<pre><tt>"Dougie, on the other hand, has NO proof, NO evidence, NO witnesses, <br>NO real reason to have named four 35-50(+) year old people as doing what <br>amounts to teen-type of pranks in a police report TWO WEEKS after he says they <br>occurred and AFTER he says he reported them." --JFord<br><br>Jackie, How do you KNOW this for fact unless you are monitoring his<br>property 24 hours a day? I think Doug Wilson has all this video recorded.<br>You can buy a home video recording system now for less than $100.<br>Also, anyone on his property at the time of the crimes can snap a picture<br>on their cell phone and send it to an email account for just<br>25 cents. I think Wilson could afford both.<br><br>I want the people to be caught. Anyone who vandalizes is a menace and a coward, regardless<br>of who it is and who they are doing it to. I hate it when people mess with my<br>stuff. If they have an issue with me, take it up with me, not my property. Vandals<br>raise our taxes
through law enforcement, and our insurance rates. <br><br>Nails in a vehicle tire is also more than a teenage prank. It is very DANGEROUS and could<br>seriously injury or kill somebody if a tire blows out on a highway. <br><br>_DJA<br><br> <br></tt></pre> <br><br><b><i>"g. crabtree" <jampot@adelphia.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Rather then take any of the silliness that has been liberally ladled out <br>here in the past few postings at face value, I hauled my lard out into the <br>warm summer sunshine and down to the MPD to ask some extremely helpful and <br>patient people some rather dull questions. Here are some of the results of <br>my queries.<br><br>First, there are five officers on duty for the day shift and the swing <br>shift. There are three officers on duty for the graveyard shift. Due to the <br>way shifts overlap there is only a four hour block
where there is only three <br>officers on patrol. (generally the quietest portion of any of the shifts) <br>The assertion that during the busiest shift there are only two officers <br>working is hogwash. Period.<br><br>Second, all officers accrue vacation time at the same rate as other city <br>employees and the staffing is such that the officers who desire to do so, <br>get to take it. Nobody is not allowed to take their vacation time because of <br>short staffing.<br><br>Third, all officers work approximately a 40 hr. week. Guys on the swing and <br>graveyard shifts do sometimes rack up some overtime due to the nature of <br>their shift. Also overtime is put in for special events (games, rendezvous, <br>renaissance fair, etc.) this is widely regarded as a good thing by the <br>officers. Time off appears to be the last thing these people want.<br><br>Fourth, response time in Moscow is lightning fast for emergency calls. In a <br>situation where harm might befall a
citizen, the police drop everything and <br>respond right now. Matters of lesser urgency do take a back seat but I was <br>assured that all calls are responded to within 30 min. unless other <br>arrangements are made with the reporting party.<br><br>Fifth, there is no reason that people shouldn't know about what's going on <br>in there neighborhood. The link that Dan C. provided gives one access to the <br>police log and from that it's child's play to know exactly what's up around <br>your home. No need to wait to hear it third, fourth, or fifth hand.<br><br>Sixth, when extra patrol is requested at any given location it means that <br>the police will drive by a little more often then they might have otherwise. <br>It does not mean that they will be parked in that persons driveway keeping <br>their mailbox safe from a spent French letter. Sorry, hansen.<br><br>Finally, the officer that I was speaking with did allow as how having a <br>couple of extra personnel for the day
shift would help to keep the paperwork <br>from piling up and create a little less of a burden for the rest of the guys <br>but absolutely nothing was mentioned that led me to think that from a safety <br>(ours or the officers) point of view, these folks didn't have it completely <br>under control. Now hows about a little sanity be allowed to enter into this <br>discussion, allrighty?<br><br>G. Crabtree<br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 @hotmail.com=""><br>To: <vision2020 @moscow.com=""><br>Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:35 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Property tax cut?<br><br><br>> Did you happen to look at those reports or are you just trying to make a<br>> sick point? Do you happen to know WHO made those calls in that you <br>> referred<br>> to? Was it the same person or many people? There are LOT of addresses on<br>> that or any street. How about the fact that a LOT of time is being spent <br>> by<br>> the cops
on A street, First, Main, Third, Lilly, West Pullman, etc. So,<br>> what exactly do you think? That everyone that repeatedly calls in for <br>> those<br>> above-mentioned streets, are making false police reports? That they are<br>> abusing the system? Don't think so.<br>><br>> Dougie, on the other hand, has NO proof, NO evidence, NO witnesses, NO <br>> real<br>> reason to have named four 35-50(+) year old people as doing what amounts <br>> to<br>> teen-type of pranks in a police report TWO WEEKS after he says they <br>> occurred<br>> and AFTER he says he reported them. There are now four citizens who have<br>> "police records" because one sick guy decides to play wounded and make <br>> false<br>> accusations. THAT is a waste of cop-man-power and an ABUSE of the legal<br>> system. He has many, many boys that he could enlist the aide of to watch<br>> his home....believe me, the neighbors watch it enough and they have
NOT <br>> seen<br>> any of this kind of stuff happening to him.<br>><br>> And why don't you try talking to the cops. They have two people working<br>> DAY-TIME hours, during the busiest part of the day and there are times <br>> when<br>> that is all they have during the night. Don't know where you live (don't<br>> wanna) but there are sirens going off at all times of the day and night <br>> and<br>> the cops are going from one of end town to another all the time; and they<br>> are trying to get to all the calls they need to in the time they need to.<br>><br>> Why is it that some people are so quick to increase the City personnel, <br>> but<br>> they leave the cops and fire personnel hanging? Like they aren't <br>> important<br>> enough to warrant more trained bodies? But an office needs a secretary?<br>> Please. Get your own darn coffee. But put more cops on the road, <br>> increase<br>> their pay/benefits
and allow them the union.<br>><br>> J :]<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>>>From: "Dan Carscallen" <areaman @moscow.com=""><br>>>To: <vision2020 @moscow.com=""><br>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Property tax cut?<br>>>Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:58:27 -0700<br>>><br>>>Tom says:<br>>>". . . two cops on duty at any given time in a town of 20,000 . . . And<br>>>one of them is now required to use a portion of that valuable time<br>>>providing security to 1150 North Polk Extension?"<br>>><br>>>Just a quick glance at the pole-leece's page<br>>>(http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/police/) and their daily activity log (check<br>>>the menu on the left), it looks like the cops are spending a lot of time<br>>>around the 800 block of North Garfield. Maybe some 'higher-up" in the<br>>>Kirk lives there too? I would venture to guess that it's all kinds of<br>>>people "abusing" our police
force, CC and non-CC alike.<br>>><br>>>And I would also venture to guess that the "two cops on duty" is during<br>>>the slow hours.<br>>><br>>>But that's just me, doing all kinds of venturing,<br>>><br>>>DC<br>>><br>>><br>>>=====================================================<br>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>>> http://www.fsr.net<br>>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>>>====================================================<br>><br>> _________________________________________________________________<br>> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE!<br>> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/<br>><br>> =====================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step
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