This month we didn’t have a guest speaker. Instead, North Precinct Captain Sean O’Donnell gave an expanded report about the goings-on in the NP. Summer’s over, and as usual crime has decreased some. But currently, crimes against persons are more frequent than crimes against property.
The good news is that 45% of the crimes against persons involves people who have some relationship with each other – in other words, not random. Also, some of the crimes against persons are due to what would be shoplifting turning into assaults when shop personnel accost shoplifters and it turns into a tussle.
Car prowls are down 17% in September, and cars theft are down 42%. Please please please report car prowls so police get good statistics on this. More and more, police departments are using data-based policing techniques, which rely on analyzing 911 calls and other collected data, including geographical information. If we want more police emphasis where the problems are, we need to be sure the police know where the problem areas are.
Read the meeting minutes here. There’s a report describing the investigation and arrest of 20 open air drug dealers in the U District, and more news for the North Precinct.
If the Liquor and Cannabis Board is looking for agenda items, they should look into the Nubian Hair Salon on 117th and 15th. They painted over their big green cross, but it’s still a sketchy crowd gathering there, and I don’t think they’re getting their hair done.
Yes, a Pinehurst resident contacted the LCB north end officer about that place and he asked for more info. Hopefully he will investigate. I also suggested that the resident let the police know about the troubles there.