We must bring the criminal activity under control in this area. We are already doing emphasis patrols (we budgeted an extra $150,000 in 2007 for Highlands police overtime, and revised our police patrol districts in 2008). Obviously, this threat will be a priority for our police department, given the shooting we had last month on Index.
(I don’t know if the perpetrators were motivated by drug or gang ties, but I would not be surprised. Much of the violence our community suffers is a result of offenders wanting money for drugs, or being impaired by drugs, or both.)
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