Crime On Rise In Quiet Broward Neighborhood

There is a theme growing with crecendo on this blog and that is crime is growing, not receding as a consequence of economic misery expressed in terms of economic hardship, unemployment, and loss of purchasing power (sometimes referred to as inflation, but could also describe reduced equity in home values).

Crime is occuring in neighborhoods that were formerly sleepy, where nobody would think you would have crime. Consider this story posted from Broward County Florida. Within the last few months, crime has been on the rise in this normally sleepy town.

In an article titled Crime On Rise in Quiet Broward Neighborhood we read these statements --

We usually don't lock our stuff but now we do. It's very sad," said neighbor Michelle Duke.

Locals residents report a string of boat thefts.

"Three this week is what I heard," said one neighbor.

They're also reporting car break-ins.

"My husband walked out at about 5:30 this morning and there was just glass all over the driveway," said another.

Jon Jenkins has experienced a little of both.

"My house, five times this year. I've had motorcycles stolen, numerous tools and now the boat," he told Local 10's Sasha Andrade.

Police said thieves are driving around with trucks and simply hooking up any boat and trailer in sight.


"We're putting a wall up and gates and surveillance cameras. That’s what it’s come to," Duke said.

.The Sheriff’s Office said anyone with a boat should lock down the trailer, or run a steel bar through its rims. They said you should do whatever you can to make your boat less appealing to thieves

For the full article - http://www.local10.com/news/17999513/detail.html