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According to the Huntsville Times, there was a shooting at the University of Alabama at Huntsville campus this afternoon around 4 p.m. in the Shelby Research Center.  There are 3 causalities and 3 injured and 2 people in custody involved in this shooting.  Apparently, the word is the reason was involved for the shooting was a member of faculty not receiving their tenureship as expected.

Violent crimes are down in Birmingham, Mobile, and slightly in Montgomery, but up in Huntsville

In a report where law enforcement agencies across the nation reported crime to the F.B.I., overall violent crime in Birmingham was down 12.8% from January through June, according to the report. Mobile reported a 9% decrease, and Montgomery a 3.8%t decrease.  However, Huntsville saw an 9.9% increase in violent crimes.

Under the helm of Birmingham Police Department Chief A.C. Roper, the city has seen a major improvement in the public safety.  Homicides have dropped significantly since he took the helm in late 2007 where it no longer surpasses the 100 mark annually, but more needs to occur.  However, overall Roper is doing a damn good job for Birmingham and hopefully we'll see another year of drastic decreases in the number of homicides and violent crimes in Birmingham. 

Now in Huntsville's case, poor execution along with the fallacy of the mentality where so many flocking there believe they are immune to crime in such a "shiny, growing city".  The city also has show a great amount of apathy to the black residents there were they have either been left out of the political process or were thrown under the bus.  Huntsville in my opinion, is just a giant suburb rather than a large city, where it would have came up with some type of action plan to handle such growth and realize that with growth comes crime.  Maybe it just a fluke this year in the numbers, but I doubt it considering there have been an increasing spike in homicides in Huntsville since 2003.

Mike Huckabee screwed up BIG TIME

It turns out that the alleged shooter, Mike Clemmons in the assassination of 4 officers in Lakewood (Washington) Police Department at a coffee shop yesterday was sentence to 95 years in prison in Arkansas.  However, his sentence was commuted by then-Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee because he felt that prosecution was being "too harsh" although they proven Clemmons has a history of violent acts. Huckabee was a viable candidate for the Republican presidential ticket in the 2012 election, but after this...

As of yesterday evening from Politico, Huckabee let it be known that is is "less than likely" that he will run for president in 2012.

Now that is crazy as hell because this guy had a long ass wrap sheet, but gullible Huckabee commuted his sentence along with the sentence of another violent convicted criminal, Wayne Dumond, who was implicated in another rape in Missouri and died in prison in 2005.  Huckabee isn't the brightest bulb on the tree and now may have a Willie Horton-like albatross around his neck politically for the rest of his life because of this psychopath assassinating 4 law enforcement officers.

Birmingham's "over-the-mountain" suburban areas are facing increased burglaries along with Hoover's copycat move of Birmingham

Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills, has seen an increase in residential burglaries and car break-ins. 

Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills are seeing similar numbers. Earlier this month, Mountain Brook police urged residents to be alert after eight break-ins were reported in a two-week span, and 14 since Sept. 1.

The increase began showing up last month (in Homewood), and Police Chief Dodd said the city has seen about 12 home burglaries in a two-week span. There have also been a higher number of car break-ins.

The residential burglaries have gone up even before the holiday season where these law enforcement agencies says the peak time of the year for such incidents. 

What ashame, but that's what happens when you believe your suburban community is immune to crime.  Birmingham isn't the only one that has this issue.

ALSO:

Hoover is copying Birmingham after it announced last week that there would be a dog park opening at George Ward Park.  Now Hoover wants to open a dog park at Loch Haven Park in the Loch Haven subdivision.  However, about 20 people attended the park board meeting, and most opposed putting the dog park there. Some of the residents said they wanted to leave the park as it is and that adding a dog park would disrupt the tranquil neighborhood feel of the park and bring too much traffic there.  There was zero opposition to the George Ward dog park...  LMAO

The Hoover municipal government is copying Birmingham, but obviously the C.A.V.E.-dwellers (citizens against virtually everything) in Hoover doesn't want anything in their part of the world because it would "change" everything.  Boy, some (white) people in the Greater Birmingham area are funnier than a sitcom at their whining.  They always try to compete with Birmingham, but never want to work with Birmingham hence why there is zero regional cooperation...

Atlanta and its increase in violent crime

The murder of Ashley "AJ" Jewell is another sign of the serious issues occurring in Atlanta when it comes to violent crimes.  He is also the 2nd well-known figure in Atlanta this year who has fallen victim to a violent crime.  Back in July when former heavyweight champion boxer, Vernon Forrest, was robbed and then fatally shot in Southwest Atlanta (S.W.A.T.S.).

It's become a hot topic in the mayoral races in the city because the number of robberies and violent crimes have gone through the roof in the growing city.  According to the 2008 US Census estimate, there are now 526,000 residents in Atlanta up from 496,000 in the 2007 estimate.  However, crime seems to plague Atlanta with the population growth, which I'm more dumbfounded by when you look at the jobless rate and the scarcity of living wage salary jobs in Metro Atlanta.  On the other hand, it just reaffirms why I don't deal with Atlanta because it is a city with some major issues pretending like its a "major city".