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If you have not been there in a while-like maybe a year or two-you better be prepared for what you are going to see. I'm simply telling you that you are going to find a swath of "undesirables" from all walks of life there. It would be safe to say that Willow-Crook is the new Greenspoint Mall.

There are more dirt bags at point-blank range now at Willow-Crook Mall than ever before. The presence of armed off duty police officers should tell you all that you need to know.

Whatever it is you think you need to go and buy--better to get that person a card with a crisp $50 in it instead. Let them go and brave the area after the congestion has died down, rather than risk putting yourself in a bad situation. It really is not worth it. Perhaps they should post it so that those of us who are aware of it would avoid the area.

I know I'm being dramatic, I have a habit of doing that, but I moved here in '92 and the mall was a safe place then. I will not allow my children 10 & 8 to go into that mall for any reason now. I have limited myself to visiting there only for lunches when I go with my guys from work. I won't shop there, and try to get in and out as quickly as possible when I do go for lunch.

If you are going to go to a mall at this time of year, I would go to the Galleria. They seem to still be a little safer than most other malls as their prices dictate the type of customers that can afford to shop there. My safety, and the safety of my family is worth the extra cost. Not saying that the Galleria is safer, but for some reason, I do feel safer there than at WBM.