Murder Statistics December 31, 2008 As of 11:59 PM Previous Day
2008
332
-15.31%
2007
392
Murders Last 24 Hours: 0
Uke said
12:35 AM, 01/02/09
Guaranteed ta start up again tamorra! After all ya gotta remember all the murderers murdered by other murderers before they had a chance ta murder anyone.
Give 'em a break...after all it's only the first day of a brand new year, and a lot these guys hafta raise a few bucks ta restock the ammo.
Most gun stores were closed for the holidays, and ammo was locked in safes.
Troll said
9:53 PM, 01/02/09
Mayor's Intern Found Dead At Festival Pier
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)
Philadelphia police are investigating the death of Mayor Michael Nutter's communication intern whose body was discovered at Festival Pier near Penn's Landing Friday.
Authorities said the body of Kambili Moukwa, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, was discovered Friday afternoon near the construction site at Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street. He was pronounced dead at 1 p.m.
"I was saddened to learn of Kam's death. He was a regular face around the Mayor's Office and in a very short time, he became a part of our team," said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. "I recognized from the contacts that I had with him that he was making real contributions to our government. He will be remembered fondly."
The Mayor's Press Secretary, Doug Oliver, shared Nutter's sentiments.
"When Mayor Nutter took office, those of us in the press office knew the importance of our work in representing this Administration. We appreciated Kam's work and his contributions to keep this office running efficiently. He was proud of his work. And we are proud of him. We miss Kam dearly and will always hold a special place for him in our hearts while keeping him and his family in our prayers.
Beyond his aspirations to earn a Ph.D. in Government and Politics, Kam was a true gentleman. He was a calming presence in a hectic environment and each of us appreciated his willingness to help out with whatever was needed.
He will be remembered for his intelligent, yet soft-spoken opinions, his natural political acumen and his always-pleasant demeanor. More than anything, Kam will be remembered for his warm smile and his sincerity.
We are all better people for having known Kam and we were fortunate to have someone like him working on our communications team. He will be greatly missed."
Police say Moukwa, whose family lives in North Carolina, was reported missing by friends earlier this week after failing to return to his home near 40th and Walnut Streets.
According to sources, Moukwa had been partying and may have died from hypothermia.
The official manner and cause of his death have not yet been determined.
Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.
While New York and Chicago saw an uptick in slayings last year, other cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had fewer violent deaths in '08 than '07.
And though a study released Monday by Northeastern University showed black teenagers killing each other in rising numbers, Milwaukee stands out. The number of black men between the ages of 15 and 29 killed dropped nearly two-thirds, from 54 in 2007 to 19 last year.
Total homicides dropped 32 percent, from 105 in 2007 to 71 last year the lowest number since 1985. The city also saw fewer gun deaths.
"I think today Milwaukee is allowed to feel good about itself because this reduction is the work of many people. ... This year they saw a return on their investment," Police Chief Edward Flynn told a news conference Friday.
Milwaukee police union president John Balcerzak said Flynn's ideas are contributing to the declines in crime. He pointed to creation of a neighborhood task force, the assignment of 57 new police officers to foot patrols across the city and use of limited duty officers to handle lower priority complaints by phone as improvements.
"I think he's brought a lot of pleasant surprises to the city of Milwaukee that are helping," Balcerzak said.
While the nation's preliminary crime statistics won't be released by the FBI until spring, a review of unofficial figures released by 25 of the 52 police departments in cities with a population of over 350,000 showed 15 of the 25 had fewer slayings last year than in '07.
Detroit had 344 slayings, a 13 percent drop from the 396 in 2007; Philadelphia's 332 killings were a 15 percent drop from the 392 in 2007; and the 234 homicides in Baltimore were 17 percent less than the 392 the year before.
Cleveland recorded 102 homicides in 2008, down from a 13-year high of 134 in 2007, but Mayor Franklin Jackson wasn't celebrating the 24 percent drop.
"We're very disappointed," Jackson said. "If one person gets killed, it's a problem. These are not just statistics. Somebody cared about these people."
In the nation's biggest cities, homicides in New York rose 5.2 percent, to 522 from 496 the year before, while slayings in Los Angeles were down 376 in 2008 compared to 400 the prior year.
Homicides in Los Angeles have plunged 27 percent during the past five years, which police officials attributed to a reduction of gang-related crime.
"We have shown time and again that if you invest in law enforcement and hold police accountable ... you will absolutely have a very definitive effect on crime," said Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Earl Paysinger.
Houston, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., Boston, San Jose, Calif., San Francisco, Oakland, Calif., Tulsa, Okla., also all had fewer slayings last year than the year before. Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Washington, D.C., Tucson, Ariz., Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis, Indianapolis, Seattle and Charlotte, N.C., had more killing.
In the 25 cities there were a combined 4,291 slayings in 2008, an overall 2.7 percent drop from the 4,409 recorded in 2007. Data was not reviewed for another 27 cities classified by the Census Bureau as having a 2007 population of over 350,000, however.
Preliminary data in Chicago showed 508 homicides were reported in 2008, the first time the city had more than 500 murders since 2003 and about 15 percent more than the 442 homicides reported in 2007.
St. Louis ended the year with 167 homicides, the highest number since 204 people were killed in 1995. Kansas City had 126 slayings, just one shy of the 127 in 2005 the most for any year this decade. Columbus recorded 108 homicides, up 37 percent from the 79 recorded the previous year.
"This is a bad year," Columbus police Cmdr. Richard Bash said. "It's extremely serious, in all honesty. We have a lot of victims and victims' families that are devastated."
Columbus police attributed the jump in killings to a rise in gang violence. However, they also said the 2007 homicide rate was atypically low, making the 2008 number look all the more grim.
Washington, D.C., ended 2008 with 186 homicides, up from 181 in 2007.
Among smaller cities, troubled Gary, Ind., recorded 51 homicides during 2008 down 28 percent from the 71 recorded during 2007, but still one of the highest rates by population in the country.
There were 55 homicide victims in Camden, N.J., one of the deadliest years ever in the city that regularly ranks among the nation's most crime-ridden. But homicides in Newark, N.J., fell to 67 an eight-year low.
New Orleans saw 179 murders, a 15 percent drop from the 210 in 2007. While the city's shifting population has been hard to measure, even the largest estimates would still mean the Crescent City is among the nation's most homicidal places per-capita.
"We need to redouble our efforts to do everything in our power ... to reduce crime," said Rafael Goyeneche, president of the watchdog Metropolitan Crime Commission, noting that responsibility falls on citizens, public officials and other parts of the criminal justice community, not just the police.
Police Superintendent Warren Riley said the department is bolstering police presence in 11 so-called "hot spots," more quickly clearing major drug and homicide cases and improving its standing in the community. It's a safer city than it was a year and two ago, he said.
"Have we reduced crime to the level that we can say it is absolutely a turnaround? No," Riley said. "But have we made reasonable progress? Yes."
Sorry Troll, you've been warned once by the staff of Burning Journal for 'posting copyrighted material without permission,' or PCMWP. A seriously flawed attempt ta be relevant at BJ.
They are moving across the river closer to Troll now. I believe he is a murder magnet.
Buckethead said
10:48 PM, 01/03/09
Troll wrote:
Mayor's Intern Found Dead At Festival Pier
Troll said
6:49 AM, 01/04/09
Uke wrote:
Sorry Troll, you've been warned once by the staff of Burning Journal for 'posting copyrighted material without permission,' or PCMWP. A seriously flawed attempt ta be relevant at BJ.
They are moving across the river closer to Troll now. I believe he is a murder magnet.
Hey at least I didn't have a body dragged in front of my house and dumped in the river.
Troll said
10:24 AM, 01/05/09
Murder Statistics January 5, 2009 As of 11:59 PM Previous Day
2009
1
-75.00%
2008
4
Murders Last 72 Hours: 0
Uke said
10:38 AM, 01/05/09
NY judge: Religion aside, monkey meat needs permit
January 03, 2009 9:06 PM EST
NEW YORK - A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the country.
U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie ruled Wednesday that Mamie Manneh's faith didn't preclude her from applying for permits to import exotic food or explain why she misled officials.
Manneh was charged with smuggling the meat three years ago after customs agents seized a shipment of primate parts as it passed through Kennedy Airport on the way to her home in Staten Island.
Manneh's lawyers claimed a First Amendment right, arguing that some Liberian Christians eat monkey meat for spiritual reasons.
Her lawyer didn't respond to phone messages Saturday.
She faces up to five years in prison and deportation if convicted.
Troll said
10:42 AM, 01/05/09
Uke wrote:
NY judge: Religion aside, monkey meat needs permit
January 03, 2009 9:06 PM EST
NEW YORK - A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the country.
U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie ruled Wednesday that Mamie Manneh's faith didn't preclude her from applying for permits to import exotic food or explain why she misled officials.
Manneh was charged with smuggling the meat three years ago after customs agents seized a shipment of primate parts as it passed through Kennedy Airport on the way to her home in Staten Island.
Manneh's lawyers claimed a First Amendment right, arguing that some Liberian Christians eat monkey meat for spiritual reasons.
Her lawyer didn't respond to phone messages Saturday.
She faces up to five years in prison and deportation if convicted.
Murder Statistics January 7, 2009 As of 11:59 PM Previous Day
2009
3
-40.00%
2008
5
Murders Last 24 Hours: 2
Troll said
10:25 AM, 01/08/09
Could be a carry over from 2008.
Naked Man Found Dead In Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)
Philadelphia police are investigating the discovery of a naked man whose frozen body was found in the city's Lawncrest section Thursday morning.
Police said the unidentified body was discovered at about 8 a.m. near the railroad tracks in the 5600 block of Newtown Avenue. The cause of death is under investigation.
Murder Statistics
December 31, 2008
As of 11:59 PM Previous Day
2008
2007
Murders Last 24 Hours: 0
Give 'em a break...after all it's only the first day of a brand new year, and a lot these guys hafta raise a few bucks ta restock the ammo.
Most gun stores were closed for the holidays, and ammo was locked in safes.
Mayor's Intern Found Dead At Festival Pier
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)Authorities said the body of Kambili Moukwa, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, was discovered Friday afternoon near the construction site at Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street. He was pronounced dead at 1 p.m.
"I was saddened to learn of Kam's death. He was a regular face around the Mayor's Office and in a very short time, he became a part of our team," said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. "I recognized from the contacts that I had with him that he was making real contributions to our government. He will be remembered fondly."
The Mayor's Press Secretary, Doug Oliver, shared Nutter's sentiments.
"When Mayor Nutter took office, those of us in the press office knew the importance of our work in representing this Administration. We appreciated Kam's work and his contributions to keep this office running efficiently. He was proud of his work. And we are proud of him. We miss Kam dearly and will always hold a special place for him in our hearts while keeping him and his family in our prayers.
Beyond his aspirations to earn a Ph.D. in Government and Politics, Kam was a true gentleman. He was a calming presence in a hectic environment and each of us appreciated his willingness to help out with whatever was needed.
He will be remembered for his intelligent, yet soft-spoken opinions, his natural political acumen and his always-pleasant demeanor. More than anything, Kam will be remembered for his warm smile and his sincerity.
We are all better people for having known Kam and we were fortunate to have someone like him working on our communications team. He will be greatly missed."
Police say Moukwa, whose family lives in North Carolina, was reported missing by friends earlier this week after failing to return to his home near 40th and Walnut Streets.
According to sources, Moukwa had been partying and may have died from hypothermia.
The official manner and cause of his death have not yet been determined.
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Homicides Down In Some Large US Cities
MILWAUKEE (AP)While New York and Chicago saw an uptick in slayings last year, other cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had fewer violent deaths in '08 than '07.
And though a study released Monday by Northeastern University showed black teenagers killing each other in rising numbers, Milwaukee stands out. The number of black men between the ages of 15 and 29 killed dropped nearly two-thirds, from 54 in 2007 to 19 last year.
Total homicides dropped 32 percent, from 105 in 2007 to 71 last year the lowest number since 1985. The city also saw fewer gun deaths.
"I think today Milwaukee is allowed to feel good about itself because this reduction is the work of many people. ... This year they saw a return on their investment," Police Chief Edward Flynn told a news conference Friday.
Milwaukee police union president John Balcerzak said Flynn's ideas are contributing to the declines in crime. He pointed to creation of a neighborhood task force, the assignment of 57 new police officers to foot patrols across the city and use of limited duty officers to handle lower priority complaints by phone as improvements.
"I think he's brought a lot of pleasant surprises to the city of Milwaukee that are helping," Balcerzak said.
While the nation's preliminary crime statistics won't be released by the FBI until spring, a review of unofficial figures released by 25 of the 52 police departments in cities with a population of over 350,000 showed 15 of the 25 had fewer slayings last year than in '07.
Detroit had 344 slayings, a 13 percent drop from the 396 in 2007; Philadelphia's 332 killings were a 15 percent drop from the 392 in 2007; and the 234 homicides in Baltimore were 17 percent less than the 392 the year before.
Cleveland recorded 102 homicides in 2008, down from a 13-year high of 134 in 2007, but Mayor Franklin Jackson wasn't celebrating the 24 percent drop.
"We're very disappointed," Jackson said. "If one person gets killed, it's a problem. These are not just statistics. Somebody cared about these people."
In the nation's biggest cities, homicides in New York rose 5.2 percent, to 522 from 496 the year before, while slayings in Los Angeles were down 376 in 2008 compared to 400 the prior year.
Homicides in Los Angeles have plunged 27 percent during the past five years, which police officials attributed to a reduction of gang-related crime.
"We have shown time and again that if you invest in law enforcement and hold police accountable ... you will absolutely have a very definitive effect on crime," said Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Earl Paysinger.
Houston, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., Boston, San Jose, Calif., San Francisco, Oakland, Calif., Tulsa, Okla., also all had fewer slayings last year than the year before. Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Washington, D.C., Tucson, Ariz., Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis, Indianapolis, Seattle and Charlotte, N.C., had more killing.
In the 25 cities there were a combined 4,291 slayings in 2008, an overall 2.7 percent drop from the 4,409 recorded in 2007. Data was not reviewed for another 27 cities classified by the Census Bureau as having a 2007 population of over 350,000, however.
Preliminary data in Chicago showed 508 homicides were reported in 2008, the first time the city had more than 500 murders since 2003 and about 15 percent more than the 442 homicides reported in 2007.
St. Louis ended the year with 167 homicides, the highest number since 204 people were killed in 1995. Kansas City had 126 slayings, just one shy of the 127 in 2005 the most for any year this decade. Columbus recorded 108 homicides, up 37 percent from the 79 recorded the previous year.
"This is a bad year," Columbus police Cmdr. Richard Bash said. "It's extremely serious, in all honesty. We have a lot of victims and victims' families that are devastated."
Columbus police attributed the jump in killings to a rise in gang violence. However, they also said the 2007 homicide rate was atypically low, making the 2008 number look all the more grim.
Washington, D.C., ended 2008 with 186 homicides, up from 181 in 2007.
Among smaller cities, troubled Gary, Ind., recorded 51 homicides during 2008 down 28 percent from the 71 recorded during 2007, but still one of the highest rates by population in the country.
There were 55 homicide victims in Camden, N.J., one of the deadliest years ever in the city that regularly ranks among the nation's most crime-ridden. But homicides in Newark, N.J., fell to 67 an eight-year low.
New Orleans saw 179 murders, a 15 percent drop from the 210 in 2007. While the city's shifting population has been hard to measure, even the largest estimates would still mean the Crescent City is among the nation's most homicidal places per-capita.
"We need to redouble our efforts to do everything in our power ... to reduce crime," said Rafael Goyeneche, president of the watchdog Metropolitan Crime Commission, noting that responsibility falls on citizens, public officials and other parts of the criminal justice community, not just the police.
Police Superintendent Warren Riley said the department is bolstering police presence in 11 so-called "hot spots," more quickly clearing major drug and homicide cases and improving its standing in the community. It's a safer city than it was a year and two ago, he said.
"Have we reduced crime to the level that we can say it is absolutely a turnaround? No," Riley said. "But have we made reasonable progress? Yes."
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
Don't let it happen again. Thank you, The Staff.
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Hey at least I didn't have a body dragged in front of my house and dumped in the river.
January 5, 2009
As of 11:59 PM Previous Day
2009
2008
Murders Last 72 Hours: 0
NEW YORK - A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the country.
U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie ruled Wednesday that Mamie Manneh's faith didn't preclude her from applying for permits to import exotic food or explain why she misled officials.
Manneh was charged with smuggling the meat three years ago after customs agents seized a shipment of primate parts as it passed through Kennedy Airport on the way to her home in Staten Island.
Manneh's lawyers claimed a First Amendment right, arguing that some Liberian Christians eat monkey meat for spiritual reasons.
Her lawyer didn't respond to phone messages Saturday.
She faces up to five years in prison and deportation if convicted.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
January 7, 2009
As of 11:59 PM Previous Day
2009
2008
Murders Last 24 Hours: 2
Naked Man Found Dead In Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)Police said the unidentified body was discovered at about 8 a.m. near the railroad tracks in the 5600 block of Newtown Avenue. The cause of death is under investigation.
Further details were not immediately available.
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