Crimewatch Update by Janet Staring
The following is a recap of the crime stats for Peaks Addition. These stats are for the 28 day period from June 17th-July 14th, 2009 and are provided by Kelly Qualls, Crime Analyst for the Central Patrol Division, Dallas Police Department.
According to Mr. Qualls, “the trend that bothered me most were the aggravated robberies (5 in the past 28 days, vs. 1 for the preceding 28 day period. Good News: Of those 5, only 2 appear to be potentially dangerous to the public. Also, on the other three robbery offenses, one of them, a homeless on homeless, we made an arrest.”
More in depth on the robberies:
The last two incidents, on the 3rd and the 5th, appear to be legitimate offenses. The fact they occurred in the afternoon and not late at night is something to be aware of.
On the 7/3 offense, the suspect is described as a Latin Male, in his 20’s, 5’2”, 160 lbs, heavy build (at 160 lbs?). He was armed with a blue steel semi-auto pistol, and was last seen wearing a black polo shirt and blue jeans.
On the 7/5 offense, both suspects are black males in their 40’s. One is 6’6” and 200 lbs, LSW (last seen wearing) a black tank top and black knee length shorts. The other is 5’8”, 160lbs, LSW grayish black jeans and a baseball cap.
Mr. Qualls stated, “from what I’ve seen in the past couple of months in individual robberies in East Dallas, in general, we seem to have fewer offenses with repeat suspects, meaning we aren’t seeing as many trends in MO and suspect descriptions as we usually do. The robberies described above seem to fit that trend, as I’ve not seen these suspect descriptions in other offenses.”
Most of the robberies seemed to be centered around the Peak and Sycamore area.
BMVs ( Burglary of Motor Vehicles) : 4 for the 28 day period. Most of those centered around Peak and Worth.
Other Thefts: 5 for the 28 Day period. Most of those centered around Peak and Sycamore (same area as the robberies). That area will probably be an area the beat officer in the area begins to give more attention.