A Good Kind Of Bad

Do you know what a good kind of bad experience is? History is full of them. Take the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor for example - definitely a bad thing (from the U.S. perspective). Yet anything less tragic than this would probably have not been enough to get us off our isolationist asses and move forward into the world. As a result of this impetus, the U.S.A. became the emperor of the world. Granted, we are now feeling the cost of bearing this mantle for so long, but we simply can not ignore the fact that for many years after the war we derived much wealth and security from our newly attained position. And none of this would have come to be if those sneaky Jap’s hadn’t sucker punched us.
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Of course, the perspective of each particular country has to be taken into perspective when considering this. For example, from the Japanese view, their attack on the United States was a good thing because it immediately immobilized the largest potential threat to their empire. Of course, the result was to propel our own warfare machinery to the point that we damn near wiped Japan off the face of the planet. So what seemed good at first (to the Japanese) actually turned out to be bad for them.
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In addition to the numerous such historical examples to be found, most people have probably either experienced and/or witnessed such good-bad models of the personal type. What about the scrawny kid who got beat up a lot, and as a result began working out and taking better care of his body, and today looks and feels twenty years younger than his former classmates do? And the other view is equally exemplified by young girl, who was so beautiful that she never really had to worry about her personality. She always got away with being a bitch because her personality was never what the boys were even looking at. But now that what they were looking at is sagging and wrinkling, her natural deficiencies in other areas have become painfully obvious to all.
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Well, my thirteen years in the HUD house here has provided many such good/bad scenarios. I never owned a gun and had hardly ever fired one before I purchased this house. This neighborhood, and the bad associated with it, is the reasons that today I am able to handle a fire-arm. Going even a bit further, living here has changed my psychology. Thirteen years ago, if a person was shouting in my face while I was in possession of a concealed deadly weapon, I simply would not have had courage or self-control necessary to not draw my weapon, even though drawing the weapon would not have been necessary. I can definitely say that I have a lot thicker skin today than I did thirteen years ago. This has worked to my advantage many times outside of this neighborhood as well, and it is a direct result of my experiences while living here.
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Fire is hot, and the heat is uncomfortable, but that is what it takes to forge the steel. Like they say - No pain, no gain - and so we realize that the bad is often necessary to bring about the good.
Anyway, all this philosophizing is merely a prelude to explaining something which recently happened to my house. This past Sunday evening (Nov. 23), someone threw a rock through my living room window. Because I hadn’t finished framing around this window yet, I simply stapled a blanket against the wall there to decrease the breeze. This prevented the glass from coming through. The first thing I did was to grab my gun, then I called 911.
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After the operator asked for my name and address, she wanted to know what the problem was. When I first explained what had happened, I can’t blame her for not necessarily viewing it as a priority call. Most of the time such an event is the work of bored kids, rather than angry drug gangs. The operator had no idea that I had a Glock in my hands and was about to go outside and take care of whatever problem I found there. So she proceeded to the usual protocol of asking a bunch of bullshit questions.
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She wanted to know if glass was on the floor inside. I explained that the “curtain” covering the window had prevented this, and that I wasn’t even certain that it was my house window. I said it might be my truck which was parked on that side of the house. She asked another question and I realized that she wasn’t grasping the reality of the situation and that talking with her was prohibiting me from doing what I needed to do. So I calmly explained “Listen God Damn it. Two years ago these mother-fucking drug dealers tried to burn down my house because I was talking with the police. I don’t know exactly what’s going on right now, but I think you need to send a car.” She responded with another bullshit question to which I simply shouted “Send a God-damn car now!” I then hung up the phone and went outside.
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I went outside and quickly confirmed that it was in fact my living room window which had been broken. I walked around the other side of the house, then went back inside to grab my flashlight. When I came back out, two squad cars were already on the scene. One officer shone his spotlight on the window, revealing that both panes had been broken through, leaving about a five inch diameter hole. The officer asked if I knew what had been thrown and I explained that the curtain had stopped it from coming through. As I turned to go inside and check, I added “At least it wasn’t smoking this time.”
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It turns out that a rock (about three inches long and one inch in diameter) was the weapon of choice this time. As I displayed it to the officer, I said “I doubt if you can get prints off of this.” The officer declined to take the rock in as evidence. As he was leaving, the officer said “Man, I thought we had this taken care of.” - Apparently not.
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I spent that evening boarding up not only the broken window but the other lower-level windows as well. About one in the morning, as I was boarding up my front window, a squad car approached from behind me. I turned and slightly waved t the passing car, which caused it to suddenly stop dead in the intersection. The window was down, but I couldn’t see who was inside. I simply said “Sorry, I was just waving. I wasn’t trying to stop you.” Without saying a word, the officer drove on. It could be that me nodded or waved in recognition but I simply could not see this because of the lighting. Anyway, that was kind of weird.
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By the next morning, my home looked like just another boarded up former drug house. I waited for the mail carrier that day to explain the situation. She acknowledged that she probably would have assumed the house to be uninhabited and discontinued delivery there. She had me write a brief note that she would file at the post office to ensure that delivery was not stopped. I decided it would be easier to not explain about the whole “War with the aggressive drug dealers and incompetent police department” thing. I simply said the windows were temporarily boarded due to construction, but that the house remained inhabited during this time. I wonder, if it's a federal crime to lie to your mail carrier?
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So that’s the scoop on the bad side of things around here lately. As for the good side, there definitely is one. I just don’t want to talk about it in detail right now. The short version of the story is to simply say that I was at a cross-roads as far as making certain important decisions was concerned. What happened earlier this week actually made it a lot easier for me to make those decisions. I was sort of at a standstill, but now I am moving forward. And for that I owe a sincere thanks to the scum-sucking, son-of-a-bitch bastard who threw the rock through my window. In addition, I expect my heat bill this winter to be substantially reduced due to the windows being covered.

So there you have it. My home is now officially a castle - steel plated, windows sealed, with viewing terraces on high for both the front and the back. It seems to me that if these drug dealers had any brains they'd offer to buy my house, rather than tear it down.

My Appeal To The Board Of Public Safety: November 2006

After FWPD summarily dismissed my complaint about Officer Marshall, I decide to file an appeal to the Board of Public Safety. I started with an initial letter which basically just described why I thought Internal Affairs had failed to properly investigate this matter. That letter follows at the end of this post.

But then I started going through my notes and began to notice something very unusual. There were several circumstance which were a bit strange, but when considered alone could easily be dismissed as mere coincidence. However, when viewed as a whole what I noticed was quite disturbing. All of these events are from the Summer of 2003, when I met and talked with Officer Marshall several times to discuss the problems here and ask for his department’s help.

1) Sunday, August 3: When Officer Marshall first called me, he did so from his home telephone. This did not raise any red-flags as it would be expected that a high ranking officer would probably carry a lot of work home at times. But in hindsight, I can’t help but think that if an officer wanted to do something without the department’s knowledge, then calling from outside of the department would be the way to go

2) Wednesday, October 10: I had stopped at Frost Illustrated Newspaper to speak with a writer there about the situation with FWPD. He said he would do some checking and get back to me. As I rode my bicycle back home, there were police cars in sight nearly the entire way. One of the cars that passed by as I approached my house was patrol car number 105.

Sunday, October 14: I left my house and headed south on Warsaw Street. At this time, patrol car number 105 was parked at the south-east corner of Warsaw and Pontiac, facing my house and parked just a block from it. I thought that was a bit strange, but figured that maybe FWPD had decided to watch my corner a bit closer and this was the officer assigned to do that. What started to make things seem a bit more strange was that as I drove along, there was an unusual police presence along my route, even though I was not taking main routes and was turning a lot.

What was really strange was that as I pulled into the Southgate shopping center, patrol car number 105 passed by me once again. So maybe this was all just a coincidence, but it sure was starting to seem like PC-105 was watching me, instead of my neighborhood for some reason.

3) Thursday, October 1: Officer Marshall came to my house and sat with me on my front porch for more than half an hour to discuss the situation here. Before Officer Marshall arrived, several marked and unmarked patrol cars began cruising through the neighborhood. After that, Officer Marshall called to tell me he was on his way. During our meeting, police cars continued circulating through the neighborhood. It was obvious from just this that Officer Marshall had at least a few other officers checking out the situation for him.

Yet whenever I have talked to any of the officers who work this neighborhood since that time, they seem to have been totally unaware of this meeting. It seems strange to me that when a resident of one of the most active drug neighborhoods in Fort Wayne offers to assist the police, that the member of the Command Staff who receives this information would consider it worthy of passing down to his subordinate officers. For some reason, Officer Marshall decided not to.

4) Friday, October 10: I talked with the President of the FBOP about the situation here. I said it seemed to me that Officer Marshall was purposely ignoring me about the problems I was having here. Four days later (Tuesday, October 14) he called and left a message saying that he was talking with some people and that he’d be in touch with me again. It is natural to assume that Officer Marshall was among those he spoke with, if not the only one.

That evening, I returned to find that my home had been burglarized. Granted, this is a high crime area. But that was the first time anyone had ever crossed that line, and it happened immediately after I had spoken with another Officer about the situation with Officer Marshall. Maybe this was just another coincidence, or maybe this was Officer Marshall’s way of sending me a message to stay out of his business.

5) Wednesday, October 15: Called FWPD to report that several kids were searching a neighbor’s bushes with flashlights, looking for their lost drugs that they had stashed there earlier in the day. When officers arrived, I spoke with them about the problems here. They were surprised at my cooperation because that is not what they normally get from residents of this neighborhood. They stated that their superiors had never spoken to them about me, or my offer to cooperate with their department. Again, it seems really strange that Officer Marshall would fail to inform the patrol officers about this kind of information.

6) Monday, October 20: I called a person who worked for the Mayor’s Office and left a message. We had previously talked in person, so he had some idea what I was talking about. But recent events were making the situation unbearable, so I called and left a message. Basically, I told him that unless he could prove to me that his Mayor (Richard) gave a damn, that I would go to the papers or to his opponent (Buskirk) with my story and let them have some fun with it at the Mayor’s expense.

He never returned my call, but Officer Marshall called me three times that day. When he finally reached me, he sounded almost desperate to convince me that he and his department were willing to work with me. It had been over a month since I had spoken with Officer Marshall, and several messages I had left during this time went unreturned. Although Marshall never mentioned it to me, it was obvious that the man I had spoken with had lit a fire under his ass. During this conversation, Officer Marshall suggested coming to my house the next day to speak with me again. He wanted me to drive through the neighborhood with him and tell him everything I knew.

That evening, as I was setting on my front porch, one of the drug bosses here approached my house and asked to speak with me. I had never met this man before, yet he came right out and asked if I was trying to “shut things down” in this neighborhood. Again, perhaps this was just another coincidence, but is sure seems strange that only a few hours after I had arranged to give Officer Marshall detailed information about the drug activities here, one of the guys who runs things would come and ask me to back off.
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When I finally made a summary assessment, what struck me as most odd was that after having spoken in person or on the phone with Officer Marshall (a member of the Command Staff) on several occasions, and after having offered to allow FWPD to station cameras and officers inside my home to take care of the problem here, none of his subordinate officers ever seemed to have heard anything about this. Furthermore, the times that I had spoken to Officer Marshall’s peers and superiors about his apparent lack of interest in enforcing the law seemed to draw an immediate reaction from the criminals here.

It was as if talking with Officer Marshall was the same as talking with the drug dealers themselves. And yet Officer Marshall was of high enough rank that if any other officer brought my situation to his attention they would confidently believe Officer Marshall saying “I’ll take care of this.” So as far as I could see, Officer Marshall was definitely not working to enforce the law here and was likely acting to keep other officers from working with me as well. It’s very possible that he was even connected to the drug dealers themselves. In my appeal, I formally accused Officer Marshall of Behavior unbecoming of an officer, Conspiracy to obstruct law enforcement, and Racketeering.

I had first tried to find out how the process of filing an appeal worked, but was unable to get any answers. I had hoped that I would be called before them to speak about the matter, but I didn’t even know if that was allowed. As far as I knew, this was my final chance to speak on the matter, outside of filing a lawsuit, so I opted for saying too much over not enough. I closed my appeal by stating that if the Public Safety Board failed to properly investigate this matter, and that if it were later determined that my charges were accurate, that this would open the City itself up to significant liability.

Considering Officer Marshall’s high rank, and the fact that he had already shown how well he could manipulate the situation, I wasn’t sure what type of reaction this complaint might draw. To be safe, I sent copies of my complaint to the Allen County Sheriff, the Superintendent of Indiana State Police, the Allen County Prosecutor, and The Indiana Attorney General. Basically, if I ended up dead or without a home, I wanted to show that I had made all appeals for help that a reasonable person should be expected to do.

I sent all of these letters by certified mail, and I attached a cover letter to them as well. I received two responses. Allen County Prosecutor Karen Richards was nice enough to write and tell me that this was none of her business. Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell wrote me a very nice letter. He first commended me for doing so much to actively work against the crime in my neighborhood. He then went on to say that he was confident that FWPD chief Rusty York could handle the situation. Steve Carter (Indiana Attorney General) and Jim Herman (Allen County Sheriff) never wrote back.

I think it was a couple months later before I finally heard anything back about my appeal. This letter was from the City Attorney’s office, so I expect they had to spend a bit of money just to get those people to review it - perhaps it was my implied threat of a lawsuit against the city that caused that. Anyway, that letter was basically the same as the one I had received from Internal Affairs. They did not feel that my charges could be substantiated. And their reasons for this were????

That’s right, just like with the original complaint, there was no real explanation given. I don’t know whether Officer Marshall denied what I said, or if FWPD simply thinks that type of behavior is acceptable. Hell, I don’t know if they even bothered to question Officer Marshall or anyone else about this. I never was invited to meet with anyone to discuss this matter. No one bothered to question me to get clarification on any of it. Just from those facts alone, it is safe to say that no real investigation was conducted.

Apparently the Fort Wayne Board of Public Safety is simply a rubber stamp, and in my book, that makes all of them as out to be the same kind of useless bastards as Officer Marshall and Chief York themselves are. Oh well, I guess I should just consider myself lucky. If I was black, and made this kind of noise, I expect that I’d be dead by now.

Here is my letter to the Board of Public Safety.

Here is the cover letter I sent to Sheriff Jim Herman.

Here are a couple of newspaper articles from December of 2002 that I referenced in my letter to the Board of Public Safety. If you look at the last page, you will see a listing of several violent events which recently occurred in the city. Notice that several of them (circled in red) are within a block or two of my home. I have also marked the location of my home with a red X on the map in the upper right hand corner of that page.

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Considering that this article dealt with several murders, attempted murders, and other shootings, and given the fact that one of these reported events was a gang of people shooting at a passing police car, it would be rather difficult for either FWPD or the media to claim they didn't know this problem existed here.

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To this day, I still find it unfathomable how both these groups seem to have tried so hard and for so long to ignore what I have been saying to them. This city has a deadly serious problem, and it still has not been properly addressed. Any member of local government or the media who does not see that is a damned fool. Anyone who sees it but simply chooses to do nothing about it is just a worthless sack of shit!

Six Months Of Crime In The Hood: A Brief Analysis of FWPD Daily Activity Reports

Fort Wayne does not have a ghetto! I know this is true for two reasons. First, because If any neighborhood in this town qualified as such, it would definitely be this one. And second, because many of my neighbors, most of whom have lived here much longer than I have, have stated flat out that this neighborhood just does not meet the strict requirements necessary to be called a ghetto.

Chicago and Detroit have ghettos. Even Indianapolis has a ghetto - At least they did in 1968 because that’s where Bobby Kennedy publicly announced the assassination of MLK. According to my neighbors, this neighborhood and the Eden Green apartment complex are probably among the top two contenders for the title of ghetto here, but they both fall short. What we have here instead is “The Hood.” That’s right, according to my neighbors, I live in The Hood, but not in the ghetto.

When this fact was revealed to me, I pressed a bit for a more precise definition of ghetto, and what actually separates this from just “The Hood.” Well, as with many such complex matters, the discussion had to begin with understanding our common experiences. The guy I was taking with, Ike, first asked whether I thought I had ever seen any real ghettos.

I told him about my trip to D.C. several years ago with some friends, and how when looking for the White House, we ended up at the wrong 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. That’s right, we ended up thirty-two blocks south -east of the Mansion before we finally figured it out. As we drove around the area a bit, it sure looked like a ghetto to me, but it’s been a while so I can’t recall for sure. Anyway, Ike had never been to D.C., so he didn’t know the specific area I was talking about. But he had friends there, and they could verify that the city in fact did have a ghetto area, so it‘s possible that‘s where I was at.

Exhibit two was the city of New Orleans. As soon as I mentioned this, Ike’s eyes lit up and he said “Oh yeah, they got a ghetto there. I recalled for him my trip through one particular neighborhood. There were several large housing projects as far as the eye could see. They all had very tall fences around them and there didn’t appear to be any vegetation growing anywhere at all. Most of the doors and windows were wide open, and a large number of the windows were broken out. I had no idea where I was at the time, as I had just landed there by taking a few wrong turns.

I actually thought it was uninhabited at first, and I remember my shock as I saw the first glimpse of children playing outside one of the buildings. Seeing people in this dilapidated area seemed about as strange as finding sharks swimming around in a local lake. It was really disturbing to see people living in those conditions. When I finally caught the name of the street, the irony was almost too much as I realized these people were living on Martin Luther King Boulevard. It was when I mentioned this that Ike commented “Yeah, that’s a ghetto. We ain’t nothing like that here in Fort Wayne.”

I still never got a precise definition that day, but I is obvious that “The Hood” and ghetto lie along the same spectrum. The main difference seems to be in order of magnitude. This includes not only how intense certain factors such as criminal activity are, but how large the area encompasses also. In other words, If there is a two block area where crime is rampant, one could easily avoid that area in most cases (unless you actually live there.) But when this high-crime area encompasses a few square miles, and a lot of people must walk through it to get from their home to the grocery. Then it moves towards being a ghetto.

What I took from my conversation that day with Ike was two things. First of all, my neighborhood is considered by many people to be one of the highest crime areas in this city. But the most important thing I realized is that the main factor which prevents my “Hood” from becoming a ghetto is simply that this city is not large enough for that. There are huge areas of low income, but the areas with constantly high crime rates are relatively small and disconnected. I guess we have something to look forward to now as this city moves forward.

Ike really didn’t tell me anything about this neighborhood that I hadn’t already figured out. I have lived in three different locations in Fort Wayne over the past eighteen years. And I have lived in a dozen other places in other cities/states prior to that. I have something to compare to, and it is obvious that this neighborhood is remarkably unique in certain respects. But to try to adequately describe this neighborhood to someone who really hasn’t experienced it is difficult at times. Sure, I have all my interesting stories to tell, but that has certain limitations.

First of all, most people don’t have time to read all of them. In fact, I have only told the abridged version most of the time. Granted, having only one person getting shot within sight of my house or having Molotov cocktails thrown at my house is enough to convince most people that this is not your typical neighborhood. But the truth is, despite all the stories I have told, and all that you may have read, there is still quite a lot left untold. So on one hand, my blog might really be seen as underplaying the situation here.

On the other hand, as I have repeatedly acknowledged in the past, my personal connection to the situation might warp it in the other direction. I have described certain situations here to others before and they seemed to think I was overreacting to it. So yeah, it is very likely that my emotions cause me to interpret things differently than others might. Although this skewed interpretation of things can easily be seen as a function of having lived in this neighborhood so long, it is still worth noting. My objectivity has been compromised, and therefore my own accounts might be overly dramatizing things.

So how can I objectively describe the situation here when there is reason to believe that my own accounts are at different times either overstating or understating the situation? This imperfection is endemic in all humans to some degree, and humanity has tried to correct for it since written history first began. And one of the most interesting ways we do this is by trying to quantify characteristics that are most aptly described in qualitative terms.

For example, when you read about a nuclear warhead that can deliver a 50 megaton blast, just how in the hell are you supposed to interpret this? Obviously 50 MT is greater than 25 MT, and less than 100 MT, but this comparison does little to help us grasp any meaningful understanding of the term. But what if we reference it to something that we are familiar with, even to just the slightest degree?

I imagine there are few intelligent adults anywhere on the planet who do not realize that the United States once dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Japan. And I expect that certain images of that event are easily recognizable to most people. While we may not have a full understanding of it from just those photos, it at least gives us some familiar point of reference to start with. So now, if I tell you that some foreign country has a missile aimed at you that is three thousand times as powerful as “Little Boy,” you now have some idea of just how badly you should shit your pants in response to this. The unfathomable has gained meaning.

They (attempt to) do this same thing in hospitals. After tiring of hearing people say “It hurts so bad I can’t stand it” or other meaningless statements, they have now attempted to quantify the qualitative. On a scale of zero to ten, they will ask, how bad is the pain? Well, whenever I hear this I laugh a bit. I guess to answer this accurately, I would first have to have experienced total pain (a ten) and total pleasure (a zero). Sometimes I think the real purpose of this question is just to see if you are able to talk. But it seems to have meaning to those asking the question, so perhaps I’m just not getting it.

Anyway, all this ruminating about quantification has come about as I have been trying to figure out a way to more objectively describe the activities in my neighborhood. Since I do not see everything, and what I do see is subject to my own flawed interpretations, I decided to draw on an outside source. Following is information I have taken from Fort Wayne Police Department’s daily activity logs. Although this data appears to be subject to much manipulation itself, I think that the truth would actually lean more in favor of the point I am trying to make.

What I have listed below is every publicly reported FWPD activity which has taken place within two blocks of my home during the past six months. My neighborhood represents 0.07 percent of the total area of the city of Fort Wayne. All things being equal then, the police activities in my neighborhood should represent approximately 0.07 percent of the total activity for the entire city. But all things are not equal, and my neighborhood actually accounts for 0.60 percent of the entire city’s police activities. So, just going by the raw data provided by FWPD, my neighborhood has approximately 8 ½ times the amount of police activity that the average Fort Wayne neighborhood does.

There are other factors to consider as well. There are many activities which take place here and seemingly go unreported. Evidence for some of this can actually be found in the activity reports themselves. And there are other ways that data in the activity logs is misleading as well. I will discuss all this in more detail later, but for now, just focus on the fact that the indisputable facts show that my neighborhood is a little less than ten times as criminally active as the rest of Fort Wayne, and that the true figure here is probably even greater than that.

Now this list is extremely long, and I would really be surprised if anybody (except, perhaps, for Bobby G.) took the time to read the whole thing. But what you should realize from even a quick scan is that hardly a day goes by where there is no activity in this neighborhood. And if you look at the nature of the activities, you will see that they cover pretty much just about anything that could occur.

If you want to view the original data yourself, you can find it at:
http://www.fwpd.org/daily/

And if you need an explanation of the activity code numbers, you can find that here:
http://www.aboiteindependent.com/content/radio_city.htm

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Activity Log for May 01, 2008 - Thursday
08F063312 03:12:11 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F063313 03:14:34 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F063396 08:21:11 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S
08F063449 10:01:49 15 ASSIST 4XX TABER ST E
08F063470 10:38:57 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F063714 13:57:22 25 PD ACCIDENT 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F063895 18:29:37 22RN RUNAWAY 33XX WARSAW ST
08F063947 20:04:50 103 UNWANTED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for May 02, 2008 - Friday
08F064143 05:42:03 45 NEIGHBORHOOD 4XX TABER ST E
08F064150 06:38:12 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX TABER ST E
08F064278 12:08:18 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX TABER ST E
08F064611 23:16:17 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for May 03, 2008 - Saturday
08F065068 18:53:15 45 NEIGHBORHOOD 4XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for May 04, 2008 - Sunday
08F065332 05:21:47 34 TRAFF HAZARD 4XX TABER ST E
08F065334 05:24:51 33,34 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F065513 15:46:39 48,36 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F065634 19:32:41 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F065678 21:06:26 30 TRAFFIC STOP 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F065719 22:59:02 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F065721 23:02:14 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST

Activity Log for May 05, 2008 - Monday
08F065877 10:11:06 25HS HIT SKIP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F065995 14:51:11 16,97 24XX LAFAYETTE ST S
08F066004 15:04:02 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F066023 15:36:46 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX TABER ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F066033 15:51:59 129 4XX TABER ST E
08F066050 16:19:18 48 SUSPICIOUS 23XX HANNA ST S & TABER ST E
08F066060 16:32:10 99 NARCOTICS 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F066248 21:51:12 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for May 06, 2008 - Tuesday
08F066324 01:04:19 30 TRAFFIC STOP 1XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F066367 04:18:42 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F066372 04:38:38 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F066401 07:37:55 51 THEFT 4XX TABER ST E
08F066531 18:03:52 44 NUISANCE 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F066567 19:00:42 44LM 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F270022 22:22:13 25HS HIT SKIP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F066688 23:35:12 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F066692 23:44:21 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST &; SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for May 07, 2008 - Wednesday
08F066923 12:56:32 51 THEFT 26XX WARSAW ST
08F067155 19:23:07 43 DISTURBANCE 26XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for May 08, 2008 - Thursday
08F067335 04:20:45 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F067440 10:57:31 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX TABER ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F067803 18:28:43 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F067811 18:46:53 48 SUSPICIOUS 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F067817 19:00:22 25 PD ACCIDENT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for May 09, 2008 - Friday
08F067967 00:33:53 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F068245 15:12:01 99 NARCOTICS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F068367 18:03:07 30 TRAFFIC STOP 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F068505 22:32:47 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F068519 23:00:11 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F068539 23:44:56 43 DISTURBANCE 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for May 10, 2008 - Saturday
08F068594 01:15:03 911 HANG UP 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F068636 03:02:11 EMS ASSIST 45XX WARSAW ST
08F069090 21:09:50 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F069149 22:56:33 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F069164 23:20:46 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST
08F069170 23:37:24 20 PROBLEM UNK 24XX WARSAW ST
08F069177 23:54:55 46 DOMESTIC 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for May 11, 2008 - Sunday
08F069181 00:00:05 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F069228 01:21:46 44LP 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for May 12, 2008 - Monday
08F070208 03:20:37 44LM 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F070665 15:57:10 25HS HIT SKIP 4XX TABER ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F070701 16:55:39 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F070820 21:18:19 30 TRAFFIC STOP 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F070822 21:21:22 99 NARCOTICS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F070824 21:29:05 50IP BURG I/P 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F070825 21:31:40 48 SUSPICIOUS 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F070866 23:22:39 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for May 14, 2008 - Wednesday
08F070884 00:07:16 48,36 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F070928 02:47:44 30 TRAFFIC STOP 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F071190 15:38:52 48,36 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F071367 20:50:11 63 CONTACT 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F071402 22:16:03 113 SHOTS FIRED 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E

Activity Log for May 15, 2008 - Thursday
08F071446 00:58:20 EMS ASSIST 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F071893 16:15:47 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F072095 22:42:34 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F072125 23:52:08 48 SUSPICIOUS 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W

Activity Log for May 16, 2008 - Friday
08F072163 02:38:20 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F072378 14:12:21 EMS ASSIST 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F072395 14:33:48 15,85 ASST AT O 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F072401 14:38:47 34 TRAFF HAZARD 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST

Activity Log for May 17, 2008 - Saturday
08F072764 00:54:54 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F073266 20:54:47 25HS HIT SKIP 4XX TABER ST E
08F073275 21:10:10 43 DISTURBANCE 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F073292 21:44:31 25 PD ACCIDENT 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for May 18, 2008 - Sunday
08F073413 01:38:55 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F073485 04:38:43 113 SHOTS FIRED 22XX HANNA ST S & CREIGHTON AVE E
08F073486 04:39:07 113 SHOTS FIRED 23XX HANNA ST S & TABER ST E
08F073666 16:30:45 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F073681 17:03:11 911 HANG UP 25XX HANNA ST S
08F073707 17:53:37 46 DOMESTIC 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F073817 22:29:56 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST
08F073843 23:26:40 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for May 19, 2008 - Monday
08F074735 23:54:10 911 HANG UP 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for May 20, 2008 - Tuesday
08F075060 15:24:56 46 DOMESTIC 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F075396 17:50:02 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F075420 18:05:48 129 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F075442 18:25:15 48 SUSPICIOUS 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for May 21, 2008 - Wednesday
08F075714 09:37:02 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F075947 15:40:09 46 DOMESTIC 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F076050 16:25:14 48 SUSPICIOUS 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F076065 16:30:07 33,34 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F076085 16:40:15 48 SUSPICIOUS 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F076307 19:05:13 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F076352 20:30:34 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for May 22, 2008 - Thursday
08F076823 15:40:19 48,36 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F077098 17:53:41 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F077170 18:49:53 50 BURGLARY 4XX TABER ST E
08F077180 19:00:27 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F077210 19:35:07 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F077246 20:30:38 101 OPEN DOOR 4XX TABER ST E
08F077253 20:37:32 46 DOMESTIC 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F077269 21:14:16 101 OPEN DOOR 25XX WARSAW ST
08F077313 22:48:56 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F077316 23:02:44 22I JUV INVEST 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for May 23, 2008 - Friday
08F077447 07:20:32 51 THEFT 24XX HANNA ST S
08F078131 22:00:52 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F078157 22:47:26 50IP BURG I/P 24XX HANNA ST S
08F078165 23:06:59 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for May 24, 2008 - Saturday
08F078492 13:45:44 911 HANG UP 24XX LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for May 25, 2008 - Sunday
08F078876 01:15:55 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F078884 01:38:52 25HS HIT SKIP 25XX HANNA ST S

Activity Log for May 26, 2008 - Monday
08F079520 12:22:28 43 DISTURBANCE 2XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W
08F079583 15:03:21 39U UNAUTHORIZE 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F079603 15:54:25 46,96 13XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for May 27, 2008 - Tuesday
08F080289 16:46:19 48,36 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F080464 22:03:25 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F080485 23:05:38 46 DOMESTIC 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for May 28, 2008 - Wednesday
08F080561 07:13:41 48 SUSPICIOUS 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F080624 10:09:22 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX TABER ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for May 29, 2008 - Thursday
There is no data available for May 29, 2008.

Activity Log for May 30, 2008 - Friday
08F081752 01:14:30 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F082104 16:12:51 48,36 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F082276 20:42:01 113 SHOTS FIRED 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F082280 20:47:54 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX TABER ST E
08F082299 21:49:22 43,62 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for May 31, 2008 - Saturday
08F082435 02:12:38 62 PARTY ARMED 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F082481 03:50:23 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F082492 04:19:29 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F082566 09:45:20 48,36 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F082646 12:45:19 37 PARKING VIOL 25XX WARSAW ST
08F082731 15:31:41 46 DOMESTIC 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F082745 16:21:49 46 DOMESTIC 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F082779 17:50:10 96JO 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F082859 20:17:42 911 HANG UP 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F082975 23:05:38 30 TRAFFIC STOP 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E

Activity Log for June 01, 2008 - Sunday
08F083305 14:02:31 911 HANG UP 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F083313 14:18:27 33,34 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F083343 15:09:41 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F083410 17:34:20 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F083449 19:19:21 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F083526 22:16:14 40A AUDIBLE 24XX HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 02, 2008 - Monday
08F083746 10:09:05 39 STOLEN VEHIC 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F083747 10:09:14 25HS HIT SKIP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F083751 10:12:22 25HS HIT SKIP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F083938 16:39:10 44LM 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F084008 18:24:13 22I JUV INVEST 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F084027 18:48:35 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F084180 23:12:15 55 FIGHT 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for June 03, 2008 - Tuesday
There is no data available for June 3, 2008.

Activity Log for June 04, 2008 - Wednesday
08F084951 00:31:08 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F085081 09:50:24 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F085131 11:57:13 911 HANG UP 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for June 05, 2008 - Thursday
08F085995 15:53:33 911 HANG UP 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F086002 16:05:04 1 MEET 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F086202 22:34:33 48 SUSPICIOUS 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W & HOAGLAND A
08F086249 23:48:17 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for June 06, 2008 - Friday
08F086574 15:12:52 50 BURGLARY 5XX TABER ST E
08F086788 21:34:29 40A AUDIBLE 24XX HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 07, 2008 - Saturday
08F086906 01:05:03 EMS ASSIST 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F086917 01:17:45 911 HANG UP 25XX HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 08, 2008 - Sunday
08F087759 16:17:35 99 NARCOTICS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F087885 20:30:15 48 SUSPICIOUS 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for June 09, 2008 - Monday
08F088108 09:35:12 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 10, 2008 - Tuesday
08F089281 20:47:27 99 NARCOTICS 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S
08F089354 22:35:11 30 TRAFFIC STOP 23XX HANNA ST S & TABER ST E

Activity Log for June 11, 2008 - Wednesday
08F089591 11:28:20 63 CONTACT 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F089597 11:42:46 48 SUSPICIOUS 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F089837 18:39:15 99 NARCOTICS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for June 12, 2008 - Thursday
08F090494 14:55:50 16,97 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F090625 18:55:33 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F090643 19:28:05 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F090720 22:01:36 14S SERVING WAR 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F090731 22:11:40 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for June 13, 2008 - Friday
08F091156 17:22:54 129 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F091182 18:04:21 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F091195 18:42:10 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 14, 2008 - Saturday
08F091415 01:47:59 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F091416 01:49:17 20 PROBLEM UNK 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F091471 03:55:10 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST
08F091488 04:47:43 44 NUISANCE 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F091562 10:16:01 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F091642 13:40:40 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F091734 17:18:04 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F091814 20:04:50 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F091941 23:33:33 39R STOLEN RECO 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F091962 23:59:38 113 SHOTS FIRED 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for June 15, 2008 - Sunday
08F092320 17:34:33 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 16, 2008 - Monday
08F092494 02:02:41 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F092499 02:31:25 44 NUISANCE 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F092847 16:48:20 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F092872 17:24:12 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F092994 20:18:39 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F093041 21:42:02 30 TRAFFIC STOP 42XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for June 17, 2008 - Tuesday
08F093198 06:07:14 55 FIGHT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F093314 10:40:27 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST
08F093326 10:46:41 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F093515 14:05:54 17 MOTOR CHECK 6XX PONTIAC ST E
08F093808 21:59:43 99 NARCOTICS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for June 18, 2008 - Wednesday
08F093963 04:43:16 44 NUISANCE 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST
08F094165 14:02:54 25 PD ACCIDENT 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F094211 15:22:28 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for June 19, 2008 - Thursday

Activity Log for June 20, 2008 - Friday
08F095602 15:43:37 25 PD ACCIDENT 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F095719 19:29:11 99 NARCOTICS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F095771 21:04:17 103 UNWANTED 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for June 21, 2008 - Saturday
08F096437 21:28:21 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F096451 21:50:50 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F096512 23:14:27 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for June 22, 2008 - Sunday
08F096593 01:04:32 113 SHOTS FIRED 22XX HANNA ST S & CREIGHTON AVE E
08F096595 01:05:18 113 SHOTS FIRED 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F096609 01:26:21 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F096635 02:10:37 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F096870 15:14:19 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F096925 17:07:11 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F096971 18:44:55 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST
08F096993 19:32:52 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F097048 21:00:57 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX TABER ST E
08F097114 23:59:53 46,96 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for June 23, 2008 - Monday
08F097127 01:02:13 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F097263 10:47:59 24 MISSING PERS 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F097266 10:51:32 35 PARKED VEHIC 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W
08F097267 10:52:23 39R STOLEN RECO 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W
08F097291 12:01:27 16,97 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F097323 13:17:43 911 HANG UP 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F097570 19:37:29 22I JUV INVEST 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F097623 21:20:46 911 HANG UP 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F097631 21:37:31 22RC RECOVERY 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F097671 22:54:02 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F097682 23:10:07 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for June 24, 2008 - Tuesday
08F098052 12:53:28 46 DOMESTIC 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F098067 13:09:00 25 PD ACCIDENT 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F098391 23:09:33 48,36 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for June 25, 2008 - Wednesday
08F098461 02:06:25 911 HANG UP 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F098972 23:38:45 30 TRAFFIC STOP 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for June 26, 2008 - Thursday
08F099464 16:10:29 30 TRAFFIC STOP 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for June 27, 2008 - Friday
08F099897 10:59:29 43 DISTURBANCE 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F100164 19:18:25 43 DISTURBANCE 22XX HANNA ST S & CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for June 28, 2008 - Saturday
08F100448 04:00:20 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F100462 04:45:44 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F100644 15:10:20 911 HANG UP 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F100775 19:02:54 99 NARCOTICS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F100790 19:26:31 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F100794 19:32:41 102 THREATS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F100800 19:45:14 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F100900 22:22:01 46 DOMESTIC 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for June 29, 2008 - Sunday
08F101091 03:15:35 27 RECKLESS DRI 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F101320 15:54:03 911 HANG UP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F101530 23:36:52 44FW 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for June 30, 2008 - Monday
08F101543 00:11:14 44FW 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F101567 01:34:14 911 HANG UP 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F102047 21:23:38 55 FIGHT 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F102048 21:23:42 55 FIGHT 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F102051 21:33:15 1 MEET 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F102125 23:42:06 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F102128 23:44:58 44FW 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for July 01, 2008 - Tuesday
There is no data available for July 1, 2008.

Activity Log for July 02, 2008 - Wednesday
08F103248 17:05:32 EMS ASSIST 24XX WARSAW ST
08F103254 17:13:25 32 DEATH INVEST 24XX WARSAW ST
08F103344 19:54:00 TOW 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F103346 20:09:35 99 NARCOTICS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F103445 23:42:28 39R STOLEN RECO 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST

Activity Log for July 03, 2008 - Thursday
08F103756 12:30:01 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F103834 14:39:45 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F103866 15:22:12 64 NOT SEEN 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F103921 16:35:13 48,36 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F104067 20:39:45 65T SUICIDE THR 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for July 04, 2008 - Friday
08F104571 19:54:31 46 DOMESTIC 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F104584 20:21:51 911 HANG UP 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F104595 20:41:40 63 CONTACT 4XX TABER ST E
08F104657 22:35:15 911 HANG UP 5XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for July 05, 2008 - Saturday
08F104741 00:08:42 44FW 5XX WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for July 06, 2008 - Sunday
08F105385 00:03:54 75 PURSUIT 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F105508 04:08:19 1 MEET 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F105879 23:13:04 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for July 07, 2008 - Monday
08F105980 05:11:38 80R REPO 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F106227 18:13:57 46 DOMESTIC 13XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F106236 18:33:39 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F106259 19:25:22 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for July 08, 2008 - Tuesday
08F106909 17:07:03 129 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F107008 19:58:58 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F107025 20:32:20 25 PD ACCIDENT 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for July 09, 2008 - Wednesday
08F107354 14:20:28 22I JUV INVEST 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for July 10, 2008 - Thursday
08F107830 09:54:42 101 OPEN DOOR 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F107869 10:27:50 46 DOMESTIC 24XX HANNA ST S
08F108106 16:02:58 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F108114 16:15:23 43,62 25XX WARSAW ST
08F108127 16:30:26 22RC RECOVERY 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F108134 16:46:11 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX WARSAW ST
08F108221 20:04:21 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F108286 22:00:53 911 HANG UP 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for July 11, 2008 - Friday
08F108416 02:51:21 62 PARTY ARMED 6XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F108522 10:52:38 911 HANG UP 24XX WARSAW ST
08F108586 13:09:56 113 SHOTS FIRED 25XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for July 12, 2008 - Saturday
08F108955 01:19:41 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F109209 14:46:57 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F109287 17:53:05 33,34 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for July 13, 2008 - Sunday
08F109720 14:41:42 25,86 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for July 14, 2008 - Monday
08F110024 01:43:22 27 RECKLESS DRI 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F110202 12:43:19 46 DOMESTIC 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F110447 20:18:22 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for July 15, 2008 - Tuesday
08F110564 00:53:49 911 HANG UP 25XX HANNA ST S
08F110593 02:57:24 48,36 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F110846 12:06:14 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F111034 17:29:23 44LM 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F111206 22:19:18 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for July 16, 2008 - Wednesday
08F111464 13:08:48 15,84 ASS URGEN 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for July 17, 2008 - Thursday
08F112214 13:52:40 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F112344 17:25:51 111D DOG 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F112471 21:29:58 22RN RUNAWAY 23XX WARSAW ST
08F112540 23:29:54 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for July 18, 2008 - Friday
08F112582 01:02:33 30 TRAFFIC STOP 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F112756 11:15:47 24 MISSING PERS 25XX WARSAW ST
08F112926 17:28:32 911 HANG UP 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F113092 22:32:10 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for July 19, 2008 - Saturday
08F113211 02:14:03 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F113299 06:33:21 39R STOLEN RECO 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F113420 13:47:37 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F113524 18:06:36 99 NARCOTICS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F113656 22:36:37 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for July 20, 2008 - Sunday
08F114182 21:41:55 44FW 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F114228 22:59:52 41 MAN DOWN 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST

Activity Log for July 21, 2008 - Monday
08F114298 00:58:54 46 DOMESTIC 6XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F114824 23:13:23 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST

Activity Log for July 22, 2008 - Tuesday
08F115381 17:30:30 44LM 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E

Activity Log for July 23, 2008 - Wednesday
08F115756 12:23:33 99 NARCOTICS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F115759 12:32:32 46 DOMESTIC 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F115787 13:27:43 30 TRAFFIC STOP 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for July 24, 2008 - Thursday
08F116150 02:41:50 40A AUDIBLE 5XX TABER ST E
08F116179 05:36:36 18 WORK TRAFFIC 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F116216 08:09:29 26 PI ACCIDENT 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F116557 15:25:05 43 DISTURBANCE 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W & HOAGLAND A
08F116745 21:34:34 62 PARTY ARMED 4XX TABER ST E
08F116775 22:22:22 911 HANG UP 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for July 25, 2008 - Friday
08F117051 13:47:44 25HS HIT SKIP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F117041 13:26:22 911 HANG UP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F117049 13:43:38 33,34 22XX HANNA ST S & CREIGHTON AVE E
08F117051 13:47:44 25HS HIT SKIP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F117081 14:52:03 51 THEFT 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F117090 15:17:15 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F117272 20:48:53 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F117339 23:01:22 44LM 4XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for July 26, 2008 - Saturday
08F117618 13:01:50 44LM 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F117782 20:15:28 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F117810 21:20:44 48 SUSPICIOUS 23XX HANNA ST S
08F117811 21:21:33 44LM 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F117884 23:34:54 46,96 25XX HANNA ST S

Activity Log for July 27, 2008 - Sunday
08F118195 17:30:59 44LM 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E

Activity Log for July 28, 2008 - Monday
08F118492 09:38:33 16,97 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F118522 10:52:02 911 HANG UP 26XX LAFAYETTE ST S
08F118892 23:37:40 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F118893 23:38:05 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for July 29, 2008 - Tuesday
08F118927 01:16:49 46 DOMESTIC 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S & WOODLAND AVE
08F119084 10:14:54 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F119139 10:57:40 63 CONTACT 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for July 30, 2008 - Wednesday
08F119611 05:07:39 48 SUSPICIOUS 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F119689 10:12:30 44LM 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F119965 19:07:33 50 BURGLARY 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for July 31, 2008 - Thursday
08F120143 01:58:51 40A AUDIBLE 24XX HANNA ST S
08F120245 08:47:21 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F120251 09:05:49 37 PARKING VIOL 24XX HANNA ST S
08F120359 10:34:01 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F120633 17:06:35 108 FOLLOWUP 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for August 01, 2008 - Friday
08F120877 00:17:05 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F121149 14:41:40 108 FOLLOWUP 24XX WARSAW ST
08F121415 22:28:38 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F121465 23:59:04 43 DISTURBANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for August 02, 2008 - Saturday
08F121694 10:45:52 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F121918 20:02:56 44 NUISANCE 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F121962 21:36:41 23 VANDALISM 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F121987 22:31:54 33,34 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for August 03, 2008 - Sunday
08F122076 01:15:44 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F122379 18:36:39 30 TRAFFIC STOP 23XX HANNA ST S & TABER ST E
08F122416 19:59:07 46 DOMESTIC 4XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for August 04, 2008 - Monday
08F122853 17:21:40 33,34 69XX LAFAYETTE ST S & HANNA ST S
08F122935 19:33:16 911 HANG UP 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F122937 19:33:50 911 HANG UP 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F122954 20:14:35 63 CONTACT 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F122980 21:12:39 50 BURGLARY 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W

Activity Log for August 05, 2008 - Tuesday

08F123232 11:17:11 101 OPEN DOOR 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F123460 19:13:42 46,96 25XX HANNA ST S
08F123532 21:47:17 911 HANG UP 4XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for August 06, 2008 - Wednesday
08F123636 01:17:28 39 STOLEN VEHIC 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F123684 05:49:16 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F123825 12:48:03 35 PARKED VEHIC 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F123918 15:31:29 46,96 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F124174 23:48:18 58 SHOOTING 24XX WARSAW ST
08F124172 23:49:06 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for August 07, 2008 - Thursday
08F124350 10:55:36 63 CONTACT 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F124379 11:59:01 911 HANG UP 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F124436 13:56:43 51,35 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for August 08, 2008 - Friday
08F124733 00:21:06 48,36 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F124793 03:56:02 51JO 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F125125 18:07:19 47 REMOVE ITEMS 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F125150 19:05:45 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F125187 20:27:43 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for August 09, 2008 - Saturday
08F125496 09:25:14 25 PD ACCIDENT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F125557 11:55:30 46,96 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F125666 16:30:00 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F125681 17:03:39 48 SUSPICIOUS 27XX WARSAW ST & LEITH ST E
08F125755 20:10:17 99 NARCOTICS 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F125812 22:24:04 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for August 10, 2008 - Sunday
08F125874 00:35:10 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F125906 02:01:44 113 SHOTS FIRED 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F125908 02:01:51 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for August 11, 2008 - Monday
08F126380 08:08:44 22RN RUNAWAY 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F126427 10:16:23 40A AUDIBLE 5XX TABER ST E
08F126432 10:27:01 26 PI ACCIDENT 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F126825 23:57:55 48 SUSPICIOUS 23XX HANNA ST S & TABER ST E

Activity Log for August 12, 2008 - Tuesday
08F127320 20:48:01 23 VANDALISM 24XX HANNA ST S
08F127355 21:44:14 25HS HIT SKIP 5XX WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for August 13, 2008 - Wednesday
08F127437 01:15:36 41 MAN DOWN 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F127644 13:34:23 129 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for August 14, 2008 - Thursday
08F128010 03:29:01 44LP 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F128306 17:30:34 911 HANG UP 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F128487 23:59:29 33,34 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for August 15, 2008 - Friday
08F128517 02:25:29 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F128522 02:42:59 48,36 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST
08F128877 18:12:49 911 HANG UP 5XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for August 16, 2008 - Saturday

Activity Log for August 17, 2008 - Sunday
08F129787 10:18:28 46 DOMESTIC 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F130061 23:42:54 40A AUDIBLE 4XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for August 18, 2008 - Monday

Activity Log for August 19, 2008 - Tuesday
08F131301 21:46:36 50IP BURG I/P 4XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for August 20, 2008 - Wednesday
08F131408 05:49:23 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for August 21, 2008 - Thursday
08F131903 00:28:55 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F132373 16:38:49 63 CONTACT 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F132430 18:31:05 129 4XX TABER ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F132431 18:32:59 33,34 22XX HANNA ST S & CREIGHTON AVE E
08F132456 19:11:47 23JO 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for August 22, 2008 - Friday
08F132953 18:25:42 46 DOMESTIC 6XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for August 23, 2008 - Saturday
08F133217 03:54:43 26 PI ACCIDENT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F133228 04:26:51 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F133407 15:10:46 51JO 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F133484 18:22:40 99 NARCOTICS 4XX PONTIAC ST E & CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for August 24, 2008 - Sunday
08F134032 20:25:43 129 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for August 25, 2008 - Monday
08F134333 13:46:10 15 ASSIST 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F134600 21:16:48 62 PARTY ARMED 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F134642 22:56:15 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S & WOODLAND AVE

Activity Log for August 26, 2008 - Tuesday
08F135240 19:40:46 99 NARCOTICS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for August 27, 2008 - Wednesday
08F135352 01:14:09 46 DOMESTIC 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F135834 22:59:01 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for August 28, 2008 - Thursday
08F135862 00:39:56 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F135912 06:01:04 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F136254 14:33:06 25 PD ACCIDENT 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F136255 14:33:42 26 PI ACCIDENT 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E & LAFAYETTE ST
08F136460 20:39:36 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for August 29, 2008 - Friday
08F136665 10:18:48 30 TRAFFIC STOP 24XX HANNA ST S

Activity Log for August 30, 2008 - Saturday
08F137246 06:06:44 43 DISTURBANCE 24XX WARSAW ST
08F137314 10:51:38 40P PANIC ALARM 5XX TABER ST E
08F137398 14:34:29 44LM 4XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for August 31, 2008 - Sunday
08F137785 02:40:37 26 PI ACCIDENT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F137786 02:41:15 26 PI ACCIDENT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F137986 15:15:35 101 OPEN DOOR 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F138104 21:04:42 48,36 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F138203 23:24:40 1 MEET 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F138214 23:48:18 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE

Activity Log for September 01, 2008 - Monday
08F138216
08F138311 09:07:41 63 CONTACT 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F138608

Activity Log for September 02, 2008 - Tuesday
08F138690 05:20:16 911 HANG UP 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F138837 11:39:12 25 PD ACCIDENT 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F138972 15:24:58 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F139055 17:22:57 51 THEFT 6XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for September 03, 2008 - Wednesday
08F139295 02:32:17 101 OPEN DOOR 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F139337 07:12:47 33,34 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for September 04, 2008 - Thursday
08F139787 00:34:01 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for September 05, 2008 - Friday
08F140333 03:16:45 46 DOMESTIC 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F140386 07:58:32 62 PARTY ARMED 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F140871 23:29:09 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST

Activity Log for September 06, 2008 - Saturday
08F141243 16:20:04 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for September 07, 2008 - Sunday
08F141684 13:01:12 911 HANG UP 23XX LAFAYETTE ST S
08F141798 17:30:55 129 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F141822 19:01:01 99 NARCOTICS 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F141852 20:17:37 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for September 08, 2008 - Monday
08F142180 15:14:21 23 VANDALISM 5XX PONTIAC ST E
08F142426 23:51:55 96IP 23XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for September 09, 2008 - Tuesday
08F142492 07:40:16 22I JUV INVEST 6XX TABER ST E
08F142511 08:30:07 39 STOLEN VEHIC 25XX LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for September 10, 2008 - Wednesday
08F142958 04:18:48 15,84 ASS URGEN 1XX PONTIAC ST E & CLINTON ST S
08F143177 15:48:56 51 THEFT 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F143298 19:17:37 96JO 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for September 11, 2008 - Thursday
08F143748 17:15:27 1 MEET 5XX WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for September 12, 2008 - Friday
08F144417 22:45:48 46,96 24XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for September 13, 2008 - Saturday
08F144551 02:58:22 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F144940 20:43:38 23JO 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for September 14, 2008 - Sunday
08F145129 01:26:24 22RN RUNAWAY 4XX TABER ST E

Activity Log for September 15, 2008 - Monday
08F145770 14:29:10 911 HANG UP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W
08F145775 14:36:29 55 FIGHT 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F145833 16:03:27 96 BATTERY 6XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F145931 19:22:41 46 DOMESTIC 5XX WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for September 16, 2008 - Tuesday
08F146525 22:57:23 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for September 17, 2008 - Wednesday
08F146647 08:37:21 45 NEIGHBORHOOD 4XX TABER ST E
08F146928 17:33:02 102 THREATS 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F147000 19:54:42 46,96 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for September 18, 2008 - Thursday
08F147593 21:01:55 44LM 4XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for September 19, 2008 - Friday
08F147796 09:54:37 14S SERVING WAR 4XX TABER ST E
08F148136 20:28:58 129 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F148202 22:14:26 46,96 48XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for September 20, 2008 - Saturday
08F148469 11:29:06 45 NEIGHBORHOOD 4XX TABER ST E
08F148565 15:32:35 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F148727 21:23:50 63 CONTACT 5XX WOODLAND AVE E
08F148736 21:51:26 43,62 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F148793 23:39:25 30 TRAFFIC STOP 22XX HANNA ST S & CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for September 21, 2008 - Sunday
08F148889 02:14:06 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for September 22, 2008 - Monday
08F149316 00:40:10 48 SUSPICIOUS 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F149739 21:00:32 33,34 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F149799 23:18:56 30 TRAFFIC STOP 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E

Activity Log for September 23, 2008 - Tuesday
08F149816 00:08:12 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE
08F149826 01:05:12 46 DOMESTIC 4XX TABER ST E
08F149838 01:45:12 46 DOMESTIC 4XX TABER ST E
08F149853 03:11:33 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX TABER ST E
08F150202 17:55:04 911 HANG UP 5XX WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for September 24, 2008 - Wednesday
08F150526 11:25:38 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S
08F150754 18:41:31 63 CONTACT 5XX WOODLAND AVE E

Activity Log for September 25, 2008 - Thursday
08F150982 05:28:34 25HS HIT SKIP 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE W
08F151405 21:00:39 62 PARTY ARMED 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for September 26, 2008 - Friday
08F151744 15:04:13 911 HANG UP 4XX PONTIAC ST E
08F151951 21:30:54 99 NARCOTICS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F151978 22:18:34 911 HANG UP 23XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for September 27, 2008 - Saturday
08F152261 12:39:46 25 PD ACCIDENT 25XX WARSAW ST & WOODLAND AVE E
08F152283 13:47:24 66 MENTALLY ILL 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F152406 18:29:48 63 CONTACT 3XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for September 28, 2008 - Sunday
08F152609 00:50:29 48 SUSPICIOUS 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E & LAFAYETTE

Activity Log for September 29, 2008 - Monday
08F153363 15:52:56 25 PD ACCIDENT 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F153415 17:12:55 96 BATTERY 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F153511 20:08:59 911 HANG UP 25XX HANNA ST S
08F153521 20:25:00 48,36 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for September 30, 2008 - Tuesday
08F154005 19:25:36 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F154076 21:42:32 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for October 01, 2008 - Wednesday
08F270105 12:51:00 30 TRAFFIC STOP 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F154302 14:49:05 103 UNWANTED 6XX PONTIAC ST E

Activity Log for October 02, 2008 - Thursday
08F154947 19:52:08 911 HANG UP 23XX HANNA ST S
08F155036 23:29:41 911 HANG UP 25XX WARSAW ST

Activity Log for October 03, 2008 - Friday
08F155279 14:28:09 EMS ASSIST 5XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for October 04, 2008 - Saturday

Activity Log for October 05, 2008 - Sunday

Activity Log for October 06, 2008 - Monday
08F156578 09:21:47 66 MENTALLY ILL 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F156825 18:28:25 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX TABER ST E
08F156943 22:52:09 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F156950 23:00:56 33,34 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F156961 23:34:05 30 TRAFFIC STOP 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S

Activity Log for October 07, 2008 - Tuesday

08F157099 10:18:37 23,35 VAND VEH 3XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F157157 13:01:44 LP LOST PROPERT 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F157468 23:19:22 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for October 08, 2008 - Wednesday
08F157520 02:51:28 96 BATTERY 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F157566 07:57:14 25 PD ACCIDENT 24XX LAFAYETTE ST S
08F157853 17:53:35 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST

Activity Log for October 09, 2008 - Thursday
08F158076 08:42:33 33J LOCKED OUT 7XX CREIGHTON AVE E & HANNA ST S
08F158178 13:50:07 46 DOMESTIC 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for October 10, 2008 - Friday
08F158549 09:41:33 101 OPEN DOOR 5XX PONTIAC ST E
08F158658 14:51:56 96 BATTERY 5XX CREIGHTON AVE E
08F158886 22:46:12 41,36 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E
08F158922 23:54:10 40A AUDIBLE 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E

Activity Log for October 11, 2008 - Saturday
08F158927
08F159528
08F158974 01:10:46 48 SUSPICIOUS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F159011 02:18:44 43 DISTURBANCE 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E
08F159516 23:35:56 43 DISTURBANCE 23XX WARSAW ST & TABER ST E

Activity Log for October 12, 2008 - Sunday
08F159711 11:42:55 16,97 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F159930 21:28:38 40A AUDIBLE 3XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F159938 21:40:45 911 HANG UP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E

Activity Log for October 13, 2008 - Monday
08F160168 14:27:02 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX TABER ST E
08F160313 18:31:42 43 DISTURBANCE 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F160322 18:47:26 48 SUSPICIOUS 4XX TABER ST E
08F160418 22:05:58 99 NARCOTICS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE

Activity Log for October 14, 2008 - Tuesday
08F160598 10:52:20 30 TRAFFIC STOP 4XX CREIGHTON AVE E & WARSAW ST

Activity Log for October 15, 2008 - Wednesday
08F160953 00:21:46 113 SHOTS FIRED 4XX SUTTENFIELD AVE E
08F160967 01:23:32 48,36 25XX WARSAW ST & SUTTENFIELD ST E
08F161416 20:53:51 99 NARCOTICS 25XX CAROLINE ST & SUTTENFIELD AVE
08F161427 21:29:58 30 TRAFFIC STOP 3XX PONTIAC ST E & LAFAYETTE ST S

Activity Log for October 16, 2008 - Thursday
08F161624 11:10:10 47 REMOVE ITEMS 6XX PONTIAC ST E & HANNA ST S
08F161673 13:05:41 911 HANG UP 25XX CAROLINE ST
08F161814 17:36:53 41 MAN DOWN 26XX WARSAW ST & PONTIAC ST E

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VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN

I do not plan to turn this into a political blog. In my opinion, we already have plenty of local political blogs. I have six favorites that I try to check daily, and about thirty that I check periodically. It seems to me that, collectively, they cover just about any issue of major concern to me. And although each individual blog is different, it seems that the blogosphere as a whole is very tolerant towards allowing commenters to fully express themselves. Although I have plenty of political thoughts, I just don’t see the need for the redundancy of another such blog. But tomorrow being election day, I thought I would dedicate this particular post to politics. Like most things though, I somehow find a way to make seemingly unrelated subjects connect back to my neighborhood.
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Last night, someone vandalized my property. It doesn’t appear to be drug related, and I don’t suspect the Vice Lords, MS-13, Gangster Disciples or D-Boyz. In fact, I believe that the gangs who vandalized my property are ones which have national reach, with an active presence in nearly every county and parish in the United States.

Based upon this trash that they left in my yard, I suspect that someone affiliated with the Democratic Party was responsible for this atrocious act of vandalism. Of course, everyone knows that their rival gang rarely allows any such activity to go unchecked. And apparently the Republicans sent some of their goons by to yank the sign but lacked the muscle necessary to do so. Instead, they just marked the territory with their own brand of garbage.

Anyway, it appears that this led to a chain of retaliatory strikes throughout the night and by sunrise, my property had been thoroughly desecrated.

At this point, I really don’t know what to do. Although it is illegal to put out these signs, it is also illegal for me to remove them. I would call the City to see about having them removed, but that leads to another major problem. You see, these two local gangs, with support from their national organizations, have close ties to nearly every politically elected and appointed official throughout the United States. Calling the City to report the criminal activities of these two groups would probably be about as effective as reporting to FWPD that people are selling drugs from my front yard.

So I guess I’ll just suffer through the indignity of having my property tagged by these gangs until after the election is over. Maybe they’ll eventually blow away or perhaps the leaf collectors will suck them up. And although I am relatively powerless to sway the actions of either of these gangs towards me, I can at least vent a bit by giving my assessment of both of them.

Dem-Obama

Barack Obama, the Democratic Nominee, wants to increase taxes on the rich and upper middle-class. He wants to transfer this money to the poor and lower middle-class. The loudest criticism against this plan is that by transferring wealth from the rich to the poor, Obama is attempting to turn our country into a socialist state.

I would mention two facts here in support of Obama. First, it is true that Obama (like most Democrats) wants to transfer wealth from the rich to the poor. The main difference is that Obama is far more honest in his explanation than most are. Typically, Democrats will either twist the truth or lie outright on this subject. Rather than try to explain why they think a wealth transfer is justified, they simply claim that they are not doing what it is obvious that they actually are doing. So I give Obama credit here. He has said flat out that if you make more than $250,000 you can expect for your taxes to be raised under his plan. That doesn't necessarily mean that I agree with him on this point, just that I appreciate that he is being honest about it.

But Obama needs to do more than just be honest about who he will draw on and how much wealth his plan will confiscate. He also needs to explain who will receive the benefits and under what terms. First, I’ll start here with my own justification for why a wealth transfer from rich to poor should at least be worthy of discussion. This country has practiced some type of socialism to some degree from the very beginning, and in most cases this has been a wealth transfer upwards rather than downwards. The Federal Reserve System is an example of socialism. The Federal Reserve regularly increases the money supply, which is the root cause of inflation.

An increased money supply automatically decreases the value of the existing currency, and is thus a tax on all persons who have monetary assets or an income. In my opinion, at least up until the 1930’s the recipients of this increased money supply were overwhelmingly those who were above average, economically speaking. And as recently as the 1950's, governmental officials were still declaring publicly that U.S. foreign policy was based mostly upon the needs of major corporations. One could therefore make a strong argument that a wealth transfer in the opposite direction is justified to some degree to balance out this historical inequity. The main problem with this argument though is that we have already been doing that in significant ways for the past seventy years.

Social Security is socialism which favors the poor. Granted, the rich do have a cap on their contribution, but I believe the cap on their benefits is even more restrictive. In other words, I am pretty sure that the people who have the highest benefit-to-contribution ratio are more likely to be of below average economic class (Ask William Larsen to be sure.) We have also had many other programs which support the elderly and children in many ways. Since many of these programs are designed to favor giving benefits to those who are of lower economic classes, this represents another major form of wealth transfer from rich to poor which already exists.

Now, all of this is not to say that the programs we already have in place provide enough relief to the poor, nor does it prove that the rich are already being over-taxed. Such conclusions are what every American should decide based upon their own analysis of the current situation. I merely wanted to point to the fact that we have already had many socialist policies which support the poor for over seventy years, and we have had many socialist policies which favor the rich for even longer. Major programs of both types still exist. So, in my opinion, simply shouting SOCIALIST!!!, rather than actually explaining the details, is a worthless criticism of Obama.

I would say that a worthwhile explanation of any program which seeks to transfer wealth from rich to poor should at least be required to prove that it can actually implement the measures that it proposes. The Democratic argument in support of poor relief often falls into one of two categories. First, there is the - These folks are so poor that they are in imminent danger of starvation - argument. A free lunch program or food stamp program might fall into this category. But since Obama’s plan favors those who make incomes of up to $250,000, it is clear that many of his beneficiaries are not really in dire economic straights.

When this is the case, then Democrats usually turn to their second argument, which is that helping the poor will actually benefit all of us. They want the rich to see the wealth being transferred from them as an investment, rather than a tax. Education benefits easily fall into this category. The theory goes that investing in other’s education will result in them becoming more productive workers. A doctor or lawyer will pay a lot more in taxes than a fast-food employee. A more productive society will therefore create more wealth, and thus will pay dividends on the tax monies used to bring it about.

Well, there are two major problems with the poor relief programs. The first has to do with their own stated intentions. The second has to do with the discrepancies between what they promise and how the programs are actually administered. Regarding the first issue, I’ll again exemplify by using education programs and speak about a major disconnect between their stated goals and respected economic opinion. The major drawback here is that while they are justifying this as an investment, they totally fail to take into account the law of diminishing returns (which of course is essential to any complex cost-benefit analysis.)

Roughly stated, in this situation the law of diminishing returns could be stated as follows: While there will likely be a return on investment for money spent on education, and while there will probably be some circumstances where the return is greater than the amount invested, eventually, as the number of “educations” purchased becomes greater, the ratio of return to investment will begin to drop. And when extended far enough, there will likely be a point where the return becomes less than the investment.

In practical terms this simply means that while an increased number of professionally trained people might greatly increase productivity, this is only true to a point. As an example, let’s imagine a world where everyone has a masters degree or higher. This world is literally filled with doctors, lawyers and scientists and there is not a single person who has not invested at least $100,000 and twenty years of studying to increase their education. In such a world, there will still be menial tasks to be performed. And now such tasks will necessarily be performed by doctors, lawyers and scientists. So the question here, and I mean no disrespect to anyone who does these jobs, is whether such a great investment of time and money is well spent on educating the person who empties the garbage and flips the burgers.

Now I realize that there will probably always be a lot of people who choose not to pursue higher education, even when offered for free, so my “everybody is a professional” model will likely never exist. But the fact that the Democrat’s programs seem to never even mention this possibility is a problem. If they can’t define at what point (Sixty percent of population professionally educated?) they would admit that the costs outweigh the benefits, then it probably really means that this is not actually their true intention for pursuing such programs. Whatever the real reason they want to take from the rich and give to the poor may be unknown, all that is know is that they only posed it as an investment to try and sell it to others, not because they actually believe that.

It is also fair to say that a fully professionalized workforce would not be the only problem with this plan. Suppose that it was estimated that sixty percent was the optimum level of professionals, and suppose that it was determined that to even further optimize things, this should be comprised of equal numbers of doctors, lawyers and scientist. But what if thirty percent of the population wants to be doctors, and only ten percent wants to be lawyers. To correct this problem, there would have to be a way to convince ten percent of the population to give up medicine and study law instead.

I know that currently, just about any career counselor would justify studying anything in the medical field. And their justification is based upon the predication that these position are currently being undersupplied. But there are other professional positions which are also undersupplied, and it takes many years to create a professional. So imagine that everybody enters the medical field now, because that is the area which currently has the greatest need, then commits to this endeavor for the next several years. Eventually, there will come a point where the medical field is saturated, or at least over full compared to other professional fields, but then there are all those people who are already midway through their studies. To stop and switch programs now will be extremely costly, but to continue their current course of study will begin to bring the law of diminishing returns into effect. At the same time, the other fields are then being undersupplied.

So any program that purports to turn a tax on the rich into an investment that pays dividends, really needs to explain how they will administer such a program for optimal results. Would it not be fair for the government that recognizes a greater need for lawyers than for doctors, to encourage students to pursue a law degree? Would it not be sensible for them to either set outright restrictions or at least to direct people through economic incentives. Perhaps they could say - If you study law, we’ll pay for everything. But if you study medicine, we’ll only pay for ninety percent.

And this finally brings to light the major problem with the way Democrats often describe their own programs. Taking money from the rich gets a few people upset, but it also makes a few people happy. But the very thought of government “directing” our lives seems to be offensive to a clear majority of Americans, including those who are receiving the benefits. Seriously, how many times have you heard someone who gets their medicine subsidized or free complain about being “forced” to accept generic drugs? The concept that the government which is providing this service to them should actually have any say over the matter seems extremely offensive to them.

So the problem that Democrats face is this. While there actually are many Americans who support programs which transfer money from rich to poor, there are very few who actually accept the concept of socialism, which by it’s very definition includes governmental planning. No, while many of us actually demand that the government take money from the rich and give to the poor, we usually refuse to allow the government to distribute this money in the manner which would lead to optimal results.

It is unfair to call most Democrats socialists. They are simply liars and thieves. They purport to be advocating for plans which will benefit society as a whole, while the fact of the matter is they simply want to take cash from the rich, keep a cut for themselves, then turn the rest over to the poor in a lump payment. They don’t really give a damn if the poor better themselves, and in fact if they don’t then this provides more justification for the Democrats to later proclaim the need for even more poor relief. A good Democrat would start by making his case for why the rich should be taxed, but then he should propose programs for distributing this money by methods which actually are likely to provide a return on the investment - A good Democrat seems to be hard to find though.

And this leads to the other problem. They can’t simply take from the rich and give directly to the poor. That is too transparent and it makes it easy for their critics to see the flaws (as well as what the government's own cut is.) Instead, they create complex programs who’s main intention, I believe, is to simply make it more complex for people to follow the money trail. If I give a friend $10,000 dollars for a business investment, but demand partial ownership of the business in return, I can easily follow the money. If my friend’s business does well, I will see it, and make sure that he is not doctoring the books to make it appear less profitable and screw me out of money. But if I take this money and give $1 to ten thousand individuals, I can not possibly monitor each of their businesses. I will have no idea whether they are sucessful, other than what they choose to tell me.

Similarly, under the Democrats faux socialist agenda they take money from several million people, churn it through a complex maze of governmental programs from the local to the national level, then spit it out in a matter which is virtually impossible to follow. If I have $10,000 dollars taken from me in taxes, it would be virtually impossible for anyone to say whether this was a successful investment or not. The Democrats will point to someone who used his share of the doled out money to educate and place himself in a much higher tax bracket. But then the Republicans will point to the guy who went and bought crack with his money. The programs are so complex and bureaucratic laden that we end up with a system which actually allows either side to see exactly what they want, while nobody can see the full truth.

So, regarding Barack Obama specifically, I believe he has been more honest than most politicians of either party in describing who he will take money from and how much he will take. But I am not convinced that he has done an adequate job of describing who will get the money, under what terms, and how this formula will benefit us as a society. Am I to simply believe that under an Obama Presidency, mothers who receive assistance for their “needy” children will no longer squander their money on a boob job? (See Jeff Pruitt for insight on that one.) Am I to believe that people who receive a government grant for their education will never end up channeling some of this money into alcohol or illegal drugs? And am I to believe that after January twenty-first, people who receive home heating assistance will no longer leave their windows wide open during the middle of winter?

Well, I don’t believe it. I simply don’t believe that Barack Obama’s mere presence in the White House will be enough to fundamentally alter the basic tendencies of human nature. I do not believe that people who are given money from the government will do what they are expected to do with it unless this is stipulated under binding terms. I think that to suppose that simply handing poor people a chunk of cash will result in them spending it on things which will benefit society or even themselves is foolishly naive. And I think this is Obama’s major weakness. I am not necessarily saying that I will vote against him. I am merely stating my reservations about him.

Republi-Cain

So there’s my take on Obama and the Democrats. I see some things that are good, and some things that are bad. Now, let’s take a look at the other clown in this circus. John McCain, like most Republicans, wants to lower taxes for the rich and upper middle-class. Like the Democrats, they have two usual justifications for this philosophy. First is the incentive argument, which states that if you take wealth redistribution to it’s extreme, meaning a complete equalization among all, you will necessarily destroy the incentive for an individual to work.

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Well, this is a great argument. You don’t have to study economics to realize that the person who gets paid for it will work a lot harder than the person who doesn’t get paid for it. There simply must be individual reward for individual effort and any system which does not recognize this is doomed to failure. There’s only one problem with the Republican’s scare tactics here. No one has ever seriously suggested equalizing wealth or anything that even comes near it. I am not necessarily suggesting that taxes should be raised to fifty percent, but even if they were, strong incentive for individual effort still remains. This is still a strongly capitalistic economy, albeit with many socialistic tendencies.

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But if the first argument is not compelling enough to some, then the Republicans have a back up plan. Interestingly, it is the same as the Democrats. That’s right people, we are not cutting taxes on the rich for their benefit, but rather for the entire societies benefit. It’s an investment model which is actually very simple to follow. You concentrate wealth in the hands of a few individuals, who will then serve as incubators for job creation and expansion of our economy. The positive effects of this will directly reach a large percent of our population, and through a chain of reactions eventually benefit us all.

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There is one major problem with “trickle-down economics though”, and it has to do with that trickle part. As Keynes once said in reference to such policies, “In the long-term, we’re all dead.” In other words, if the government taxes a poor guy to give to the rich guy, under the theory that eventually this will pay dividends, the poor guy might starve to death while he’s waiting for the paycheck. And there’s a reason that this return might be very slow in coming. It’s because rich people are greedy. And before you start bitching, thinking that I’m bashing on rich people, let me explain.

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All people are greedy. History has proven this is true, and it usually takes a unique set of circumstances to keep people from exercising this greed. In the case of the rich, they are uniquely empowered to exercise their greed in ways far more auspiciously than the average Joe. If you only have a couple bucks in your pocket, and you refuse to feed (buy crack for) the homeless beggar on the corner, you are just being prudent. Hell, you’re not that far removed form where he’s at and if you’re not careful, you could easily wind up there. But the guy who’s driving a Mercedes and wearing a gold-plated Rolex, well, he’s just being greedy. And he’s not doing anything different that what the guy with a few bucks or the homeless guy themselves would probably do if they were in the same situation.

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This natural human tendency towards being greedy has serious effects upon how the trickle-down theory is actually put into practice. Economic theory teaches us that in a free market economy, prices are established through an interplay of supply and demand. Those who hold a greater supply over a good, or especially those who hold monopolistic or near monopolistic control over that good are in a strong position to set prices favorable to their own demands. And those who hold little supply will exhibit far less control. The demand factor also figures in here because those who have a greater demand for a product are actually more susceptible to having the price for that product manipulated against their will.

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So, regarding wages (which is the cost to purchase labor), the price is set through supply and demand. And when the divide between the rich and poor becomes more pronounced, this has two effects upon the labor market, both of which favor the rich. First of all, the poorer a guy becomes, the more desperate he becomes. In desperate circumstances he is likely to accept a deal which he normally would not, out of necessity. Yet at the same time that the poor guy is desperate to strike a deal, the rich guy has the luxury of simply being able to wait him out.
When it is rich versus poor who are competing with each other to establish the cost of labor, the poor have a natural disadvantage. This disadvantage translates into a low wage rate being set, and this then compounds the divide between rich and poor.

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Trickle-down economics is correct that the rich money will filter down to the poor, but because the rich are in such a dominant bargaining position, the trickle part actually becomes the most prominent feature of this economic relationship. The same people who argue against taxing the rich are the same ones who argue for eliminating minimum wage laws. If their desires alone were allowed to set up our economic system, we would be in big trouble. You would eventually have a very few people who held most of the wealth, and they would employ the rest at wages that approach slave labor.

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So if McCain and the Republicans are to successfully plead their case before a majority of Americans, they must do two things. They must first show that the tax plans being proposed by Democrats will actually deincentivise the rich to perform. Logically, although it may not necessarily be fair to do this, you could tax the rich right up to the point where the marginal return on their investments is zero, before they would actually just set on their money. We are not, nor have we ever been, anywhere near this extreme. Our taxation policies do lower the incentive, but they certainly don’t eliminate it as some Republicans would appear to be claiming.

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The second burden upon them is to simply prove that the financial returns to the poor, which trickle down from the rich persons business activities, will be greater than if they had simply taken the cash to begin with. This is extremely difficult to prove either way on the empirical scale. It would be easy to find many examples where this has been the case, and it would be equally easy to find examples where it was not the case. And because or complex taxation policies make it so difficult to actually follow the money, and because such investments often take a considerable amount of time before achieving success, it is virtually impossible to make a comprehensive statement about exactly how much government subsidies or tax breaks the rich should have to produce optimal results.

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I am sure that this does work as stated to a considerable degree, but I am also sure that at some point the rich can become so rich that they don’t NEED to invest anymore. At this point, it is just a social activity for them, and they are then squaring off against people who’s desperate circumstances lead them to accept any scrap thrown their way. So there is reason to support a taxation policy that is favorable to the rich at times, but there is also much cause for skepticism of whether such policies have been taken beyond the point of usefulness.

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I will say that I think McCain is a bit more liberal on economic issues than most Republicans. On the other hand, he also seems to have shifted further to the right on a lot of issues since he won the primary. I suppose that trying to predict the outcome of his policies is about as pointless as doing so for any other politician. First, the plans are usually not articulated in enough detail to allow for full analysis. Then, the fact that just about every politician deviates in major ways from what they said they’d do as a candidate to what they actually do once elected further confuses matters. I really wish I could sit down with these two for a cup of coffee. I’m sure that seeing how much cream or sugar they add to their cup would probably be about as valid of a predictor for how successful their policies will be than trying to understand what they say.

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Independents and Li-Barr-Tarians

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Now for those who don’t like either the Democrat, Obama or the Republican, McCain, there are always other choices. Third party and independent candidates have always been a part of our election tradition in this country. Most of the time they serve as spoilers to one of the major party candidates. The two most recent example of this are when Ross Perot took a very large number of votes in 1992, and very likely cost President Bush his reelection, and in 2000, when Ralph Nader’s much smaller number of votes just might have been enough to tip certain states away from Gore. I guess it’s kind of ironic that among these two examples one favored a Republican and the other hurt a Republican, and both times the Republican in question was George Bush.

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Third party movements are not necessarily resigned to remaining on the sidelines forever. They can eventually become strongly incorporated within one of the two major parties. Look at the Green movement, for example. Between the two parties, the republicans were at one time leaders on this front. After all, it was Republican President Richard Nixon who ushered in the EPA. But many followers of this movement felt that neither party was giving their issue due attention, so they formed the Green Party. Now although the Green Party does officially exist today, and I am in no way suggesting that their issue is not worthy of a completely separate party, their former followers are largely shifting their vote to the Democratic Party.

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I think you can look at other special interest groups and learn a lot by following their political evolution. I think that most of the “Religious Right” type of groups were originally founded independent of either party. I think that many of them began as grass-roots style movements where a group of people got together and agreed on what they thought was wrong with current public policy. Then they began fishing around to see if they had any takers for their agenda.

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Whether it was genuine or just contrived to get their allegiance, it soon became obvious that the Republican party was largely willing to carry the mantra of the religious right. If a majority of Republicans had either disagreed with this group, or simply thought that their issues were much lower on the scale of importance, then it is likely that these groups would have coalesced to form their own independent party, similar to the way the Greens did.

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The most famous instance of a third party movement in this country is of course the Republican Party. Every American knows that this party was formed in 1860 when Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican President. Wow, if he can just rise up out of the dust from nothing, become President, then actually go on to replace one of the other major parties, then why can’t we expect the same from the Libertarians, the Greens, or any hoist of other nut jobs out there that think they are exactly what this country needs.

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Well the reason those nut jobs can’t do it is simply because that’s not how it’s done - ever. The Republican Party did not suddenly arrive on the scene in 1860 and take over the White House in a sudden burst of glory. No, Lincolns campaign actually began at least as far back as 1854, when the Republican Party first took seats in Congress. Granted, they served a minority role in both chambers, but the important point to realize is that for six years and three consecutive sessions of Congress, the Republicans had effectively replaced the Whig Party in the United States Congress. This is not to say that the two party’s ideals were the same, just a recognition that major groundwork had already been achieved before the nation decided to entrust this new party with the Presidency.

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I really don’t think we’ll ever see an independent as President. I think a vast majority of people will always demand that such candidates express themselves in enough detail, on enough issues, and show that they can garner wide geographic support, that they will by necessity have to coalesce into a party before they are give serious consideration. Then, I think that a vast majority of people will never trust the Presidency to a new party until it has proven itself in action - I.e. holding power in Congress. I think most people want evolution, rather than revolution, because as bad as things might seem at times, the unknown (by it’s very nature) could possibly be much worse.

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Regarding the Libertarian Party in particular, I do not think it is the solution America seeks. Although I think a clear majority of Americans have libertarian tendencies on certain issues. I just don’t think that a majority of them lean this way on a majority of the issues and I don’t think there are even very many individual issues where a majority of Americans lean in the Libertarian direction.

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Although I would say the diversity of opinion found within this party is greater than either of the two major parties, there are certain patterns which seem to be repeated. I would say it has been my experience from both those I have met locally, as well as readings from beyond this area, that most Libertarians place economic issues above social issues on scale of importance. Now it is important here to realize that I am differentiating between libertarian philosophy and the aims of the Libertarian party.

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Regarding the Libertarian Party, it is difficult to give a summary overview with such a wide rang of opinions, but I would say that on social issues, their stated agenda aligns much more closely with the stated agenda of the Democratic Party, rather than the Republican Party. But on Economic issues, they can largely be construed as an ultra-conservative wing of the Republican Party. Now here, I added the qualifier of “stated agenda” for a very important reason.

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According to many Libertarians, the difference between stated agendas of the two Parties matters far less than how they actually behave once elected into office. I think the bi-partisan support for the recent $700 billion bailout proves this point. I am not saying here whether I think that this plan was a good idea. I am simply saying that it is my opinion that a majority of Americans were against it yet large numbers from both Parties in Congress supported it. So yes, the Libertarians make a very good point when they refer to members of both major Parties ad Republicrats. What you say is far less important than what you actually do.

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Now Americans displeasure at being repeatedly lied to and abused by both major parties might eventually have an impact on the Libertarian Party. I think for just about any office below President of the United States, people are willing to take the occasional gamble on the unknown. Our frustrations with both the Democrats and Republicans could easily begin to show as votes for third parties or independents. As the largest and most active third part in the United States, the Libertarians certainly stand to gain momentum from this. But as I explained before, I think they are going to need to be more firmly established before a majority of Americans entrust them with the Presidency.

Final Comment

For those who did not get the irony of this particular grouping of signs, I will explain. The signs were pretty evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, with one Libertarian and one independent thrown in for good measure. In many cases, both sides fighting for the same office were represented. Over half these signs weren't even for people running for office in Allen County. And just to further confuse things, there were also signs for the U.S. Army, The Boy Scouts, debt relief and Monty's Pizza. And for those who still don't get the message it is simply this: If you are stupid enough to base your vote upon the fact that you saw a name on a sign, then you may as well just write in Monty's Pizza.

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I think the lower sign on the tree speaks for itself.