Yup, damn Snow Birds...
Senior citizen crime...out of control!
Posted on 03/01/2015 9:46:33 AM PST by PROCON
The historic stretch of winter weather gripping New Hampshire in recent weeks is helping to prove an old adage among law enforcement circles: Crooks like it hot.Police say the steady string of storms into the Granite State since mid-January show the special relationship between weather and crime: as the snowflakes and temperatures fall, so do the number of certain types of crime - particularly assaults, burglary and robberies.
"Burglars can be stupid, but they're not completely dumb," said Lt. Dan Bailey of the Nashua Police Department. "They're not going to break into a house when they'll leave footprints in the snow.
"Reports from areas hit hardest by record-breaking cold and heavy snow appear to support the idea. Police calls are down in Concord and Nashua. Same thing in Manchester. Major crimes have dropped in Boston. New York City police reported 12 consecutive days without a murder, the longest such streak since the department started collecting crime data in 1994.
"You don't have people out and about," said New Hampshire State Police Major David Parenteau. "If people aren't out, there are fewer potential victims for criminals."
(Excerpt) Read more at unionleader.com ...
Sounds like we need another ice age to get rid of crime completely. (sarc)
It would probably be impolite to point out that a certain demographic which commits a disproportionate share of crime despises cold weather even more than the rest of us.
Feral Amish, right?
Naw....in some younger days it meant the cops were warm & dry in their offices doing paperwork & were less likely to pull over cars in case they get wet & cold. Those were the days for fun & partying on the streets.
Yup, damn Snow Birds...
Senior citizen crime...out of control!
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