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How else can I say it. The Washington Post reported yesterday on how Chief Lanier calculates the “closure rate” for homicides in the District of Columbia. The story was first reported by DC Homicide Watch in December of last year. Chief Lenier has been reporting a “closure rate” of 94% for 2011 and claims the […]
Stolen smartphones are a problem for police departments. The Washington Post today had an article where Chief Lenier asks that cell-phone carriers and the FCC act to disable stolen cell phones. This would they claim reduce the theft problems. However it seems the cell-phone industry is not on board with such proposals. They argue, according […]