Collecting crime data has always been difficult and will always likely remain so. But just because collecting crime statistics is difficult doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done — it absolutely should. Yet one troubling fact about Pennsylvania’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) database stands out to us as needing a change. […]
Paul Davis: Arrested — suspected thief is alleged to have stolen more than $160,000 worth of items from parked cars.
Some years ago, I discovered that my parked car in South Philadelphia had been broken into and several items had been stolen. My wife’s sunglasses, a couple of CDs and some change had been taken from the front seat. And three items on the back seat floor that my wife […]
Paul Davis: Christmas cyber crime — FBI warns of holiday scams targeting shoppers and donors
A friend of mine called me and told me sarcastically that he received his Christmas gift early. Someone hacked his credit card. My friend called me for advice, as he knew of my security background. I performed security work as a young sailor on an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam […]
Andy Bloom: I’m glad Joe Biden pardoned Hunter
Trump supporters are going to disagree with me, but I’m glad Joe Biden broke his promise and pardoned his son Hunter. President Biden used the power vested in the presidency to grant his son one of the broadest full and unconditional pardons since Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. Hunter […]
Paul Davis: Human trafficking ring in Northeast Philadelphia is busted
Other than murder, there is perhaps no crime more heinous than human trafficking. The victims of human trafficking, mostly women and young girls, suffer pain, imprisonment, forced sex, and physical and mental abuse for prolonged periods, often without hope of rescue. Our porous Southern Border has increased human trafficking, as […]
Ben Mannes: FBI revisions undermine Democrats’ ‘crime is down’ talking point
The FBI buried a bombshell revision to its 2023 uniform crime report showing that violent crime increased by 4.5 percent in 2022. Just like the -800,000 job number revision by the Labor Department, this revision proves the politicization of vital national statistics by the Biden/Harris administration.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Paul Davis: An ICE-cold report on illegal immigrant criminals in the U.S.
Many people were taken aback by last month’s chilling report that as of July 21st, 662,566 illegal immigrants with criminal records illegally crossed over the porous Southern border. The information about illegal immigrant criminals in our country did not come from a talking head commentator on Fox News employing hyperbole. […]
Paul Davis: Dangerous car stops claim another cop’s life
A low-risk stop can quickly elevate into a high-risk situation.
By Paul Davis
Paul Davis: Ask any plumber — first plug the leaks
Border security must start with fixing the holes in our border.
By Paul Davis