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I live in SE Richardson and love it. I had previously lived in SW Richardson and, uhhh, survived it without major injuries. Thugs bubbling up from the northern border of Dallas are, IMO at least, a major source of crime in S. Richardson.

But I disagree that the city has to invest heavily. Some factors that could make a difference are relatively cheap.

• In all areas RPD should leverage/grow Crime Watch efforts.

• To the extent that thugs are "commuting" from Dallas, RPD could encourage patrol traffic on the southern border streets (Spring Valley, Walnut, Buckingham). When the criminal element sees frequent patrol traffic on those streets Richardson becomes less attractive as a target. It doesn't have to be formal patrols. More like "if you are going across the south of Richardson make an effort to use one of those roads".

• To the extent that thugs are already in Richardson (a smaller problem, I think) RPD could encourage and facilitate background checks for renters.
  

In the meantime my personal course of action is to stay aware, report all suspicious activity to RPD, and make consistent and appropriate use of Texas' concealed carry law.

Better than cats, I guess.

It's good to see an article from the Echo. I welcome all voices here in our city.

This kind of analysis of the players (or editorial endorsements, for that matter) from the Echo would have been even more useful before the election.

Keep publishing, Mr. Laska. I check in with your site 1x/week to check for new content.

Excellent video. A little odd that it doesn't show up in (what passes for) the blotter: http://www.cor.net/Police.aspx?id=4586

[carefully stepping around Mr. Rice's bait]

I would not, as they say, relieve my bladder on the RC if it were on fire.

I dig the snazzy "top rated" tag, though. Makes it sound like the RC is some kind of unbiased advocate like Consumer Reports. And I suppose this is the case, assuming "unbiased advocate" means something like "power brokers and good ol' boys".