Downtown Greensboro Curfew Doesn't Curb Crime Throughout The Rest Of Greensboro

Proving once again the Greensboro City Council is more concerned with their precious Downtown that the vast majority of Greensboro, a press release from the Greensboro Police Department:

                     “Partnering to fight crime for a safer Greensboro”

CITY OF GREENSBORO                                                                 Contact: CID

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           Phone: 336.373.2255

Shooting into Occupied Dwelling Update

Greensboro, NC (07 July 2013)

***Update:  Further investigation revealed that 307 O‘Ferrell Street was also struck by a bullet. The resident, Regina Brisban, black female 37 years of age, was present. There was no injury.

On July 7, 2013 at approximately 4:10 am, Officers responded to 305 O’ Ferrell Street in reference to a shooting into an occupied residence.

Once on the scene, Officers determined that the victim, Nancy Faison, black female 34 years of age, was sitting in her living room when she heard gunshots and bullets striking her house. The front of the residence was struck approximately five times by rounds from an unknown type of firearm. 

No one was injured. 

There is no suspect information at this time.

Eastern Division Patrol and CSI responded.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 336.373.1000.

Sent Authority: Lieutenant JL Raines, Watch Commander

Is the Downtown curfew driving violent crime back into our neighborhoods where it is more spread out and even harder to control?

Coming soon: to a neighborhood near you: Hell Day!

But wait, that wasn't the only one, driveby shootings are common as field dirt in Greensboro:

   “Partnering to fight crime for a safer Greensboro”

CITY OF GREENSBORO                                                                 Contact: CID

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           Phone: 336.373.2255

Shooting into Occupied Dwelling

Greensboro, NC (07 July 2013)

On July 6, 2013 at approximately 10:50 pm, Officers responded to 1505 Perkins Street Unit H in reference to a shooting into an occupied residence.

Once on the scene, Officers determined that two victims were inside the residence, but were not injured.  Unknown suspects fired one round from an undetermined type of firearm into the front of the residence.  There is no description of the suspect(s).  The victims were identified as Charles Johnson, B/M/22, and Jamel Baker, B/M/21.

Central Division Patrol and Central Division Downtown Units responded.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 336.373.1000.

Sent Authority: Lieutenant JL Raines, Watch Commander

But wait, 1505 Perkins St is student housing at NC A&T. Is the curfew pushing this war right on to college campuses and into East Greensboro? So much for Robbie's road, he'll never get it now!