Hartford's 17th homicide victim for the year was just pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. The victim was shot earlier in the evening in the Southend.
That now sets the pace for 4 homicides in four days and really draws into question what is being done to quell the violence. We aren't even into the heat of the summer and we are setting a record pace for homicides so far this year.
I really have to question the cut of $500,000 from the Police Departments overtime budget by the City Council.It seems like all resources should be brought to the table at this point to start controlling the crime "hot spots".
If the Council was really looking to cut expenses to reduce the mill rate the half a mill that they did, there is plenty of waste in other areas.
Eliminating the City's "Energy Czar", Capitol Projects Manager, Parks Operation Manager and an "undefined" position created in the Health Department for a Perez croney, would more than cover the cuts made to the HPD budget for overtime.
I'd much prefer knowing that Police Officers are being put on the streets to control violence rather than continuing to fund the Light Bulb inspector Energy Czar.Over half of the money cut from the HPD overtime budget could be recovered by the cost of salary and benefits and City car paid out for the Capitol Improvements Director, James Keaney.
I guess it is a matter of priorities.
7 comments:
Pedro Segarra - City Council Members:
Our city is becoming the North American Beirut of the 1980's in 2011.
The amount of death of our citizens related to crime is not acceptable.
How do we expect improvement, economic growth and in-betterment with the dreadful conditions ?
Pedro Segarra - City Council Members:
Our city is becoming the North American Beirut of the 1980's in 2011.
The amount of death of our citizens related to crime is not acceptable.
How do we expect improvement, economic growth and in-betterment with these dreadful conditions ?
Pedro is in over his head and doesn't know how to quell the violence. It is time for a new leader/mayor to emerge.
We should have Chief Mc Coy dress up in a batman outfit and take bake the city and barber shops.....
DKR is way too busy to come up with any plans on stopping this violence. In case you haven't noticed, DKR has disappeared. No press conferences, no public lime light. Nope, no summer initiative planning. Nothing about stopping this incredible violent surge. No way, this year we didn’t have any big summer violence plan laid out. No all encompassing meeting on ideas to stop the violence, or prevent it in advance.
However, I am willing to bet he has had time to have more than a meeting or two about saving his own ass. I bet he's met with the mayor plenty of times. I bet he's met with his band of merry chiefs many times. I bet he's had meetings with Bernier, McKoy, Natelie and so on. These meetings are not about violence, or the good of the city. No, these meetings have to do with inadequate leaders sitting in a circle, afraid to admit their own mistakes or take even a little blame. These meeting are about self survival. In these meetings they say things like "we didn't do anything wrong, we were right, yeah that’s fine, it should all go away." Something tells me there are some high level command staff thinking that they should have done things a little differently, maybe taken a different approach. Of course this has nothing to do with violence in the city; it has to do with their own survival.
You see, it’s far more important for DKR and McKrash to figure out a believable excuse for burning the time cards in such a hastily fashion even though the State of CT told them not to. It’s more important to try to explain how you didn’t see the huge gouge dent, 4 inches below the driver’s door handle that runs the entire length of the driver’s side of your cruiser. It’s more important to start coming up with excuses for not ever assigning an I-File or IAD number, despite all the complaints, for one of your chiefs. (fyi: Didn’t McKrash get accused of picking up prostitutes in New Britain? Didn’t they give his license plate? Why didn’t that get an I-File number? You can bet if Ed Dailey had the same allegations leveled against him, he sure would have an I-File on it. DKR would even pay investigators overtime to “look into it-make sure Ed is guilty”)
It’s over, DKR is gone, he knows it and he is preparing his exit strategy already. Hell, DKR hasn’t been to a comstat since Brookman was there. He and McKrash are stuck wading through a pond of self explanations, lies and litigation. They are way to burden with this stuff, they don’t have time to worry about the violence.
Dear Kevin,
I actually was informed by a city yard janitor, that Cheif Lester Mc Coy had requested that all the rugs in the second floor Chief's complex be replaced due to one large stain next to a couch. This is verified. How much more money will lester waste .....
Chief Mc Coy as batman would be a good idea, but he probably does not know how to operate a police radio. But he has proven that he knows how to operate lights and sirens.....
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