9mm shell casing found curbside by pedestrian in NYC
Could fewer shell casings be bad news in crime fighting and ultimately in public safety?
Word in the street is that Bukhtiar Katchi was the innocent victim of gunplay between two Plainfield gangs.
There are rumors of other gunplay between two gangs over recent weeks. What?! You didn't read about it in the papers? No, but there have been reports by citizen groups of gunplay -- see here and here.
The Courier's story today about the young man's beef with a relative over property in Pakistan ("Victim made fake terrorist claims against a relative") -- including the mysterious reference to the British consulate in Toronto -- is an aside. The real story appears to be Plainfield gangs.
Was it only this past Sunday that PT posted an item on the rise in violent crime in cities ("Cities see violent crime surge")? It's all about guns, guns, guns, and young men.
Rumor is that the gang feud simmers and is likely to erupt in an all-out gunfight over the next few weeks. That's the BAD news.
But there may be WORSE news.
Seems that Operation Cease-Fire -- the guns- and gunplay-fighting program -- has taken so long coming that gangs are mounting a low-tech countertactic in the cat-and-mouse game between criminals and police.
Word is that they are turning to REVOLVERS as opposed to semi-automatic handguns. Reason? No shell casings left behind for forensics labs to tie to individual guns and eventually to use as evidence in prosecutions.
While there's been plenty of talk about beefing up patrols in the shopping district -- fat lot of good it did Mr. Katchi -- we haven't heard anything about getting rid of gang-related gun violence.
When will Mayor Robinson-Briggs give us a hint GANGS might be an important issue?
P.S. -- Did anyone else find the picture in yesterday's Courier story ("Resident shot, killed in downtown Plainfield") on the murder odd? The Segway -- which PT thought was for patrol and pursuit -- appears to be cruising INSIDE the crime scene tape. Isn't that strange?
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I saw the same officer on South Ave. about 2 hours before the shooting. He was on patrol, looking in on activity outside the businesses. I was surprised to see him at the crime scene so soon after. Either he hitched a ride or those babies can MOVE! But, I don't understand your concern about the Segway being inside the crime taped area. Do you think he stepping beyond his duties? Should he have parked the Segway OUTSIDE the taped area? Unattended?
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