Saturday, April 21, 2012
DETROIT TIGER STADIUM - 100 yrs..
Sunday, April 15, 2012
DETROIT DANGER ZONE...BASIC POLICE ENFORCEMENT
Re: DETROIT DANGER ZONE...FREE PRESS APRIL 15, 2012
Where - Danger to children...is within 100 yards of Murphy Middle School which is connected to Eliza Howell Park N, is prostitution, narcotic use and sales, illegal dumping, illegal deer killing, etc etc...in Detroit's most vulnerable Westside neighborhood. A Park that I was tasked to help clean up, as a Sixth Precinct Park Ranger, with two other officers and then 3 more officers (6 total). Now none.
Now the Park is abandoned by the City, its despite efforts by former owner (family) Ken Cheyne to take back the Park and clean it up and make it a neighborhood asset. His efforts were killed by his rejection of a Kilpatrick 'pay to play' offer. The Park has reverted back to its lawless history, due to lack of police patrols, now allowing anything goes, again.
If Detroit is to have safe neighborhoods it has to due some basic law enforcement - stop the sale of illegal narcotic paraphernalia, narcotic sales in and around party stores, gas stations, dollar stores etc, stop the sale of expired food, stop the sale of illegal fireworks, stop the sale of cigarettes and liquor to minors. I did all this - as a one man police car unit - it can be done, but Detroit is failing to due it, because of fear of backlash from Arab merchants. I placed my career in danger to do this. It must be done - now. If I was still working I would be still doing this enforcement.
A dollar store, in Warrendale, had 13,000 crack pipes for sale, and more that I wasn't able to find per an informant. In the Fourth Precinct minors were selling liquor to minors at a party store, and sale to minors was rampant. In the Sixth Precinct nearly all gas stations, party stores, dollar stores were given tickets for these above listed violations of the law - and this amounts to a betrayal of the residents of Detroit.
Stopping these crimes - not major in rank - but pervasive and infecting every neighborhood in Detroit, would go a long way to making streets safer for families and school children.
Its time to - Just Do It....
David L. Malhalab
Where - Danger to children...is within 100 yards of Murphy Middle School which is connected to Eliza Howell Park N, is prostitution, narcotic use and sales, illegal dumping, illegal deer killing, etc etc...in Detroit's most vulnerable Westside neighborhood. A Park that I was tasked to help clean up, as a Sixth Precinct Park Ranger, with two other officers and then 3 more officers (6 total). Now none.
Now the Park is abandoned by the City, its despite efforts by former owner (family) Ken Cheyne to take back the Park and clean it up and make it a neighborhood asset. His efforts were killed by his rejection of a Kilpatrick 'pay to play' offer. The Park has reverted back to its lawless history, due to lack of police patrols, now allowing anything goes, again.
If Detroit is to have safe neighborhoods it has to due some basic law enforcement - stop the sale of illegal narcotic paraphernalia, narcotic sales in and around party stores, gas stations, dollar stores etc, stop the sale of expired food, stop the sale of illegal fireworks, stop the sale of cigarettes and liquor to minors. I did all this - as a one man police car unit - it can be done, but Detroit is failing to due it, because of fear of backlash from Arab merchants. I placed my career in danger to do this. It must be done - now. If I was still working I would be still doing this enforcement.
A dollar store, in Warrendale, had 13,000 crack pipes for sale, and more that I wasn't able to find per an informant. In the Fourth Precinct minors were selling liquor to minors at a party store, and sale to minors was rampant. In the Sixth Precinct nearly all gas stations, party stores, dollar stores were given tickets for these above listed violations of the law - and this amounts to a betrayal of the residents of Detroit.
Stopping these crimes - not major in rank - but pervasive and infecting every neighborhood in Detroit, would go a long way to making streets safer for families and school children.
Its time to - Just Do It....
David L. Malhalab
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
FOX2 NEWS DETROIT, INTERVIEW...DETROIT BUDGET
Ron Savage Fox2News Detroit interview with David Malhalab
April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
APRIL 11 - FOX2 DETROIT AT 10 pm.. DETROIT POLICE LAYOFFS???
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, FOX2 DETROIT NEWS: 10pm - 11pm / 7am...
I was interviewed by Ron Savage, of Fox2 Detroit, about the new proposed Detroit City Budget, that will be submitted to City Council,on Thursday, which may include police / fire layoffs and privatization of EMS.
If Detroit layoffs DPD officers - then the Mayor and City Council hasn't learned from past history: Mayor Coleman Young laidoff 1,100 officers from 1980 to 1985 - crime skyrocketed and Detroit earned, and recieved the nickname "Murder City - USA" because to the homicide rate.
If police are laidoff - now - in a Department that is rightly acknowledged 'under staffed' it will create several serious problems, including lowering police morale, damaging even more police-community relations, and signaling to criminals that Detroit is even more open to crime.
PC Godbee shoud save money by voiding the contract he has with Havard Professor Kelling, who is giving Godbee bad advice or Godbee is ignoring his advice:
Godbee should reopen the 'virtual precincts' that create a link between police and the community - it has been broken.
Council Gary Brown says repeatedly that he can save the DPD - $8 million dollars 'by walking across the street', but he hasn't made public his plan or suggestions.
DPD is finally attempting to get more jail space - to replace the cells that were lost when former PC Cummings closed seven precints in 2005 - and created a dangerous situation of criminals not able to be jailed - and an explosion in the prisoner medical expenses (that hasn't bee reported on by Detroit media).
Godbee needs to replace Crisnet, the basic crime report system, that formers Chiefs have promised to replace since 2005.
Detroit needs a new nationally known and respected Police Chief. Mayor Bing picked Godbee because for political payback - he is not a police chief that can restore confidence or reform the Department. Detroit residents and police officers deserve better.
The bottom line is the Mayor and City Council have to make - Crime, the #1 concern in Detroit and get federal and state grant money to make Detroit safe ---then other Detroit problems will be easier to deal with.
It appears that Crime and Public Safety is not the #1 issue, maybe tomorrow, we will learn the direction Detroit is headed - and if there is police layoffs, residents will be heading out of town and fleeing the City. Maybe city leaders believe they can recreate the City by protecting the downtown and midtown areas - without real concern for neighborhood residents.
ps: are - Mike Ilitch and Bill Ford paying for the use of Detroit Police officers at Tiger, Red Wing and Lion games - other cities charge their professional sports teams.... Are Detroit billionares exploiting and taking advantage of Detroit residents and tax payers ????
An Opening Day participant commented on the "massive police prescence" - that means that 911 calls went unanswered - in the neighborhoods, that already have a declining rate of service.!!!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
TULIP TIME - NOW, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN
MNS Photo
Tulip Time is NOW - in Holland, Michigan. Holland has over 620,000 tulips and 65% to 85% are now blooming, due to early season warm temperatures that has created a blooming frenzy, ahead of the Holland Tulip Festival, May 5th - 12th. There will be no tulips blooming during the festival - so NOW (April 10th +) is the time to visit -and Windmill Island Gardens that has 120,000 blooming tulips and is worth a visit.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
PLYMOUTH STAMP SHOW - WEST SUBURBAN STAMP CLUB
Thee - Plymouth Stamp Show - Michigan's Largest - gets a new home - The West Suburban Stamp Club's 43rd Annual Exhibition and Stamp Dealers Bourse, will be held at the Hellenic Cultural Center, at 36375 Joy Road, in Westland, April 28th / 10 am - 5:30 pm and April 29th / 10 am - 4:00 pm. The Show was held at the Central Middle School, in Plymouth but was forced to move to a new location. Over 40 local and national philatelic (stamp) dealers will participate. The Show will offer a chance for those that have stamp or cover collections to have them appraised or to sell them.
for more information: www.plymouthshow.com or www.thewssc.com
photo credit: David L. Malhalab M News Service
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