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seamusTX wrote:

TLynnHughes wrote:I guess the crime analysis guy will be able to tell if the increase at HEB is directly related to the OP being staged at Wal-mart across the street.

That brings up the question of why the League City PD is protecting the Walmart parking lot and not others (though Walmart may well be the city's biggest single revenue source—I don't know).

Then, if the tower is rotated around, the crooks can simply avoid the parking lot that it happens to be in that day or night.

- Jim

If I'm understanding the program correctly, the OP will be moved to various parking lots depending on the crime statistics. Walmart is just where they unveiled the program because right now that parking lot is where the action is...so to speak. It could pop up (pun intended) anywhere in League City.

T.

seamusTX wrote:I'm sure we all eagerly await your report.

It may be that this tower causes the crooks to simply go elsewhere, such as the HEB across I-45 or the smaller strip malls that are all around there.

- Jim

I wondered about that myself. I guess the crime analysis guy will be able to tell if the increase at HEB is directly related to the OP being staged at Wal-mart across the street.

T.

You are correct in saying that the OP will be staffed by the League City Citizen Police Academy Alumni, so it may or may not be staffed each time it's used. There are members of the CPA alumni group who are not retired, such as me . And I'm really looking forward to taking a ride on that thing. I do believe that people have a responsibility for their own safety. However, as long as there are citizens who are not responsible and choose to leave bait (such as visible valuables and unlocked cars) that draw bad guys to my neighborhood, I'm going to try and do what I can to make them go elsewhere!

I'll let you know what the wind is like after I've taken a shift.

T.