Crime

Sign O The Times: Tween Girl Bank Robbers

With record high teen unemployment and the skyrocketing cost of Jonas Brothers tickets, I’m surprised we haven’t seen even more of this type of thing… From the NY Post: Two girls who police believe are aged about 12 and 14 robbed a bank Tuesday in Symmes Township, Ohio, and evaded police capture despite helicopters and…

OK, So Where's That Crime Uptick?

Remember back in the September ’08 to March ’09 period when every day you’d read stories about people stocking up on safes and guns?    There were stories about police forces in major cities drilling to be ready for mass unrest. The prevailing wisdom was that as the recession built in intensity and joblessness trended toward 10%,…