**********Crime on Franklin Ave********************* In response to Jim Graham's gratituitous shot, I never denied that crimes happen in Philips. I denied they are blatant and ignored by the police. The police are very aware of all this stuff that has gone on, they have it in their CODEFOR system, and they try to approach it with a strategic method, not just running after calls. The results of that approach are clear in the continuing decline in serious crime at a time when such crime is climbing elsewhere, as reported in the links provided here (Jim should read them to modulate his cynicism just a little bit). ***********Walgreens*************************** I read that story too and scratched my head. My favorite theory is that they had a massive shrinkage problem to which they could find no solution but closing up. I notice that the Minnehaha Mall is now a focus of lots and lots of larceny. When I asked our SAFE officer, he explained it was minor theft that was represented by all the symbols concentrated at Lake and Minnehaha. Well, if that could happen at Target and Petters, how much MORE could it happen at a Walgreens on Franklin? Getting rid of electronics and other favorite targets and concentrating on prescriptions might go a long way toward solving the problem. But that would probably need to be some other retail company.
-------------- Jim Mork--Cooper "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be call the Children of God." Matt 5:9 http://www.unitedforpeace.org Get your free Web-based E-mail at http://www.startribune.com/stribmail _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
