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Here's the problem: Your alarm system goes off. The robber knows he only has a couple of minutes. The security system calls you after a couple of minutes and you, the owner, don't respond. The security company calls the police. By the time the police get to your house, the "baddies" are gone. Just like the manned gates we have, don't let an alarm system give you a false sense of security. If you're lucky, the actual alarm will scare the bad guys off -- before they have a chance to rob you. |
Five nasty men arrested in the last eight weeks for crime here in The Villages..
Danno is bookin' em. |
We have received much information on the location of the burglary, point of entry, what was stolen, etc but the most important issue or circumstance is neither known or discussed.
These are all crimes of opportunity that is the burglars lay in wait until residents leave. However why has resident X been targeted and not his next door neighbor. did the burglar gain entrance legally and have an opportunity to asses a residents assets? I do not wish to cast a shadow on anyone but given our geographical location contractors, vendors etc may be hard pressed for employees and not doing a good job of vetting who they are hiring. Conversely we do live adjacent to towns alleged to have a large drug user population and these users have only one thought in mind more dough to get more dope. If this is true and that is the explanation then perhaps law enforcement ought to bear down heavily for arrests and courts ought to give out longer sentences. As one poster said in another thread on this subject matter one day it is going to end very badly for someone |
Real problem area
Where?
West Palm Beach - population 102,422 Burglaries - 1,289 Property crimes - 5,404 Murders - 17 Rapes - 31 The Villages - 100,000 + Burglaries 9-10 ??? past 6 months Property crimes - 395 Murders - ??? Rapes - ??? Stats taken from internet crime reports and indexes on various sites. Crimes against property and people should never be accepted merely as a statistic or taken lightly, nor, should they be exaggerated in a public forum to cause unwarranted alarm. Context is everything. |
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There is no question that the more security measures you undertake the more you frustrate break-ins. However, it is not and does not ensure your safety. Many posters point to the fact that relative to other areas The Villages is safe. This is true and it does mean something. However if you are the victim or located in the approximate vicinity of the victim he does give you reason to pause and be concerned
I would welcome a stop and frisk policy here in The Villages. I also believe that some posters may well object. However given the white parked car scenario previously mentioned in relation to these break-ins do you suppose a police officer under a policy of stop and frisk would be more efficient than say a resident flashing pictures at everything he or she sees as questionable |
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I would vote for stop and frisk among those who look "frisky". I guess that would be profiling younger people in scruffy cars and someone is gonna get their knickers in a hitch over that. I would be glad to help. I have always wanted to pull the pants down on the kids who walk around with their crotch at their knees. Bad Gracie. |
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I think we all need to heed law enforcements recommendations with a HUGE helping of common sense and much of the problem will be solved.
And then switch subjects for a while? By the numbers we are all confronted by much more danger on the streets and on the cart paths every day we get behind the wheel or walk on the multi modal paths. So why doesn't the bigger problem and more prevelent danger get as much play? |
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