Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Milwaukee Crime Spree Rolls On

It's too soon for Bay View and south side Milwaukee residents to breathe a sigh of relief.

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Police are looking for a lone bandit who held up the North Shore Bank at 4230 W. Oklahoma Ave. on Tuesday morning.

The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-30s about 5-foot-7, weighing 150 pounds with a graying mustache. He was wearing dark-colored sunglasses, a gray hooded sweatshirt, baseball cap and polyester trench coat with white tennis shoes, said Deputy Chief Brian O'Keefe.

He said the man, who was not armed, presented a note demanding money.

How do the police know the man wasn't armed?

Did the "lone bandit" say that he had no gun when he demanded money?

Not showing a gun in the robbery doesn't mean that the guy didn't have one.

The question: Is this latest suspect part of the gang responsible for the other crimes?

He could be a copycat.

Does it matter?

If I were the victim of a robbery or other crime, that would be completely irrelevant to me.

The bottom line is crime is becoming commonplace in previously safe areas of Milwaukee.

I think
Mayor Tom Barrett needs to take another walk -- a long, long, long walk.

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