Apathy?

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Why is it that Modesto folks have become apathetic? New chief Galen Carroll says "there is general apathy about neighborhoods, crime, the city in general." Well maybe, for instance, it is when a neighbor witnessess a brazen burglary of a home and then follows the vehicle to it's home or destination while on the phone with MPD and gives exact detail to the vehicle, perp, and location, and an officer never shows up! I read on Facebook everyday of citizens who are fed up with the crime and whom are wanting to get out of Dodge.  It is often followed up with a response from a friend that says "Glad I am out of Molesto, good riddance"!

Carroll described it as people throwing up their hands as if to say, "Oh well, there's nothing we can do about it." Well, yup.  Sure the city can pass out a few anti-theft devices and we can create neighborhood watches, but we are being overrun.  We are fighting with the preverbial toothpick here.

Area Under Siege

Wow.  Burglary after burglary.  The beat goes on.  I pretty much "lost it", or gave up hope when I learned of the armed robbery at Millennium Market at Sycamore and Morris Monday evening.  My son and I stopped by to see Sonny and to console him.  He showed me the video of the burglary.  Shocking.  Could have been worse, but at least MPD was able to get the SOB's.  This posting is not at all an attempt at a "dig" towards our local law enforcement. It simply is a cry out to society and our city in general that we need help!

The accompanying photos were taken by my neighbor yesterday.  This obviously was an attempt to scan the neighborhood.  Who goes to two houses (where there were no cars at the residents) to sell tamales? I was home at the time, so they did not knock on my door.  Seems to me there are groups of hispanic "packs" looking to score in this city of late.  All in the name of their gang.  The neighbor who was home, but with no car, watched where they went.  Her house, a neighbor and then gone.  One of the guys walked to the end of the street.  License plate: 4HMG798

Stay alert! In the meantime, HELP!