Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:43am - Posted by: Schmittman

Your last post was exactly my point in regards to reducing crime. In regards to the bad publicity, we as citizens must realize that the officers involved in the bad publicity made bad decisions on their own. The fact that these incidents are made public just allows us to see how our officials respond to it. Of course biased reporting does not help some of these situations in the court of public opinion. The Lower Township Police department has many fine human beings working there that are citizens of this town and are dedicated to preserving peace and integrity. I would hope that our entire community support these fine peolple instead of focusing on the negative.

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:53am - Posted by: ashd200

Yes this is very true nobody wants a cop to get hurt at all. One reason in other counrties that their crime is so low is they have harsher punishments for their crimnals. Its so bad that nobody wants to commit a crime. Its a shame down here what this crimanls get as opppose to punishment but since corzine took over the laws changed dramically its crazy. something serious needs to be done down her. and another reason I think that they are trying to reduce lowers police force is that they havent had alot of good publicities recently

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 9:53am - Posted by: Schmittman

I trully believe that you do know what you are talking about, I respect that and your opinion. The current way that our system works though is that Police officers are reactive today not Proactive because of the workload. This includes responding to the same calls over and over again and the enormous burden of paperwork also. So this tells me that our system isn't working correctly and needs to change. As for overcrowding in the prisons, just look at other countries who have a strong criminal justice system... a lower percentage of repeat offenders. For us, a strong system would send a message, it may be displacement of the crime from our community but isn't that what we want... less crime here! Might make us all sleep a little better knowing our officers and citizens are just a little safer.

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 9:40am - Posted by: ashd200

Yes but you see if our police officers catch them all then they wouldnt have anyone to catch lol, its like fishing, I call it "catch and release". the crimnals being the fish released to do more crimes duh! if you fish a lake dry then you have nothing to catch, you get the point Im trying to make! Cops depend on crimnals to mess up which must of them do so they can charge them again.Statically they probailties of someone that was catch doing a crime will likely do the same thing again they say its a 70% chance! They are just going off statics.you cant treat every person or every situation the same thats the problem down here. Crimnals have a hard time adapting into a normal life if all that they know how to be is bad and some crimnal are just really that stupid thats all. and all of the prisons around here are packed to the brime so where so you suggest they put all theses so called crimnals in cape may county? do you know that it cost about 500 a week to hold a crimnal in a jail? and right now there is about 3,000+ in south jerseys jails right now? who do you think pays for this. We the tax payers. And for our lovley inmats to have shelter 3 meals a day, color tv with premium channels all access to get an education and free health benefits? as a taxpayr that would piss m off mor then snything. and before peopl start saying I dont know what Im talking about I live with a cop and all my info is factional! straight from the horses mouth.

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 8:45am - Posted by: Schmittman

Maybe our Mayor and his advisory council could finally be the one's to take on the problem of all these repeat offenders who use our tax dollars over and over again. If you look back you would realize that it's the same damn names generation after generation in this town. the same five percent of our population waste our tax dollars. We should hold our criminal justice system responsible for some of this problem. Our police put themselves at risk with the same people day in and day out year after year and yet our system gives these jerks ... "benefit of the doubt", time payments(over and over again), ROR and plea bargaining. Let's just hold them.... RESPOSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, FOR REAL!!!!!

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 3:50pm - Posted by: Lane Boggs

http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/33298-births-8-13
BIRTHS - 8-13
Birth Announcements | 33 weeks 2 days ago
...Anya Evelyn Mulholland to Kayla Basco and Sean Mulholland of Villas, July 23...

http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/28173-lower-township-municipa...
Lower Township Municipal Court Report
Crime | 47 weeks 4 days ago
...Francis Mulholland, 40, Villas, fail to exhibit drivers license. $189 fine and costs...