Posted on 12/04/2005 12:30:27 PM PST by jdege
Doug Grow, Star Tribune
Ah, sweet justice -- at least for a few hours.
Early this week, Doug Sams, owner of 10 D. Brian's Delis in the metro, turned tenacious crime fighter.
[...]
John Roper, 35, the guy Sams helped wrestle to justice, is back on the streets. After being ticketed for misdemeanor theft, he made a first appearance in court on Thursday, pleaded his innocence and demanded a jury trial. He was released from jail and told to appear in court at the end of the month.
As it happens, he has been arrested 37 times -- just in Minneapolis -- involving everything from drugs to child abuse to theft, and has had at least 63 other contacts with Minneapolis police in the past 10 years.
But much to the frustration of cops, he always quickly returns to the streets.
"Maybe this explains why so many women don't feel safe in downtown Minneapolis," Sams said.
Maybe so.
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God forbid the author of this piece even mention that an armed population would likely mean the end for walking pieces of human debris like the one he writes about. Absolutely can't have those nasty ole firearms in the hands of normal people....just can't have em! Bless his pointy little head.
Doug Grow is notorious. Oh, just noticed your name. You know of him as well as I do!
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