What took Mayor Segarra so long? Back in April I posted that Mayor Segarra should be asking Governor Malloy for resources to build the Shooting Task Force back to an effective level to combat what was then a very noticeable increase in crime. That is exactly what happened this week after our 18th homicide so far this year. And I don't have the benefit of a crystal ball, but common sense or at least some decent advisers should have made Segarra move months earlier. Read my April comments here
http://wethepeoplehartford.blogspot.com/2015/05/time-to-address-few-comments.html
But unfortunately politics are guiding Segarra's actions and because of that , people are being murdered regularly in Hartford's streets. Thank you Pedro Segarra. To ask for help earlier would have been a sign of weakness for Segarra and his baseless claims about the safety of our City. Now that it has reached the crisis point, Segarra has no choice to admit he is incompetent, his plans have failed, and he now needs to crawl begging to the Governor's Office for help.
Governor Malloy never ran to be Mayor of Hartford, he doesn't want to be . But he also will not let Hartford fail, no matter who is supposedly leading the City. Governor Malloy does need to ask some tough questions though. Such as why did Segarra leave the consultants report recommending additional hiring and staffing on the shelf, unused.
Why has Segarra ignored attrition in the Department for several years reducing staffing levels to the lowest in decades and contributing to crisis or near crisis levels of manpower. Despite repeated requests by Chief Rovella for additional officer's, Segarra knew better and now we are paying the price. And how are those resources deployed?
At least one candidate for Mayor has posted some common sense, well thought out ideas for Public Safety. You can read Judge Killian ideashttp://wethepeoplehartford.blogspot.com/2015/06/killian-offers-police-staffing.html here
Below is the cosultant's report on HPD staffing needs
here;http://wethepeoplehartford.blogspot.com/2015/06/killian-offers-police-staffing.html
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