DETROIT HOMEOWNERS SHOOT BURGLARS AS POLICE AWAIT NEW CARS The new chief is trying, but the odds seem insurmountable Even as bankrupt Detroit’s residents have resorted to gunning down neighborhood burglars, its police await money for patrol cars, radios, armored vests and modern computers. Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr last month pledged $36.2 million for police from a $120 million loan from Barclays Plc approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Rhodes. Department officials wouldn’t discuss plans for the money, though Orr’s shopping list includes vehicles, station houses and a training facility for the city, which piled up $18 billion of debt by the time it filed for bankruptcy in July. The money can’t come soon enough for a shrunken department that patrols 139 square miles (360 square kilometers) scarred by blight and poverty with decade-old cruisers. Although crime is down under new Police Chief James Craig, attacks in recent months have residents on edge and reinforced the city’s image as a danger zone. Read more at wnd/2014/04/detroit-homeowners-shoot-burglars-as-police-await-funding/#vYKdjdqKQBZol4B2.99
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:15:22 +0000
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