Posted on 12/28/2005 12:12:11 PM PST by rightwinggoth
HOUSTON Houston Mayor Bill White says federal money should fund a six and a-half (M) million dollar task force to target a rise in post-hurricane crime.
White says Houston police face additional demands after an influx of hurricane evacuees following Katrina.
The hurricane slammed the Gulf Coast on August 29th.
White says Houston's homicide rate rose nearly 25 percent since last year and jumped 70 percent this month.
White says Houston's crime increase isn't solely blamed on Katrina evacuees.
But White says the Federal Emergency Management Agency should fund the task force because of the strain of those additional residents.
Officers working overtime from January to July would staff the task force and target the most crime-affected areas.
WHY FEMA...why not the City of New Orleans or the State of Louisiana - or both. NOT FEMA!
---I agree
Clue for Bill White: Your problem isn't with money, it is with your judiciary.
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