Comments on: Metro to Focus More on Burglary Crimes

By: chris

chris — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:49:20 +0000

I was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint 4 years ago near the strip. I spent three days in the hospital, I remember a guy somming to take pictures of me in the hospital (CSI?) and spoke to a deotective onces over the phone. Never heard from them again. Its amazing, metro does not seem to mind if they have thugs roaming the streets, they dont seem to do anything. Las Vegas sucks, metro are worthless. But thanks to our gun laws its not difficult for a law abiding citizen to obtain s firearm permit. I have one, never leave home without it. Dont be a victim. police will not protect you, you need to protect yourself.

By: Don B

Don B — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:48:01 +0000

The place where I live, a rented home, was hit by burglars yesterday. They must have been waiting for me to leave, because I had only been gone 30 minutes when I got a call from someone I knew, who just happened to be thinking that she needed to stop by the home office where I lived. She said that one of the front doors had been kicked in. I quickly returned to find my own room which had also been locked, knocked open and my special family possesions scattered about the mayhem. I felt justified anger and truly wished that I had been there when the thieves had violated my space and personal belongings. I believe there would have been a confrontation and the high risks the thieves were taking would not have left them unscathed. In my case, metro was quite helpful, though indeed it did take a while for the responding officer to arrive. A subsequent investigative duo was also very helpful. I do believe that metro needs whatever manpower it takes to respond much more quickly, from dispatch to arrival time. As citizens, we need to take every wise precaution and preparation and law enforcement needs to immediately and efficiently receive increased resources in their duties to protect and to serve.

By: Nay

Nay — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:30:24 +0000

My home was burglarized about 4 years ago. Police took forever to arrive, and what was worse, the case was never solved. The burglars took the whole safes and even with the priceless heirlooms. The cops came, left their stupid fingerprinting kit at my house and never responded back. I’m disgusted, I waste my tax payer money on this crap? It’s ridiculous and it’s been closed? Even with fingerprints and evidence? GOD THIS IS ONE SCREWED UP TOWN. Vegas needs to get their priority straight, if you can’t hire that many police officers that can get the job done, then don’t enlarge this damn city! Obviously if 15,000 burglaries and only 10% is solved? SOMETHING IS SCREWY HERE.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:11:55 +0000

My truck was stolen yesterday. I just bought it a week ago. Didn’t even have plates on it or even given the first payment. They stole in from work (CVS Pharmacy on Buffallo/DI) just hours after I arrived at 7:30am. Bad part is that my backpack was in it (becasue of a new policy at work that limits bags we bring to work). Spare keys were in it to my apartment. When I got home, my place was wiped out. Metro was quick to respond though. Took prints and DNA, but no word yet. Too early I suppose. Welcome to Vegas: I just moved here 2 months ago.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:40:49 +0000

I also have had my car burglarized, and when I call police, i was told told I’d be put on a phone queue and called back within 72 HOURS so they could take my report. No one came to investigate or take prints, even when I told them they had also attempted to steal the vehicle itself (a key they tried to start it with was still hanging in the ignition). It took forever for me to get a report for my insurance company. It is three years later and I was just robbed again, this time why bother calling? And don’t get me started on school violence and CCSD either being overwhelmed or complacent (or both!) Beam me up to ANYWHERE….this town needs to get its priorities straight but quick…

By: Mark J

Mark J — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:15:31 +0000

My home in Las Vegas was burglarized and everything in it stolen, completly emptied! I had to go to the area command station and fill out a report because the police were to busy to respond. My insurance adjuster told me this was typical and in fact told me that i would never see any police come to my house and investigate, they never did. I left vegas shortly afterward for a smaller community where the police respond. you see a month earlier I had a teenage male who was high on drugs begin to attack my car (with me in it) in a walmart parking lot. the dispatcher hung up on me when i was panicked and calling for help. The illusion that the police are only a phone call away is only that an illusion. I was born and raised in Vegas, I spent over 40 years living there, always felt safe. But the only two times I needed the police they were too busy.