Monroe's idlest?
Don't be surprised if there's a not so subtle effort to thin the ranks of the Monroe Police Department next year.
Why would anyone even think of doing that?
Because there's a new city manager in town who probably won't buy the argument that we don't have crime in the city because we have a strong police presence. Most everyone in town knows where the crime hotspots are and they know also that a lot of routine patrols don't always routinely patrol their neighborhoods. But nobody's going to complain about it because they don't want to get on the bad side of the police department, which is not a bad idea.
There are a lot of other people who have questions about what the police do during those odd out-of-sight, out-of-mind shifts when most sane people are snug in their beds.
But some other citizens with insomnia apparently wander around town and see weird unexplained events. For example, one watchful citizen wants to know, why would two Monroe Police rendevous way out to a distance parking area in Munson Park and sit for at least 20 minutes. How much crime are they stopping out there when no one's around and they're the only ones using the park. Let's say they're comparing top secret notes about a felon's whereabouts. Wouldn't it be easier just to park in the city limits like they also can be seen doing at other odd hours? I mean at the very least that would seem to be a waste of gas.
If I was the police chief, I start to try to get a little more accountability from the troops. Or maybe just start doing a little freelance shadowing. Or just say I planned to do some freelance shadowing. Otherwise some in the department might spoil the gig for the others.
But, no, I'm sure there's a logical explanation for such curious behavior.
Why would anyone even think of doing that?
Because there's a new city manager in town who probably won't buy the argument that we don't have crime in the city because we have a strong police presence. Most everyone in town knows where the crime hotspots are and they know also that a lot of routine patrols don't always routinely patrol their neighborhoods. But nobody's going to complain about it because they don't want to get on the bad side of the police department, which is not a bad idea.
There are a lot of other people who have questions about what the police do during those odd out-of-sight, out-of-mind shifts when most sane people are snug in their beds.
But some other citizens with insomnia apparently wander around town and see weird unexplained events. For example, one watchful citizen wants to know, why would two Monroe Police rendevous way out to a distance parking area in Munson Park and sit for at least 20 minutes. How much crime are they stopping out there when no one's around and they're the only ones using the park. Let's say they're comparing top secret notes about a felon's whereabouts. Wouldn't it be easier just to park in the city limits like they also can be seen doing at other odd hours? I mean at the very least that would seem to be a waste of gas.
If I was the police chief, I start to try to get a little more accountability from the troops. Or maybe just start doing a little freelance shadowing. Or just say I planned to do some freelance shadowing. Otherwise some in the department might spoil the gig for the others.
But, no, I'm sure there's a logical explanation for such curious behavior.
posted by The Observer at 12/12/2006 12:47:00 PM
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