05-27-2006, 11:38 PM
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Re: 1 killed, 1 injured at Gangbanger Central
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Originally Posted by Karried
Since December 6, 2004
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Originally Posted by Karried
Within a 3/4 mile radius of
Quail Springs Mall
That's OKC.... and the area South of Quail Springs is filled with apartments and crime.
If that's not enough, people in that area know that they can go north and steal more valuable items from people who work hard for their money, hence the higher crime rate. Why would you steal from people who have less than you do?
And, while you're at it, why don't you post the same data surrounding the Crossroad's mall area in the same time frame?
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The main point behind posting this thread is to draw attention to the fact Crossroads has some serious security that need to be addressed.
Crime can happen anywhere at anytime. There is no place in the world that can be free of crime. Crime is similar to the average household cockroach. When you create the environment that attracts roaches, guess what? Eventually you will have cockroaches. High crime areas operate in the same manner.
Crossroads management let their mall slide to the status it is now. While other malls were staying with the times and investing money in their facilities, Crossroads was just watching the world go by.
The only major investment they have made in the last 10 years was the security system. Obviously, the security system failed or security was not paying attention to the altercation that broke out. There are cameras on practically every inch of the public areas of the mall. An Alert security officer would have stopped it before it turned into a shooting.
Oklahoma City Police are well aware of how bad the conditions are at Crossroads. One of my instructors at school who is an officer with the Santa Fe Division told us in class that it was only a matter of time before a shooting happened at Crossroads. He said he could go in there at any given time and identify groups of gang members. On a couple of occasions, he has gone in there for lunch and could see the tension between the rival gangs. He also stated that the police have contacted the management and they act as if the police are over reacting and it is not a problem.
Crossroads has no choice now but to fix the security problems. This incident will cost them some serious customer traffic. Maybe now they will realize that they need to fix the problems yesterday.
I am sure Macy’s corporate office is not going to be happy to hear one of their newly adopted stores is in a crime-ridden mall in a crime-ridden area.
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