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We got a nice email from a reader who likes our crime mapping database. Here's some of what Dan Carter said:

"Most of the smaller police calls are not in the news, and at least in my neighborhood. "Word" does not get out fast. We usually hear about thefts from cars parked in driveways weeks later from neighbors. I live on a busy corner on Anderson Drive and I really get frustrated hearing about vandalism, etc., nearby days or weeks later. A car was broken into one night two houses from me, and we did not know about it until three days later. My corner lot has a Community Watch sign (another waste of city money ) and it would be great to know what to look out for sooner. When I see a police officer parked down at the Krogers/Staples area, I usually ask about any recent "events" in our neighborhood, but since they work shifts, I usually don't get all the information.

Now that I am recently retired, I can be more watchful of suspicious activity around here. With your wonderful report, I can daily go to it and see what is happening . It is easy to scan down the list of crime reports all over Raleigh.We have many relatives and friends, around Raleigh and now can alert them to crime activity in their neighborhoods. The nearest thing we had going here was being on the e-mail list for the Fallon Park CAC (community action committee) and the Hayes Barton CAC list,,,occasionally someone would report the police were after a "peeping tom" in the area, or car vandalism had occurred. I only wish more people knew of this great community service you now offer, and it is so very easy to pull up and view."

We've been doing a better job of promoting the crime map. Right now, we have Raleigh and Cary police reports. We are working to get reports from Chapel Hill, Durham and the Wake County Sheriff's Department. Eventually, we want to have crime reports from all law enforcement departments in the Triangle.

To access the crime map, go to newsobserver.com/news and you'll see the icon of the map under the words Tracking crime. Click on the link and it will take you to the map, where you can enter your street address (if you live in Raleigh and Cary." By using the tools, you can broaden the search to include your entire neighborhood.

--Dan Barkin, senior editor/online

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CBS News-Florida DOC employee killed inside Prison walls

With all of the recent debate regarding what Division of Prisons/Division of Community Corrections employees actually face while on the job, I thought the public would like to see what the latest news is. I received an e-mail this morning regarding Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald who was killed by inmate Enoch Hall while she was on duty at a prison in Florida. I recently read a comment where someone stated that "prison guards face no more peril than a party clown", I'm sure that if they saw this headline, maybe they would change their mind.

Coverage of attack on Duke student

 Why wasn't the assault on a Duke students by five locals and its pertinent details reported with more prominence in the N&O? If five Duke students had set upon a local Durham child, I'm sure the N&O's response would have parroted your coverage of the Duke Lacrosse case....so why the double standard?

In view of the two heinous murders of students in recent months and the quick spin time revealed of those in the local criminal justice system revolving door , two of these "young ladies" are also  repeat offenders. Two of the "gentlemen" arte still at large. Why is the public left unaware by the N&O?

A box cutter and a three inch cut is no "trivial" matter...so why does the N&O treat it as such?  Why the disparity? Are you indicating that this behavior is not "newsworthy" for some reason...but must be "expected and must be "endured?"Why?

Will you deny that an attack by 5 Duke students on a local with a box cutter would not have been a huge story for you? Why the double standard?

 

 

 

Assault reported on Central
Durham police nab 3 of 5 robbery suspects
By: Zak Kazzaz
Posted: 6/19/08
Three
of the five people who allegedly assaulted and robbed a sophomore male
on campus around 10:15 p.m. Friday have been arrested and are being
held by Durham Police.

Sherika Burnette, 19, Zecora Hajambo, 17,
and another female, 13, whose name was not released, were arrested on
counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly
weapon causing serious injury. Burnette and Hajambo were also charged
with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The two men who were
with them are still at large.

The student was walking back to
his Central Campus apartment after a meeting on West Campus when a
black man approached him and demanded money, the victim said. He
ignored the request and continued to walk, at which point another
suspect ran up and punched him, he said.

The student immediately
began to run toward his apartment until he tripped and fell to the
ground near Uncle Harry's General Store. He said all five assailants
then surrounded him and began attacking him. He then threw his money to
the ground and ran back to his apartment, he said. In the shuffle, his
iPod was dropped or taken, but it was recovered later by the police.

"[The
police] have found the box cutter, and it was covered in blood," the
victim said. "I was probably stabbed with it in the back of my head. I
guess it's really true-when adrenaline's that bad, you don't feel pain."

Once
at his apartment, the student called 911. Duke University Police
Department officers arrived first to his apartment and called Emergency
Medical Services.

The student said he was admitted to Duke
University Hospital for treatment of the three-inch cut across the back
of his neck, for which he received four staples. Durham police, in
conjunction with DUPD, apprehended the three black females on the
intersection of Erwin and Fulton streets at Parking Lot II of the
Medical Center.

DUPD Maj. Gloria Graham praised the smooth
coordination between DUPD and Durham's finest, as well as and the
action of officers in DUPD.

Burnette and Hajambo are currently
in the Durham County Jail, and the 13-year-old is in a detention
center. All suspects are being held on approximately $300,000 bonds,
which have not been met, Graham said. The minor had a hearing yesterday
to determine her delinquency, she added.

Hajambo was arrested
June 11 for misdemeanor larceny and was released the following day on a
$500 bond, according to public inmate records.

Durham police
issued a CrimeStoppers report Tuesday in hopes of finding more leads on
the men who remain at large, said Kammie Michael, public information
officer and public relations coordinator for DPD. The primary
investigation, however, is being conducted through DUPD.

Both of
the remaining suspects are described as black men in their late teens.
One is described as a 6-feet tall black male, and the other was
described as a 5-feet-7-inch black male.

University
administrators have reached out to the student, and the victim is doing
well and attending his summer classes, Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek
said.

"Any incident involving violent crime makes us concerned
about the Duke community and the safety of its members," she said.
"This kind of incident can happen anywhere-it just puts us in a
position where we all need to be more alert and more aware."

Some
students said the crime did not surprise them, citing frequent crime in
Durham. Others said they generally consider campus safe and were
unsettled by the alleged assault.

"I've never seen anyone that
didn't belong around Central Campus," said junior Nicole Schneider.
"During the day, I feel completely safe, and I just don't go out at
night."

Wasiolek said DUPD has since increased patrols in that area of campus.

She
stressed that safety and security on campus is a partnership between
students and the University, and both groups can help keep Duke a safe
place.

"With the University, there are things we do and need to
do in terms of safety on campus, but there are things students can do,
too... particularly late at night," she said.
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