Police News Roundup.
The NY Times has a pretty good piece about use of the NYPD's COMPSTAT techniques by other police department's around the country.

The Post reports a little police activity today as well. In one case, Port Authority and NYPD Emergency Service Officers rescued a despondent man trying to jump off the George Washington Bridge. In another, Narcotics Officer arrested an NYU freshman dealing drugs out of her dorm room. There are also reports that she is from a very wealthy family. Let's hope they aren't involved in pharmaceuticals. At least now there's a vacancy for the guy living in the NYU library.

The Post also reports that Police brass have stopped parking freebies at Shea Stadium. Base10 suspects that rule will not apply to those self same brass.

Newday reports that a federal judge called the NYPD and the FDNY "competing cults" in his decision to dismiss a suit by a disgruntled firefighter arrested after a barfight with cops following St. Patrick's Day revelries.

NY1 reports that Rep. Charles Rangel has introduced a bill in Congress that would allow nine family members of Amadou Diallo to remain in the US as permanent residents inspite of the fact that they have overstayed their visas. Even Mayor Bloomberg joined in and wrote a letter of support. Base10 doesn't think he agrees with this. The death of Amadou Diallo was a tragic accident which the city ultimately came to a multimillion dollar civil settlement. This should not automatically secure green card status to his relatives. What about all the other people waiting to get resident alien status? Is it fair to them?

And finally, in the "there will be no laughter at the FCC" department, two Miami-based morning radio hosts actually managed to crank call Fidel Castro pretending to be aides to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. They got him to agree to look for a missing Chavez suitcase before they finally revealed their identity leading to a profanity laden Castro tirade. FCC enforcement officials fined the pair $4,000 for the stunt. Please! I tell you what, Cuban authorities can give a play to any diskjockeys that manage to crank Bush and we'll call it square.
- posted by Base10 @ 5:37 PM