CHIEF BUZZURO ESTABLISHES NEW SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT
The Ocean City Police Department has recently established a new unit within the department. Beginning this month, the Special Enforcement Unit will be patrolling throughout Ocean City. The Special Enforcement Unit will be a proactive criminal investigative unit which will focus on working closely with the community to identify problems and solve crime. Officers assigned to this unit will primarily be working in a plain clothes capacity much like the department’s Narcotics Unit.
“The new Special Enforcement Unit will act as a stepping stone between our Patrol Division and our Criminal Investigation Division,” said Chief Buzzuro. “The Unit will look very closely at growing crime trends in various areas of Ocean City and serve as proactive crime fighters.”
Sounds good but I doubt it's going to work. Look no further than Baltimore City which has all these kinds of things already and the place is utter chaos. If and until what's attracting the undesirable element to OC is stopped crime is going to continue to get worse. It's not rocket science at all only a matter of having spineless politicians who are nothing but talk and no action. Start by asking the "clubs" (that's what the bad element calls them) to stop having Rap and Hip Hop music. If they won't comply pass an ordinance requiring alcohol to be stopped being served at midnight. Real leaders make and implement tough unpopular decisions for the betterment of a community and for it's future.
Funniest units I've seen in large cities is the gang units. What a joke. They spend more time protecting gang rights then protecting property owners. Fact gangs have grown under their supervision. Is this a step for Organized Crime?
ANON 11;45, SPD has tried many different versions of these units over the years, but you got to have cops that want to get down and dirty in the trenches, not sit in their cars outside of the hood waiting for something to happen. OCPD's chief comes from a specialized unit NOT patrol, so it is no suprise that he takes from the backbone of the department to staff specialized units. Leave PATROL alone they are what counts.
SPD is going in a different direction.Duncan has cops out doing the hug-a-thug thing; tried and failed in the eighties all over the country.She is more of a social worker then a Police Chief. Chief Buzzaro seems to be on the right path identify the felons,lock them up and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.The social worker directed by her mayor wants to buy them ice cream.
Spd does participate in a combined unit with the Maryland State Police focusing on gangs, guns, street level quality of life issues. From what I have seen has been effective thus far.
Maybe they can double as bus drivers so that town workers can get to their jobs? Nah! Cost too much considering theit (full time) payroll. Who would coordinate golf when it snows?
Let cops do their jobs, not running radar or sitting on the side of the road. How about 5 patrol cars rolling through Church st. watching drug dealers and thugs. Another 5 rolling Delaware Ave and the reservation. 2 more on Smith st.
Let just one car that is occupied by the " boys" ride through just one time and see how fast your drug dealers leave or hide.
8:53/10:27
Have you even been to the neighborhoods your referring to? Or actually spent any time in one of them? There's more to those streets and people than can be assessed with your single pass through of 35mph.
Sounds good but I doubt it's going to work. Look no further than Baltimore City which has all these kinds of things already and the place is utter chaos.
ReplyDeleteIf and until what's attracting the undesirable element to OC is stopped crime is going to continue to get worse.
It's not rocket science at all only a matter of having spineless politicians who are nothing but talk and no action.
Start by asking the "clubs" (that's what the bad element calls them) to stop having Rap and Hip Hop music. If they won't comply pass an ordinance requiring alcohol to be stopped being served at midnight.
Real leaders make and implement tough unpopular decisions for the betterment of a community and for it's future.
why oh why dosnt our police chief do this for SALISBURY.....ITS long overdue.
ReplyDeleteA department with common sense.
ReplyDeleteFunniest units I've seen in large cities is the gang units. What a joke. They spend more time protecting gang rights then protecting property owners. Fact gangs have grown under their supervision.
ReplyDeleteIs this a step for Organized Crime?
ANON 11;45, SPD has tried many different versions of these units over the years, but you got to have cops that want to get down and dirty in the trenches, not sit in their cars outside of the hood waiting for something to happen. OCPD's chief comes from a specialized unit NOT patrol, so it is no suprise that he takes from the backbone of the department to staff specialized units. Leave PATROL alone they are what counts.
ReplyDeleteanother unit for the slugs to hide in. Just force your patrol units to do their job.
ReplyDeleteSPD is going in a different direction.Duncan has cops out doing the hug-a-thug thing; tried and failed in the eighties all over the country.She is more of a social worker then a Police Chief. Chief Buzzaro seems to be on the right path identify the felons,lock them up and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.The social worker directed by her mayor wants to buy them ice cream.
ReplyDeleteSpd does participate in a combined unit with the Maryland State Police focusing on gangs, guns, street level quality of life issues. From what I have seen has been effective thus far.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they can double as bus drivers so that town workers can get to their jobs? Nah! Cost too much considering theit (full time) payroll. Who would coordinate golf when it snows?
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ReplyDelete6:45 PM
"street level quality of life issues"
what's that pertain to? Protecting gang turf?
6:45 "effective thus far"?? Really?
ReplyDeleteLet cops do their jobs, not running radar or sitting on the side of the road.
How about 5 patrol cars rolling through Church st. watching drug dealers and thugs.
Another 5 rolling Delaware Ave and the reservation.
2 more on Smith st.
Let just one car that is occupied by the " boys" ride through just one time and see how fast your drug dealers leave or hide.
ReplyDelete8:53/10:27
Have you even been to the neighborhoods your referring to? Or actually spent any time in one of them? There's more to those streets and people than can be assessed with your single pass through of 35mph.