I would also like to say, as a middle school teacher, that the worst thing for these kids is for them to get away with this kind of stuff. The same for the boys the other day who threw the bottle. If they are not stopped now, they will only continue on without limits to worse things. Kids test for limits, and some can get very ugly if they never find any. Of course, if you know their parents and can talk to them, that would be the best. Jo Ann
--- KAREN ALLEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kyle, > Yes, absolutely report it to the Philadelphia > Police, with as thorough a > description of what happened,, where, date, time of > day. Call the 18th > District Community Relations Officer, PO Mike Davis, > (215) 686-3268. > > Even though your report may not result in an arrest > for your crime, it can > give police valuable information that could lead to > their arrest in the > future. Your report will alert the police that they > should be on the lookout > in your neighborhood for similar crimes. Your > info, combined with reports > from other neighborhood victims, will alert the > police that there is a > pattern of crime that must be addressed. Not > reporting it leaves no chance > of the perpetrators being caught. > > Once the police realize there is a pattern as to > location, time of day, what > was done, description of the perps (if known), they > can put the information > out at police roll call (which alerts patrol > officers as to what to look out > for) and they can also put plain clothes cops out in > unmarked cars in the > affected area. This gives the police info that they > can use in finding the > perpetrators - they may not get apprehended for what > they did to you, but > if at least if the Philly PD knows about it, they > can be on the lookout for > similar activity in the area. Even if they turn out > to be eight year olds. > > As for reporting it to the UCD, the Philadelphia > Police keeps crime stats, > and they have to power to arrest. The UCD cannot > arrest anyone. > > The only way the Philadelphia police can fight crime > is when they know it > occurs, so please report it to them. > Karen > > > >From: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'University City List '" > <univcity@list.purple.com> > >Subject: [UC] our neighbors go a-wilding > >Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:22:50 -0400 > > > >Sometime yesterday we had an incident... > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to > the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive > information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.