Monday, November 28, 2005

With Crime "Crackdowns" Like This...

I don't know about any of you, but I certainly feel safer now.

A concentrated crackdown on crime in Roxbury resulted in 43 arrests over the holiday weekend.

Dubbed "Operation Home Safe," the crackdown by police and the Mayor'’s Office focused on the Grove Hall neighborhood. The crackdown targeted prostitution, drugs, gangs, and after-hours parties.

According to Boston Police, officers saturated the neighborhoods on foot, in patrol cars, on bikes and horses.

In addition to the 43 arrests, police seized one gun, 125 grams of cocaine, issued 100 parking violations and 365 moving violations.


Now, that will send a message to the city's gangbanger population.

Unfortunately.

Now the mayor'’s office will focus on other public safety issues in the Roxbury neighborhood, like repairing street lights and street cleaning.


What? You mean, now that they're finished writing parking tickets?

Quick question for you, Mr. Mayor. When you hear people talking about the rising level of gun crime in our communities, you do realize that they're not referring literally to just one gun, right?