be an example of a guy who never got a break....

If it weren't for the long rap sheet and the felony arrests for things like oh, let's see. . . grand larceny, selling drugs, assault, etc., maybe I would feel a little compassion for Percy. What I feel is contempt of court. How did the court system fail so miserably? How is it that ANYONE can be arrested 10 times, let alone 100 times? I think it's because the courts and the prosecutors are not using the full force of the law on the repeat offenders on steroids!

Oh well, congratulations are in order for Percy, despite all his trouble. You see, Percy just hit his 100th arrest, which qualifies him for "Thug of the Week"

Here's the affidavit for your reading pleasure:

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Bookno Arrdate Agency Charge
95186019 11/7/1995 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7708092 10/25/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6601184 7/11/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5105735 5/3/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4139396 4/19/2005 SO ASSAULT-BODILY HARM
95051120 9/12/1995 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
95051120 9/12/1995 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
89298166 9/19/1989 SO SELLING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
85164049 6/14/1985 SO GRAND LARCENY
85164049 6/14/1985 SO GRAND LARCENY
8109021 3/19/2008 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
8109021 3/19/2008 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7133579 9/18/2007 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
7715205 8/25/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7126594 7/27/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7120788 6/11/2007 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
7708092 5/15/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7107372 3/4/2007 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
7107372 3/4/2007 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
6140293 12/25/2006 MP VANDALISM $500.00-$1000.00
6140293 12/25/2006 MP DOMESTIC ASSAULT-OFFENSIVE CONTACT
6136064 12/12/2006 SO FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
6136064 11/15/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6650219 9/20/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6123317 8/5/2006 SO FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
6123317 8/4/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6123317 8/4/2006 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
6123317 8/4/2006 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
6633159 6/16/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6114353 5/13/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6109178 3/27/2006 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
6100383 1/4/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6601184 1/3/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5134184 11/6/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5110036 4/1/2005 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5105735 2/21/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4139396 12/28/2004 SO ASSAULT-BODILY HARM
4139396 12/27/2004 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
4139396 12/27/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4137590 12/5/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4920163 9/30/2004 SO VIOLATION OF PROBATION M
4121378 7/10/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4112085 4/20/2004 SO ASSAULT-BODILY HARM
4112085 4/19/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4100342 1/4/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4100342 1/4/2004 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
4100342 1/4/2004 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
3136865 12/23/2003 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
3136865 12/12/2003 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
3133528 11/10/2003 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
3126440 9/8/2003 MP POSS OF CONT SUBSTANCE
3110177 3/22/2003 SO ASSAULT-BODILY HARM
3102391 1/23/2003 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
2662233 12/17/2002 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
2110123 3/27/2002 MP FORGERY $1000 OR LESS
2110123 3/27/2002 MP CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY-MISDEMEANOR
2109239 3/20/2002 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
1138414 11/13/2001 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
1138414 11/13/2001 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
1128611 8/26/2001 SO PUBLIC INTOXICATION
1128611 8/26/2001 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
1127877 8/20/2001 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
1117104 5/20/2001 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
1117104 5/20/2001 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
146968 9/24/2000 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
639772 8/13/2000 MP POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEM
136238 7/14/2000 MP CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
135004 7/6/2000 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
99163202 12/10/1999 SO VIOLATION OF PROBATION M
99163202 11/30/1999 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
99159612 11/9/1999 SO PASSING BAD CHECKS $500 OR LESS
99157432 10/29/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99644579 9/11/1999 SO POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEM
99136597 7/16/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99136597 7/16/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99136597 7/16/1999 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
98062150 12/9/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98057251 11/11/1998 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
98635628 9/9/1998 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
98027147 6/1/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98027147 6/1/1998 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
98021005 4/25/1998 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
98021005 4/25/1998 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
98006194 2/4/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98005292 1/30/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
97042205 8/20/1997 SO ESCAPE FROM MISD INCARCERATION
97042205 8/20/1997 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
97042205 8/20/1997 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
97033462 7/4/1997 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
97033462 7/4/1997 SO PUBLIC INTOXICATION
97033462 7/4/1997 SO DISORDERLY CONDUCT
97033462 7/4/1997 SO VANDALISM $500 OR LESS
97618505 6/9/1997 SO FRAUD USE CRE/DEB CARD $500 OR LESS
97017358 4/11/1997 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
97008853 2/22/1997 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96435835 12/12/1996 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96435835 12/12/1996 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96435835 12/12/1996 MP ASSAULT M
96435835 12/12/1996 MP RESISTING OFFICIAL DETENTION
96429352 10/24/1996 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
95142009 5/22/1995 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
95142009 5/22/1995 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
95051120 2/20/1995 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
94182069 7/1/1994 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
94171163 6/20/1994 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
94171163 6/20/1994 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
94164110 6/13/1994 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
93272137 9/29/1993 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
93272137 9/29/1993 MP EVADING ARREST
93124039 5/4/1993 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
93124039 5/4/1993 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
93070099 3/11/1993 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
92342060 12/7/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92342060 12/7/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92324033 11/19/1992 MP THEFT OF SERVICES $500 OR LESS
92324033 11/19/1992 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
92218100 8/5/1992 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
92193103 7/11/1992 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
92190716 7/8/1992 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
92145080 5/24/1992 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
92011127 1/11/1992 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
92011127 1/11/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
91289171 10/16/1991 MP SOLICITATION TO COMMIT FELONY
91289171 10/16/1991 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
91272010 9/29/1991 MP THEFT OF SERVICES $500 OR LESS
91200019 7/19/1991 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90257043 9/14/1990 MP RECKLESS DRIVING
90257043 9/14/1990 MP REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO BAC TEST
90257043 9/14/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY OVER $500
90257043 9/14/1990 MP DRIVING U/INFLUENCE INTOX/DRUGS
90257043 9/14/1990 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
90257043 9/14/1990 MP NO DRIVER LICENSE
90257043 9/14/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90209050 7/28/1990 MP FRAUDULENT USE OF DRIVER LICENSE
89206108 7/25/1989 MP FRD TO OBTAIN ACCOM OVER $200
89206108 7/25/1989 MP FRD TO OBTAIN ACCOM $200 OR LESS
89206108 7/25/1989 MP MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
89069102 3/10/1989 SO SHOPLIFTING M
89069102 3/10/1989 SO ASSAULT & BATTERY
87233115 8/21/1987 MP SHOPLIFTING M
86055020 2/24/1986 SO VIOLATION OF PROBATION M
86013057 1/13/1986 SO SHOPLIFTING M
85108001 4/18/1985 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
85108001 4/18/1985 MP CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
85079111 3/20/1985 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
85079111 3/20/1985 MP DISTURBANCE OF PEACE

It's Real, It's Time, It's . . . The Real Time Crime Center!

It's the Memphis Police Department's Real Time Crime Center. I can't release too much, but let me say this, it will be the center of law enforcement activity for the metro area.

First of all, I thank Susan Stubbs for developing the Flash animation that will be displayed on the RTCC webpage (the image here is a snapshot). Susan and I worked together at the Sheriff's Office for several years and I know she does graphics as well as anyone, and I also know - I don't! So, I asked Susan if she would help us out. As usual, she came through with an excellent piece of work!

When I showed up for work at the new RTCC this morning, I was greeted by Director Godwin, and from the Sheriff's office - Chief Deputy Oldham, and two of the bureau commanders. I gave them a quick tour of some of our capabilities, and discussed plans for the future, and I think it is fair to say they were impressed. Well, they said they were, so I guess they were.

Later, in the afternoon, we had a visit from Malcolm Sloan, who runs the new Tennessee Fusion Center. He was also impressed by our fledgling operation, to the point, he wants to send some of his people down so we can teach them how to do some of what we do. No problem, we're all in this together!

Anyway, I just wanted to whet your appetite for this thing we call the Real Time Crime Center. Say what you want about the MPD, but I believe Director Godwin has put forward a plan that is going to make a difference. The RTCC is going to make a difference!

To those who want to be a criminal, you've been given fair warning - Klaatu barada nikto!

Rockett Man - Thug of the Week 03-27-2008

With apologies to Elton John . . .
"And I think it's gonna be a long long time,
till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no no no
I'm a rocket man Rocket - man burning out his fuse up here alone"

You'd think after 108 bookings in the shelby county hotel, he would, like "rocket man", be burnt out. But, not so, for Kenneth Rockett. He is persistent, if nothing else.

Here's his list of his 100+ charges for your entertainment:
Criminal Court:
Charge Indictno Dispcode
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY W0100041 GP
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 98 07164 GP
ROBBERY 98 06542 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 94 08470 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 05 04752 GP
CRIM ATT-THEFT OF SERVICE $500 LESS 02 04948 GP


General Sessions:
Bookno Arrdate Agency Charge
8106850 2/29/2008 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
8106850 2/29/2008 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
8104496 2/9/2008 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500 LESS
8100547 1/5/2008 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF SERVICE $500 LESS
8100547 1/5/2008 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
8100547 1/5/2008 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500-1000
7143493 12/7/2007 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500 LESS
7143356 12/6/2007 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500 LESS
7130782 8/26/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7128785 8/11/2007 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
7128785 8/11/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7127533 8/3/2007 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
7127533 8/3/2007 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
7127533 8/3/2007 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
7125977 7/23/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7125977 7/23/2007 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
7113613 4/19/2007 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500 LESS
7113613 4/19/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7113613 4/19/2007 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
7109963 3/23/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7703867 3/22/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7105667 2/18/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7105667 2/18/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7104339 2/7/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6136164 11/16/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6128979 9/21/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6128979 9/21/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6128979 9/21/2006 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
6127355 9/7/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6122029 7/23/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6122029 7/23/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6638269 7/17/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
6638269 7/17/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6114515 5/15/2006 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
6109277 3/27/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5136296 11/29/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5129760 9/24/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5129760 9/24/2005 MP MOTION TO DISMISS PROSECUTION
5123959 8/2/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5114430 5/9/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5114430 5/9/2005 MP MOTION TO DISMISS PROSECUTION
5104890 2/13/2005 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4134710 11/7/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4134710 11/7/2004 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
4134710 11/7/2004 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
4133096 10/23/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4133096 10/23/2004 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
4117255 6/2/2004 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
4117255 6/2/2004 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500 LESS
4117255 6/2/2004 MP MOTION FOR FAST/SPEEDY/TRIAL/IND
4116182 5/24/2004 MP CRIM ATT-THEFT OF PROPERTY$500 LESS
4626258 5/21/2004 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4104075 2/6/2004 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
3100480 1/6/2003 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
3100480 1/6/2003 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
2139344 12/12/2002 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
2128335 8/26/2002 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
2112494 5/8/2002 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
2112494 4/17/2002 MP CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MISDEMEANOR
2112494 4/17/2002 MP MOTION FOR FAST/SPEEDY/TRIAL/IND
2619580 4/10/2002 MP IMPROPER LANE CHANGING
2619580 4/10/2002 MP VIOLATION OF FINANCIAL LAW
2619580 4/10/2002 MP NO DRIVER LICENSE
2105207 2/13/2002 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
2104759 2/9/2002 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
2104759 2/9/2002 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
2103158 1/28/2002 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
2103158 1/28/2002 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
2102212 1/19/2002 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
2102212 1/19/2002 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
1137317 11/2/2001 MP NO DRIVER LICENSE
155748 11/28/2000 MP POSS CONT SUB W/I TO MANUF/DEL/SELL
155748 11/28/2000 MP CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY
152776 11/4/2000 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
152776 11/4/2000 MP VANDALISM $500 OR LESS
150782 10/20/2000 MP VANDALISM $500 OR LESS
140978 8/15/2000 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
140978 8/15/2000 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
601471 1/11/2000 SO POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
99138581 7/26/1999 MP POSS CONT SUB W/I TO MANUF/DEL/SELL
99138581 7/26/1999 MP POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEM
99104508 1/25/1999 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
99103407 1/20/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
98052049 10/13/1998 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
98022908 5/7/1998 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
98020272 4/22/1998 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
98020272 4/22/1998 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
98017938 4/8/1998 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
98011360 3/3/1998 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
97060450 11/29/1997 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
97060450 11/29/1997 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
97055224 10/30/1997 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
97055224 10/30/1997 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
97014159 3/24/1997 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96434900 12/5/1996 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96417339 8/4/1996 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96408332 6/6/1996 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
96408332 6/6/1996 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
96078947 3/15/1996 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
95228035 8/16/1995 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
95228035 8/16/1995 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
95228035 8/16/1995 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
95217017 8/5/1995 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
95097013 4/12/1995 SO CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MISDEMEANOR
95097013 4/12/1995 SO POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
95084001 3/25/1995 MP CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MISDEMEANOR
95084001 3/25/1995 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
95013156 1/13/1995 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
95013156 1/13/1995 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
94343011 12/9/1994 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
94234014 8/22/1994 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
94166123 6/15/1994 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
94003075 1/3/1994 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
94003075 1/3/1994 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
94003075 1/3/1994 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
93226042 8/14/1993 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
93205707 7/24/1993 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
93205707 7/24/1993 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
93205707 7/24/1993 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
93179034 6/28/1993 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
93070031 3/11/1993 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
93070031 3/11/1993 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
93060015 3/1/1993 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92328081 11/23/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92328081 11/23/1992 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
92328081 11/23/1992 MP POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
92206052 7/24/1992 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
92206052 7/24/1992 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
92197705 7/15/1992 MP THEFT OF MERCHANDISE $500 OR LESS
92187702 7/5/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92181046 6/29/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92181046 6/29/1992 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
92104061 4/13/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92091048 3/31/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
92046017 2/15/1992 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
91133124 5/13/1991 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
91120010 4/30/1991 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90341132 12/7/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90341132 12/7/1990 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
90333059 11/29/1990 MP CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MISDEMEANOR
90333059 11/29/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90315055 11/11/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90247133 9/4/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90237207 8/26/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90237207 8/26/1990 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
90227062 8/15/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90099071 4/9/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90044081 2/13/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90039076 2/8/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90005078 1/5/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
89360062 12/26/1989 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
89360062 12/26/1989 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
87180098 6/28/1987 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
83280006 10/7/1983 MP REC/CON STOLEN PROP-$200/LESS
83280006 10/7/1983 MP MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
83172013 6/21/1983 SO FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ BAIL CONDITION
83119007 4/29/1983 MP DISTURBANCE OF PEACE

Kenneth Rockett's latest arrest affidavit (click to enlarge)

Hurricane Katrina OR Thug of the Week 3-20-2008

You would think the local judges would take these "citizens", at least our "Thug" group, and give them some quality time at the Extended Stay facilities in Shelby County. You would think that, but then again, you would be wrong. Maybe I'm just a cynic, but after a person has been arrested 10 times or more, I think they should probably become property of the state. But, then again, that's just my liberalism oozing out!

This week's thug happens to be a business woman. She is diversified in the manufacturing, sales and entertainment industries. I know this because I see that several times in the 155 different arrest locations, she was charged with either MANUFACTURING, Delivering, or Selling drugs. She has also been a frequent companion to many, or so it seems. But, she just doesn't seem to understand that she shouldn't obstruct the roadway, nor rob and assault people.

An item of note is that she has been prostituting in the area of Summer and Lester for the past 20 years. That location should sound familiar, since that is near the location of one of the biggest crimes ever committed in Memphis. Here are the gory details:



Katrina was arrested for prostitution near a church or school twice last year. This is a class B misdemeanor which carries a $1000.00 fine and up to 6 months in jail. Well, if we had truth in sentencing, she would still be in jail, but since they do about 1/3rd of the sentence, she wasn't in jail long. Tell me we don't need a sentencing matrix!

Katrina (an appropriate name) has also been arrested for Grand Larceny, Petit Larceny, Robbery, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, and many, many, many times for soliciting rides, etc. As a matter of fact here is a breakdown of the 155 different charges she has had in General Sessions Court:

ASSAULT M 1
ASSAULT-BODILY HARM 1
CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW 1
CONTEMPT OF SHELBY CTY GEN SES CT 1
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT FELONY 1
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MISDEMEANOR 1
DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUS/REV/CAN 1
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE W/O WARRANT 1
MANUF/DEL/SELL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1
POSS CONT SUB W/I MAN/DEL/SELL 1
PUBLIC INTOXICATION 1
RESISTING ARREST 1
SHOPLIFTING M 1
SOLICITATION TO COMMIT FELONY 1
UNLAWFUL POSS CONTROL SUBSTANCE 1
VANDALISM $500 OR LESS 1
VANDALISM $500.00-$1000.00 1
VIOLATION OF PAROLE 1
VIOLATION OF PROBATION M 1
VIOLATION OF VENEREAL DISEASES LAW 1
ASSAULT & BATTERY 2
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2
DISTURBANCE OF PEACE 2
EVADING ARREST 2
INDECENT EXPOSURE M 2
MOTION - MISC 2
OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY 2
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEM 2
PROSTITUTION 2
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 3
RESISTING OFFICIAL DETENTION 4
FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS 5
PROSTITUTION NEAR CHURCH/SCHOOL 6
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 7
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 10
PROSTITUTION M 21
PEDESTRIAN SOLICITING RIDE/BUSINESS 60

Honorable Mention goes to Willie Norfleet this week. He was our very first THUG back on November 02, 2007 and he has since added three more stays at the Shelby County Crossbar Hotel. He now has been booked 168 times in the county jail - usually for being drunk and disorderly. Here's to you Willie and the judges, legislators and prosecutors too!


UPDATE- - - UPDATE - - - UPDATE - - - UPDATE - - -

I got an email today regarding Hurrican Katrina which speaks for itself. Can you get blood from a prostitute?
I recently found your site, have not had chance to look over full site but from what i have seen great site. many of your feeling on jail/court are same as mine. my curiosity got me...pulled up fine information on your most recent gal that discovered the revolving door at 201. the criminals seem not to have to pay fines or court costs....is this why we are millions short?

Name JONES KATRINA
Sex F Race B DOB 01/13/1970 RNI # 97007
Grand Total Due 87681.25 Total Fines Due 7600.00 Total Costs Due 80081.25

thanks for the site....keep up the good work,
wanda

A Cop's Dilemma

A deputy was charged with Murder 2 recently, and it made me wonder if it could have been avoided. I've been told that the Sheriff had been told numerous times that Chris was a problem. However, since he was connected, he didn't get the behavior modification he should have. If that is true, Mark - you better get your checkbook out.

What do you do if you are a cop and you see another doing some pretty stupid stuff? Not criminal stuff, but stuff that is "on the edge." Who do you tell? If you tell your supervisor, it may filter up, or you may be telling the other guy's best friend. Suppose your supervisor is doing weird stuff? The troops talk amongst themselves, but there is no way for one to get information up to management that really needs to be sent up. If you tell something, and others find out, you are no longer on the "team".

In my 30 plus years, I saw some officers do some stupid stuff, and if I felt it warranted, I spoke directly to them about it. But, I've learned I'm a little different. I never felt the need to be in the click, so I did what I felt necessary. I never saw another officer do anything criminal, and any time I saw an officer starting to be too hard on someone, I pulled them off. But, that's obviously not happening these days.

I think there needs to be some way of bringing bad behavior to an officer's attention, and I'm starting to think the best way is for the officers to self police. Maybe officers need to post something somewhere (on an anonymous blog) when they see one of the ranks screwing up? Then again, that would open things up for someone to trash another officer. I'm not sure what the answer is, but I think this is a valid question. What do you think? Do you have any ideas on how this could be handled?

I would be more than willing to host a blog and moderate it for the officers in and around the area, if they wanted a site like that. Let me know what you think.

Track the Sentencing Matrix Bill

Here's the link to track the sentencing matrix bill in the legislature

Thug of the Week 03-06-2008

This week's Thug is Houston Baggett, rni# 81927, with 109 arrests and 132 charges. Houston is in jail this time for violation of probation. I'm not sure if he's on probation for the robberies, burglaries, drug sales, assaults or one of the other arrests, or maybe a combination of the above. He was arrested seven times in 2007, yet has only this one arrest for this year. I think maybe he's rehabilitated himself!

Here's a list of just his General Sessions charges:
Bookno Arrdate Agency Charge
8104731 2/11/2008 MP VIOLATION OF PROBATION M
7135942 10/2/2007 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
7135942 10/2/2007 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
7133327 9/14/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7713517 8/1/2007 MP POSS OF CONT SUBSTANCE MARIJUANA
7112225 4/10/2007 SO FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
7112225 4/10/2007 MP ROBBERY
7112225 4/10/2007 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
7111058 3/31/2007 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
7111058 3/31/2007 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
7111058 3/31/2007 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
7704313 3/23/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
7704313 3/23/2007 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
7102542 1/23/2007 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6137169 11/27/2006 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
6135581 11/12/2006 MP AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
6659338 11/12/2006 MP POSS OF CONT SUBSTANCE MARIJUANA
6124802 8/17/2006 MP ROBBERY
6106096 2/28/2006 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
5132468 10/20/2005 MP ASSAULT-BODILY HARM
5132468 10/20/2005 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
5132468 10/20/2005 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
5639584 8/9/2005 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
4135155 11/10/2004 MP MANUF/DEL/SELL/COCAINE
4135155 11/10/2004 MP POSS OF CONT SUBSTANCE COCAINE
4133449 10/27/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4133449 10/27/2004 MP UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MV OR BICYCLE
4133449 10/27/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4126676 8/27/2004 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
4103678 2/2/2004 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
4103678 2/2/2004 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
3133683 11/11/2003 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
1142666 1/16/2002 SO FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
1142666 12/21/2001 MP ROBBERY
1142666 12/21/2001 MP ROBBERY
1142354 12/18/2001 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
1657073 12/3/2001 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
1131547 9/18/2001 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
1121664 6/29/2001 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
1121664 6/29/2001 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
1116068 5/11/2001 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
1108881 3/13/2001 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
1107835 3/6/2001 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
1107835 3/5/2001 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
1107835 3/5/2001 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
1106031 2/20/2001 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
1102273 1/19/2001 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
1601303 1/10/2001 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
159397 12/30/2000 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
148158 10/16/2000 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
148158 10/3/2000 MP SEL/DEL/DIST IMITATION CONTROL SUB
148158 10/3/2000 MP CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MISDEMEANOR
138172 7/27/2000 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
127762 6/12/2000 SO FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
127762 5/26/2000 MP POSS CONT SUB W/I TO MANUF/DEL/SELL
127762 5/26/2000 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
622252 5/8/2000 SO INDECENT EXPOSURE M
123937 5/5/2000 MP CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION
117381 4/1/2000 MP ROBBERY
117381 4/1/2000 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
117381 4/1/2000 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
113842 3/14/2000 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99167119 12/23/1999 MP ASSAULT M
99167119 12/23/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99161763 11/21/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99156781 10/26/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99147293 9/7/1999 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
99142965 8/17/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99139653 8/1/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99135138 7/8/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99125598 5/17/1999 MP CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
99125598 5/17/1999 MP FAIL TO APPEAR FOR BOOKING/PROCESS
99123005 5/3/1999 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
99622510 4/29/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99113848 3/17/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99113848 3/17/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99109334 2/19/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99107625 2/10/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
99107625 2/10/1999 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
99104546 1/25/1999 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
99104546 1/25/1999 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98057566 11/13/1998 MP SEL/DEL/DIST IMITATION CONTROL SUB
98057566 11/13/1998 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
98057566 11/13/1998 MP PURCH/REC IMITATION CONTROLLED SUB
98046400 9/15/1998 SO CONTEMPT OF COURT-GENERAL LAW
98039087 8/4/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98039087 8/4/1998 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
98038440 8/1/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98037470 7/27/1998 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
98025843 5/23/1998 MP PEDESTRIAN SOLICITING RIDE/BUSINESS
98021984 5/1/1998 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
98019356 4/16/1998 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
98019356 4/16/1998 MP EVADING ARREST
98019356 4/16/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98014903 3/23/1998 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
98006126 2/3/1998 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
98006126 2/3/1998 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
98003074 1/18/1998 MP OBSTRUCT HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY
97040776 8/13/1997 MP AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
97040776 8/13/1997 MP ASSAULT M
97023625 5/13/1997 MP PUBLIC INTOXICATION
97023625 5/13/1997 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
97010869 3/6/1997 SO THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
97001119 1/7/1997 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
96436058 12/13/1996 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
92042118 2/11/1992 MP POSS CONT SUB W/I TO MANUF/DEL/SELL
92042118 2/11/1992 MP POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEM
91363100 12/29/1991 MP POSS CONT SUB W/I TO MANUF/DEL/SELL
91363100 12/29/1991 MP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
91363100 12/29/1991 MP POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCEM
91285125 10/12/1991 MP GAMBLING
91170086 6/19/1991 MP CRIMINAL TRESPASS
90193122 7/12/1990 MP DISORDERLY CONDUCT
90122146 5/2/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
90079081 3/20/1990 MP THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS
87178707 6/27/1987 MP DISTURBANCE OF PEACE
87129037 5/9/1987 MP SHOPLIFTING M
87084700 3/25/1987 MP DISTURBANCE OF PEACE
87084700 3/25/1987 MP ASSAULT & BATTERY
87084700 3/25/1987 MP SHOPLIFTING M
87003047 1/3/1987 SO VIOLATION OF PROBATION M
86276012 10/3/1986 MP ATTEMPT TO COMMIT FELONY
86276012 10/3/1986 MP MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
86263090 9/20/1986 MP UNLAWFUL POSS CONTROL SUBSTANCE
86263090 9/20/1986 MP UNLAWFUL POSS CONTROL SUBSTANCE
86105015 4/15/1986 MP NO DRIVER LICENSE
86105015 4/15/1986 MP AUTO LARCENY
86105015 4/15/1986 MP RECKLESS DRIVING
86105015 4/15/1986 MP RESISTING ARREST
86105015 4/15/1986 MP MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

Welcome to The Killing Fields

The recent murders on Lester are causing people to sit up and take notice. One thing that is FINALLY being reported, is that these people where criminals. It has even been reported that there was a gang affiliation, though the media hasn't delved into that much. Here's what I can say about this situation. It is a tragedy, but it is a predictable tragedy. When you have a criminal justice system that believes more in time-out than time-in, this is what you get. Three of the four deceased adults had serious criminal records. The men should not have even been at home when this killing took place, they should have been in jail.

Here's a rundown on each of the deceased:

1. Cecil Dotson was arrested five times, as an adult. His latest charge was for armed robbery. He was also a gang member.

2. Hollis Seals was arrested 16 different times, as an adult. His latest charge was for carrying a pistol (live by it...)

3. Shindri Roberson AKA Alicia Stevenson was apparently a prostitute, as she has been arrested for prostitution at least three times and also for selling drugs, and other such charges. She had been arrested 7 times.

4. Marissa Williams doesn't appear to have any charges. She just made bad choices in men and friends. She had to get an order of protection against one of her suitors.

It has been reported that Cecil Dotson's brother served time for Murder, is a gang member, stabbed someone while in jail, and pulled a pistol on Cecil last month.

Why is anyone surprised about these violent deaths, given the environment? When will the legislature wake up and pass a bill that keeps repeat offenders off the streets? Does anyone want to bet that the person or people responsible for killing these victims has been to jail several times, is probably a gang member, and needs to punished one last time?

Much has been said about what the MPD can do or has done. New York has been cited as the model, and it is. However, the MPD is implementing new strategies and has been doing Blue Crush, which arrests a lot of offenders, for the past year or more. Soon, the Real Time Crime Center will open and there will be new strategies. One of those is the implementation of "Gun Shot Detection" cameras. These cameras will be deployed into areas that have a history of gun-play and they will only record when they detect a gunshot. They will be monitored by staff in the RTCC. We will be developing databases and software that gives officers the information they need, when they need it. Even so, this will not cause the criminals to stop. Only the courts and the legislature can do that. We can load the jails, and they will continue to spank their hands and turn them back out, until the public has had enough.

I don't mean to come across as harsh or pessimistic, but I'm more surprised we haven't had more of these type situations, given the laissez-faire attitude of both the courts and the legislature. It's time people got upset enough to contact their legislators and demand the sentencing laws be fixed. If our thugs weren't propelled back into the community so easily, we might not be such a dangerous city!

I'm sorry for the kids that were killed and the family members who have lost relatives, regardless as to whether they were criminals or saints. I'm also sorry for anyone who has to live in that environment. What chance do those kids who survived have of becoming anything but a criminal? I'd say it's not a wager I would want to make. What's the answer? I believe the answer is multifaceted, and one that requires the good men of the black community to step up. It's time to decry thuggery and to push kids in the right direction, not towards wearing gangster clothing, flashing gang signs and listening to gangstah rap. Who will step forward and lead the community? Any reverends out there who are actually more concerned about people, than politics? If so, step up and do what God commands.

Jerry Porter - Thug of the Week 2/21/2008

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This week we shine our ubiquitous spotlight on none other than Jerry Porter and his 109 bookings at the Shelby County Crossbar Hotel. Jerry's latest escapade is chronicled in the affidavit which has been inserted into this post. While reading through the affidavit, you get a sense that Jerry may have a "mental" problem. I'm not sure what that means though, because I think we all have mental problems. It's a matter of degree. In Jerry's case, I think the solution might be some quality time at an "extended stay" facility, something like the (I hate to call it this) Correctional Center.

Personally, I think people like Jerry need to be housed in the "work house", where they can work off their aggressive behavior, in the fields, or doing some form of manual labor. I'm told all this idleness is the "devil's workshop" and it appears the devil has been busy in Jerry's little shop of horrors. So here's to you - Jerry Porter - thug man of the week!

Happy Valentine Thug 2-14-2008

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Mary Austin, Mary Boswell, "Mary, Mary quite contrary"...

This week's thug has been booked in the county jail 160 times and been charged with over 230 charges. She has been charged with some form of prostitution over 135 times. She plies her trade everywhere, even near churches and schools.

Once again, I'd like to thank this week's thug for helping us highlight this problem. Maybe, through these "thugs" hard work, we can get things changed!

It's "Illegal" Alien

I ran into a friend who works in one of Shelby County's criminal courts the other day and we were discussing crime and all things criminal. He had some revelations for me. I knew there was a problem with illegal aliens, but I didn't know exactly how bad it was, not that I have a clear picture of that now. But, what I learned was astounding.

It seems that there is an "illegal" in the court where he works who has been in jail for 2 years, on a "rape of a child" charge. The defense is claiming he is incapable of knowing right from wrong. This is because he doesn't speak English! Usually, a person is ruled mentally incompetent because of some psychological problem, but this new wrinkle,which is apparently a scheme of the public defenders office, is costing the taxpayer a bundle. The court has assigned a translator (I'm told at $125.00 per court appearance) and a spanish speaking attorney, at a much higher rate. They are also paying dueling psychologists to haggle over whether or not this guy has become Anglicized enough to be tried. There's no telling how much money we are spending on this clown, who should have been dropped off back in his native country (from about 30,000 feet).

In another matter, which is related to the same problem, I was told how the DAs office took another illegal alien to the judge and recommended probation. Fortunately, that judge wouldn't go along with the deal. He ruled that it would be impossible for him to grant probation to an "illegal alien" because one of the rules for probation is that the person will have a job, and it is illegal to hire an illegal alien. This guy is now doing the 11 months and 29 days he should be doing.
I hope the other judges take note of this ruling because it is only right. I cannot understand how we got so out of control that we are granting, not only the rights of citizens, but more, to illegal aliens.

I will be trying to find information over the next week or so regarding how many illegal aliens have been arrested this past year, even though our local shurf isn't concerned with enforcing that law. Personally, I think once arrested, and identified as an illegal, they should be immediately deported. I think it's called "prima facia" evidence. The fact that they are breathing our air, is proof enough that they are committing a crime.

Thug of the Week - 02-07-2008

This weeks participant in the Thug of the Week Thug-a-thon is Andre Elliott. Andre has been a non player lately, but somehow he has landed back in the slammer, after assaulting a clerk at a service station, while being overly inebriated. This is not the first time Andre has assaulted someone. As is usually the case, this weeks player, has done this numerous times, only to be evaluated, then released back onto society. Andre has been arrested 171 different times and has been charged with 266 different charges, ranging from public drunk to robbery. He has also been charged with selling crack cocaine, carry a dangerous weapon, etc. He is currently in jail on a $100.00 bond and will probably walk back out the door tomorrow, if not sooner.

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As an aside, I think people might be interested to know that I was contacted, this week, by a judge who said he had been listening to Mike Fleming and me discuss this repeat offender issue. He said he was glad someone was speaking up, because a sitting judge cannot. This particular judge is a friend that I helped get elected because I knew he would make a good judge. I told him of my idea about the sentencing matrix, and he agreed - it is a great idea. The underlying concept is that after the first conviction on a misdemeanor charge (automatic probation), a person would have to receive a stronger punishment than they received the previous time. This would give a judge some leeway, but would require a progressive discipline. Hopefully, our local legislators will be paying attention to this blog and the radio show.

Babes WITH Arms

Remember all the hoopla over the West Memphis officer shooting the twelve year old last year? Well, where is the outrage over the latest arrests by the MPD of the teenage robbers? Where is the parent? Notice, I didn't say where are the parents. Are is a verb that is used when the subject is plural. Anyone want to bet there was no father in the family? Who thinks a young teenager can't kill you?

My last year on the job, I arrested 5 crips one night, after a 15 year old tried to kill me with a REAL .9mm pistol. We also recovered another pistol from the car they were driving. Ed Vidulich, we have learned, was killed by an 18 year old. When you have young boys with no father around to make them do right, you can expect the worst. Even when fathers are around, there are no guarantees, but it's far less likely the boys will turn out to be gangsters.

Here's the MPD press release on the "shotgun robbers" who were arrested this past week. Notice this release talks about a "toy" gun. Does that sound familiar?

On Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 8:15 PM Uniform patrol officers from Union Station arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery of the Pizza Hut delivery driver at 1223 Tutwiler. Officers had recovered a toy handgun and determined these suspects fit the description of the shot gun robberies that had been occurring in the Evergreen Historical District around the area of Rhodes College. Robbery Investigators began an investigation and today have charged six juveniles in connection with these series of robberies.
Ladetrick Bond, 13
Ricky Hampton, 15
Terrell Phillips, 15
Qurtez Harris, 16
Deadrick Munged, 16
Lorenzo Howard, 16

Robbery investigators expect to make additional arrest and have been working to recover property taken in these robberies.

On Crime and Punishment

Thanks to Senator Mark Norris and Representative Curry Todd for getting things started on the repeat offender problem here in Memphis. As they promised, on Mike Fleming's radio show last week, they have introduced legislation to study the repeat offender problem and come up with solutions. Here is the text of the bill which was introduced 1/31/2008:

SENATE BILL 3905
By Norris
HOUSE BILL 3751
By Todd


AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 40, relative to misdemeanor sentencing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 21, Part 1, is amended by adding the following as a new section:

Section 16-21-112.

(a) The council is requested to conduct a study of § 40-35-302, and other provisions of the criminal code dealing with misdemeanor sentencing. The study shall determine whether the present misdemeanor sentencing structure is sufficient to adequately deter and punish offenders who commit multiple misdemeanor offenses. Because these multiple offenses congest the criminal justice system and rarely result in any appreciable punishment, it gives the general public the impression that the justice system is lax and does not do enough to protect the victims from the loss and inconvenience caused by numerous petty offenses committed by the same defendant.

(b) The administrative office of the courts is authorized to assist the council in completing the study and report requested by this section.
(c) The council shall complete the study and report its findings, including any recommendations for necessary legislation, to the clerk of the house of representatives and the senate for distribution to the members by January 15,2009.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

Thug of the Week 1-31-2008

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This week, since the legislature is back in session, I decided to highlight the most arrested female in Memphis. While it's true that she only had about half the arrests that Larry West accrued, she still has a significant number. Kimberly Johnson rni # 68844 has 230 booking numbers, and has been charged with 388 different charges since she started her adult crime career.

A quick look at the charges will show you that "anything goes" with Ms Johnson. She hasn't been to our jail in a while, and I don't see her listed in the SCCC either, so maybe she moved on? Kimberly was last arrested in the area of McLemore and Bellevue, where she has been arrested numerous times before. If you see her, be sure to tell her to "STOP THAT!"

388 charges and 230 arrests just seems a little "wrong" doesn't it? One has to ask the question, "why hasn't someone with some authority done something about these thugs who continue to terrorize Memphis?" I'm asking that right now. Law enforcement is doing their part. Are the judges doing everything they can under the current law? Are the prosecutors? I'm not sure they are. I think even under the current law, more could be done with the repeat offender, if they people who are in charge of the various entities would step up.

Last week we heard from Senator Mark Norris and Representative Curry Todd on the subject and they promised to introduce legislation to address this. I'll be checking on that during this next week, and inviting them and other political leaders to visit this blog and post comments about what their thoughts are. Let's see who steps up to the plate.

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Hey Mister, What is an Escort?

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While looking at my selection for this coming week's "Thug of the Week", I decided to do a little research. This week's "thug" is a street entrepreneur, or a "substitute", aw heck, she's a prostitute. She has been arrested a couple of hundred times for plying her trade, which I'm told is the oldest profession. While she operates on the lower end of the spectrum, there are others who are more "respectible", meaning they charge a lot more!

I decided to see how hard it would be to hire a "substitute" via the internet, and you might be amazed to see what I saw. Well, there are several screen shots of what I saw below. I guess anything goes these days, doesn't it? We aren't living in Bedford Falls anymore, it's now become Pottersville. Take a look - you might be surprised...

Tunica Escorts


Maybe your heart desires to be left alone:


How bout something to calm your nerves?



Now, I've been around the block a time or two and seen a few things in my day, but the world sure seems to have gone awry. I think Darwin had it backwards, we are not evolving, we are DEvolving.

One Good Law!

Finally a bill has been introduced that is guaranteed to help protect the citizens! This bill will fix a problem we have had here in Shelby County since at least 2002. This bill requires that a shurf have some experience in his or her chosen field. Now, that's a novel idea! Think about it, if our shurf had actually been a cop, maybe he wouldn't have taken money from convicts. Maybe he would have known what authority he had to make arrests in all of Shelby County. Maybe he wouldn't have thought we "can't arrest our way out of crime." And he might not even say stupid stuff like, " a taser can be a lethal weapon."

I hope this bill gets passed this year. It is another one of those "common sense" bills.

HB1537 by *Bass. (*SB1744 by *Ketron.)

Sheriffs - Requires any candidate for sheriff to have five or more years experience in law enforcement; existing sheriffs are grandfathered-in. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Fiscal Summary for HB1537 / *SB1744
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Bill Summary for HB1537 / *SB1744

This bill adds to the present law qualifications that are required for election or appointment to the office of sheriff by requiring at least five years' experience as either a member of the state highway patrol or a POST certified law enforcement officer, or comparable certification in another state. The experience requirement added by this bill would not apply to any person who is serving in the office of sheriff on July 1, 2007, for so long as the person's service in the office of sheriff is continuous and uninterrupted.

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Thug of the Week 1-24-2008

This week's "frequent flyer" is Carl Webb. Carl, like many of his fellow occupants of the "cross bar hotel" has been convicted of a multitude of offenses. Carl has visited 201 Poplar, as a temporary resident on 139 occasions since 1982. The charges against Mr Webb have ranged from public drunk to robbery and burglary. Here's a look at some graphical representations of Carl's track record:

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Hopefully, this week on the Mike Fleming Show, we will be able to get the ball rolling to help cut crime in Memphis and Shelby County. We will be joined by retired police officer, and current state representative, Curry Todd and Senator Mark Norris to discuss the crime problem. Hopefully, they will take our suggestion for a sentencing matrix and get some legislation passed that puts more pressure on the thugs who practice the black art of thuggery!

Given that we have so many people who keep getting arrested, who can argue that our very way of life is in danger. Law enforcement has been doing the job. Blue Crush is locking criminals up in record numbers, but they are being released back into society even faster. It's not a revolving door, it's more like a proton accelerator!

Thug O The Week - 01172008

Did you hear the one about the guy who was so old his social security number was 2? Well, this week's thug has something in common with him. Clifton Banks' RNI number is 4361! Today, the highest RNI number I could find is 378,256. That means 373,895 other people have been arrested since Clifton first graced the sally-port of the Criminal Justice Complex.

Oh, but Clifton hasn't been resting on his laurels. He's been busy stimulating the economy. Think of all the police officers, lawyers, deputies, deputy jailers, clerks, insurance people, doctors, etc. who have benefited from Mr. Banks' activities. Clifton has been booked into the county jail 146 times since January 27, 1983, when his first act included shoplifting, assault and battery and malicious mischief. Since that time he has dabbled in most every charge on the books, except murder. Robbery, burglary, assault, numerous drug charges, criminal trespass, etc. Clifton is currently in jail, without a bond, and no charges available via JSS or through the SCSO's website. I guess he's being investigated again.

Once again, the "system" has failed to "rehabilitate" a wayward individual, as though anyone could rehabilitate anyone else. Personally, I think the idea of rehabilitation is wrong. People have to decide they want to be "rehabilitated" before it happens. For this reason, I think the better strategy is to attempt to change behavior, or make the punishment for committing crimes untenable to the perpetrators, so that they opt for more criminal friendly environs. (Don't forget the bus ticket option!)

Since the legislature has reconvened, this would be a good time for everyone to let their representatives know that we need an overhaul of our "injustice" system. Here's a link to a web page that will let you send an email to the legislators.

Identification Please!

I just returned from a cruise in the Bahamas. Once again, I got to experience, firsthand, the insanity of government regulation. I have always hated the bureaucratic shuffle, but now, since 9/11 we have been subjected to insanity personified. I'm glad the guy who did the shoe bomb thing didn't decide to stuff the C4 into a suppository, else we'd be getting a proctological exam at the airport. It's almost that bad anyway. Take your shoes off, coins, cellphones, take your laptop out of the bag (used to have to turn it on), etc. Now, being a retired cop, it boggles my mind that the US Government doesn't trust cops to carry their weapons anywhere in the country. I've carried one all over the place, been shot at, never shot at anyone. Some idiot bureaucrat, most likely an anti-gun liberal, decided nobody should carry guns in the air. Even though the president did sign a law a few years ago that says cops can carry their guns anywhere, we still can't. Oh well, it's the government. It's not supposed to be logical, or sane, or . . . .

Next up, getting on the cruise ship was fun. I don't yet have a passport (soon to be remedied), so I had to take a birth certificate with me. Now, the birth certificate is merely a document that has a name on it, and it appears to have been issued by a governmental entity, but beyond that it identifies absolutely nothing. The birth certificate I took was issued by the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis in 1953. That wasn't good enough, it had to be a "state" issued certificate. So, we had to call and get someone to go into the gun safe, retrieve my marriage certificate, then fax it to the cruise line. It seems a marriage license, or one of your children's birth certificates is considered "identification". I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.

Stay with me now. The cruise line and/or the department of Homeland Security decided that this document is proof that I am who I say I am. It is also acceptable that this document can be faxed to the cruise line. Now, they don't know where this document is coming from, who it is coming from, there is nothing on the document that identifies who I am, and it could refer to anyone. Are you seeing some holes in the system?

Here's another example of "government intelligence" - social security card required. Now, if ever there was an exercise in stupidity, it is using a social security card for identification purposes. Here's a link to a bunch of social security cards you can download, type your ssn on the card, print and there you go.

And we wonder why we cannot protect our borders with these rules being formulated by an outpatient group from a government mental institution. The government already has most people's fingerprints, they certainly have mine. Most everyone has a driver's license, issued by a state, etc. It seems long overdue that we have a system whereby we can quickly identify who is a citizen, and who isn't. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm aware of the "big brother" conspiracy theories, and I also don't want the government micromanaging me. At the same time, I think we need a system that is efficient, does what it purports to do, and lets the citizenry continue about their business with minimal intrusion.