Crime

ATF chief: Cities need money to fight crime (The Charlotte Observer)

13 May 2008

Violent crime has increased in some cities in recent years in part because local police are too cash-strapped to fight it, the ATF chief said Monday. The comments by Michael J. Sullivan, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, echo pleas by mayors across the country for more federal dollars to combat crime. In an interview with The Associated Press, Sullivan ...

Charlotte OKs millions to fight crime (The Charlotte Observer)

13 May 2008

The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to approve a $4.8 million plan to boost efforts to fight crime. The 7-4 vote came after a long, wide-ranging debate over whether the proposal was an appropriate response to city residents' anxiety over a spike in crime. The approved motion added $2 million to the $1 million fund for courthouse technology improvements that City Manager Curt Walton ...

Latest weapon in fighting crime: anonymous text tips (San Jose Mercury News)

13 May 2008

Cops everywhere may soon be armed with a quietly powerful weapon: the text message. Law enforcement agencies are hoping to get a new stream of crime tips, especially from teens and young adults, thanks to a new software program that promises anonymity for anyone texting from a cell phone