BUT
BUT WHAT'S BEING DONE TO ADDRESS IT?
ADDRESS IT? FOX 61 IS GABY MOLINA HAS THOSE
DETAILS.
DETAILS.
DETAILS. >>
>>
>> FARMINGTON FAMILY'S CAR STOLEN
OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAY IN BROAD
DAYLIGHT.
DAYLIGHT.
DAYLIGHT. MORE THAN 100 CARS MILLINGTON
BROKEN INTO IN ONE NIGHT IN
WEST HAVEN.
WEST HAVEN. TWO OFFICERS INJURED AFTER A
POLICE CRUISER WAS STOLEN CAR A
CAR IN WOODBRIDGE GONE IN 30
SECONDS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
>>
>>
>> A
>> A RASH
>> A RASH OF BREAK INS IN JUST A
COUPLE OF HOURS IN STRATFORD
AND IN MERIDEN AND MANCHESTER
PEOPLE WAKING UP TO THEIR CARS
BROKEN INTO AND LEFT WITH NO
TIRES TO HAPPEN TO ME ONCE AND
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
>>
>>
>> JAMAL
>> JAMAL HAMILTON KNOWS THE STORY
ALL TOO WELL.
FORGETTING TO LOCK HIS CAR ONE
NIGHT WAS ALL IT TOOK FOR
THIEVES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
ISOLATING FEELING FOR THE HEART
FOR DAD WONDER LIKE WHAT TYPE
OF PERSON IS SITTING I THIS
SE.
SE.
SE. >>
>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S JUST MORE FRUSTRATING LIKE
THE NERVE OF PEOPLE TO COME ON
YOUR PROPERTY AND ACTUALLY GO
THROUGH YOUR THINGS.
HE'S NOT ALONE.
>>
>>
>> TOWNS
>> TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS
THE STATE REPORTED AN UPTICK IN
THESE CRIMES IN 2020 FROM
THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN MANCHESTER
IT WAS AN APPROXIMATELY 11
PERCENT INCREASE IN CALLS FOR
BREAK INS.
BREAK INS. >>
>>
>> LIEUTENANT RYAN SHAY SAYS ONE
OF THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE
WHEN TRYING TO MAKE ARRESTS IS
THAT EVEN IF THEY CATCH SOMEONE
BREAKING IN OR STEALING A CAR
AND THE SUSPECT TAKES OFF,
CONNEIT LAW SAYS POLICE
CAN'T CHASE THEM.
THE STATEWIDE PURSUIT POLICY
DICTATES THAT PROPERTY CRIMES
ARE NOT A JUSTIFICATION FOR
PURSUITS.
PURSUITS.
PURSUITS. NOW WE AS POLICE OFFICERS
UNDERSTAND THAT MOTOR VEHICLE
PURSUITS THEY CREATE AN
INHERENT DANGER TO NOT ONLY
THE OFFICER, THE SUSPECT AND
THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HE SAYS
WHILE IT'S NOT ALWAYS CLEAR
WHO'S BEHIND THE CRIMES,
ESPELLY IF AN ARREST ISN'T
MADE MANY TIMES IT IS
TEENAGERS.
TEENAGERS. >>
>>
>> HIS
>> HIS CONCERN IS THAT THEY KNOW
THEY WON'T BE CHASED BY POLICE.
I THINK THAT CREATES A
FRUSTRATION AS THE PUBLIC SEES
IT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH
TO STOP THESE CRIMES.
>>
>>
>> CRITICS OF CHANGES TO
CONNECTICUT'S JUVENILE JUSTICE
LAWS IN RECENT YEARS ARGUE IT'S
A FACTOR DRIVING THE INCREASE
CONVERSION PROJECT MANAGER FOR
THE INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL AND
MUNICIPAL POLICY AT CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
CONDUCTS RESEARCH FOR THE STATE
O AUTO THEFTS
>>
>>
>> HE
>> HE SAYS THE ISSUE ISN'T
EXCLUSIVE TO OUR STATE.
WE'RE STILL SEEING FAR FEWER
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS PER CAPITA
IN CONNECTICUT THAN W'
SG NAONLY.
SG NAONLY. >>
>>
>> SO
>> SO WE
>> SO WE HAD THE LOWEST NUMBER OF
MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS IN TWENTY
NINETEEN THAT WE'VE HAD IN
THIRTY FIVE YEARS.
WELL THAT WAS AFTER WE
IMPLEMENTED THE JUVENILE
JUSTICE REFORM.
JUSTICE REFORM. >>
>>
>> TEENAGERS WHO ARE ARRESTED FOR
CAR BREAK INS AND THEFTS CAN
HAVE THEIR CHARGES DISMSEDF
THEY COMPLETE A DIVERSIONARY
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM THAT PROGRAM IS A BIPARTISAN
EFFORT CREATED SPECIFICALLY TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND OFFER
SERVICES TO THE CHILD TO GIVE
THEM A CHANCE AT REFORM TO
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTABLE I THINK IS
TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF WHAT THEY
DID, WHY IT WAS WRONG, HOW IT
IMPACTED THE PERSON WHO THEY
DID IT TO OR WHOSE PROPERTY
THEY HAD THAT LOOKS LIKE AND
HELP THAT PERSON FIGURE OUT HOW
TO MOVE ON AND GIVE THEM NEW
SKILLS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE
HAD LET THAT MISTAKE DOESN'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.
HAPPEN AGAIN. >>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT IS THE DETERRENT FOR THESE
JUVENILES TO NOT CONTINUE TO
COMMIT THESE CRIMES?
LAWMAKERS ARE ONCE AGAIN TAKING
A LOOK AT BREAK INS AND THEFTS
THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SEVERAL BILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
INTRODUCED.
INTRODUCED. ONE BY A GROUP OF REPUBLICANS
PROPOSES A TOUGHER STANCE ON
RAPE OFFENDERS.
RAPE OFFENDERS. >>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS
PROVIDE THE COURT WITH MORE
RESOURCES AND OPTIONS TO
IDENTIFY TRULY WHAT ARE
THE ISSUES HERE THERE ARE
ALLOWING OR HAVING THESE
JUVENILES GO OUT AND COMMIT
THESE OFFENSES.
THESE OFFENSES. >>
>>
>> A
>> A PROPOSAL BY A GROUP OF
DEMOCRATS WOULD FOCUS ON
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND
CREATING REGIONAL TASK FORCES
IN BERLIN.
IN BERLIN. POLICE ARE ALREADY DOING
SOMETHING SIMILAR.
SOMETHING SIMILAR. THEY'VE CREATED A COMMUNITY
RELATIONS TEAM THAT WILL WORK
DIRECTLY WITH RESIDENTS THROUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUPS AND
MAKING THE TOWN AS UNDESIRABLE
AS POSSIBLE.
AS POSSIBLE. KEEP THE EYES AND EARS OUT
THERE WILL HELP US A LOT
BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE A FINITE
AMOUNT OF OFFICERS BUT THERE'S
MANY MORE RESIDENTS THAT CAN
HELP US IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS
THAT WE CAN CONTROL.
WE THINK WE AT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CAN CONTROL
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMIT
CRIME.
CRIME.
CRIME. >>
>>
>> THERE
>> THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU
CAN CONTROL AS WELL MAKING SURE
TO NEVER LEAVE ANY VALUABLES
INSIDE YOUR CAR OVERNIGHT,
REMEMBERING TO ALWAYS LOCK YOUR
CAR EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST RUNNING
INSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES OR
EVEN GETTING A DOORBELL OR A
SECURITY CAMERA.
SECURITY CAMERA. AND IF YOU HAVE ONE CHECKING
THE FOOTAGE, POLICE SAY THOSE
EXTRA STEPS MAKE ALL
THE