Ohhh Dallas. Okay so. Today in the Dallas Morning News there was an article on Burglary rates in the city of Dallas. Here's the link - Burglary It's totally worth the read, especially if you need a little laugh. If you dont want to read it, I have summarized it below. My description is a little funnier though! (read: for exact numbers and more clarification you might want to read the actual article.)Enjoy.
Basically, the article talks about how Dallas, the # 1 big city of reported crime, is trying to reduce their burglary rates this year. It has come to the attention of Dallas officials that there are way too many false reports getting into the system. People are filing false reports for various reasons such as mental illness, and to commit insurance fraud. Also, there is a big problem with figuring out what constitutes a burglary and what does not. Police are reporting instances other than burglaries under the title of burglaries. For instance, a man breaks into a woman's house, and rifles through her panty drawer, but doesn't steal anything. In the past, some officers would have filed this offense under burglary instead of creepy panty-sniffer that trespasses. From what the article states, it sounds like Dallas officials are cracking down on crime because they are tired of being # 1 in that department. Now the force can take information and investigate it further before filing it. Hrrrm...Isn't that what they are supposed to do anyway?
Saturday, September 20, 2008
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