Mayor Pawlowski's solution to Allentown's crime problem is fine dining. Allentown Brew Works and Johnny Mañana's (that's with a ñ, damn it!) are great places to eat, but they don't stop crime. On the day of Pawlowski's Fiesta fuñdraiser, four people were shot. One of them died.While Pawlowski and other apologists pretend there's no problem, Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham has actually proposed a solution for Lehigh County's highest crime areas - community policing. He will join District Attorney James B. Martin to release details at a noon news conference tomorrow in the Public Hearing Room of the Government Center. The Commissioners’ Administrative Committee, chaired by Andy Roman, will review the package at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, and then refer it to the full Board at 7:30 pm. Both of the Commissioners’ meetings will take place in the Public Hearing Room. All meetings are open to the public.
Too little, too late.
ReplyDeleteDid DC invent Community Policing? He's a genius!
ReplyDeleteAre we jealous, Mayor Pawlowski?
ReplyDeleteWill there be any Q & A? I have several crime questions I've been trying to get DA Jim Martin to answer for 2 years ...
ReplyDeleteI give up, Bernie. Honestly depressing, though: I spend real time in previous comments pointing to basic factual inaccuracies in the "fine dining" quip (including re community policy, as is matter of indisputable public record). And after such a great string of well-researched, damning posts on campaign finance...
ReplyDeleteJeff, I know you don't like my "fine dining" quip. We've had this discussion once before.
ReplyDeleteI consider it eminently fair. Pawlowski made three promises concerning crime. First, he promised to involve the community in policing and is only getting around to that now. I find it telling that he is not mentioned as one of those who will be attending tomorrow's news conference. Second, he promised to involve deputy sheriffs and that promise vanished into thin air. Third, he claimed to be aware of programs under which he could increase the size of a police department that actually decreased drastically last year.
What he did do is push some economic development projects. Hence my remarks.
That is his record. And the proof is the out-of-control crime in pockets of A-town. It is that city's biggest problem, and he has ignored it, tried to claim it does not exist, has argured that "perception" and reality are different, etc.
I prefer Sal Panto's honesty and his hands on proof to taking back the city from the gangs in Easton.
Who is Jim Martin? Do we have a DA in this county?
ReplyDeletecorrect again Bernie. Panto has admitted to the problem and is doing something about it. I like the idea of the cameras here in the West Ward where I live. And he gives the credit to the officers that deserve the credit. I tried to congratulate him and his response was, thanks but congratulate the police they did all of the work!
ReplyDeleteNorco is supposed to be involved in this process ? Why has Stoffa dropped the ball ?
ReplyDeleteNorco is supposed to be involved in this process ? Why has Stoffa dropped the ball ?
ReplyDeleteThis is strictly LC. It ius LC money. NC was never asked to help fund community policing for A-town cops. No one dropped any ball.
Stoffa is failing the people of Northampton County by not moving forward with the Regional Crime Center plan.
ReplyDeleteMr. Maniatty, Stop spreading disinformation.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your all on board with the Republican Proposal to introduce a new 10,000 police officers over the next four years in PA.
ReplyDeleteWell f**k you.
I don't want to pay for! We can't
pay for it!
I may have to commit a crime for
food,fuel, and water in the near future and I pretty much don't want to go to jail over it.
We have enough people in jail already. P.S. Your home is not a prison. Seems someone of you are already dead waiting to be buried.
Soon you won't make it to the next corner; before someone asks you for your papers you dumb bastards.
Anon 9:30,
ReplyDeleteI think you've mixed up Tuesday's pills with Monday's pills. This is actually the proposal of a Democratic county executive aimed at a very serious problem on the streets of A-town. A police presence serves as a deterrent against the gang crimes and violence that have become so commonplace in downtown A-town. To deny that is to deny reality.
I think we all agree that the reduction of the number of Allentown officers on the street has had a direct impact on the safety of visitors and residents of Allentown.The greater need for response to calls for police service greatly reduces a visable police presense.If the taxpayers of Lehigh County feel it is okay to pay for police officers in Allentown I commend Mr.Cunningham.The costs must however includes benefits and pension expenses.I hope the County commissioners will get Mr. Pawlowski to sign a contract as to the use of these officers and not to use the funds to invent more police promotions to take more officers off the street.
ReplyDeletetoday's morning call announces a new series of public meetings featuring pawlowski and associates for public input on the crime problem. those of us who have been around for a while have seen this same dog and pony show almost every administration. fighting crime is not rocket science, but it sure makes for good political hay.
ReplyDeletePer MM's observation, I notice that this series of public meetings on crime fighting with Mayor Pawlowski and APD Chief Roger MacLean does not include DA Jim Martin on the bill. Anybody know why our District Attorney (the County's top law enforcement officer) won't be at these 6 meetings too for the Q & A?
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ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't agree.
Who says Allentown will even get these officers. $10 says most, if not all of them go elsewhere in the county.
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