mr_smith wrote:

one time I left my car running and just wanted to run in the house and grab some laundry this parking "cop" says to me "Ama give youz a summonssss [lipsmack]" (I am guessing that speaking proper english is not part of the job) but at the same time there are people who are double parked on the road and she doesn't say shit. I guess because they have PBA stickers and shields in the window.

Of course there are no actual crimes (like robberies, shootings, and beatings) in JC, so they can afford to waste time and money on parking and people's dogs not being on leashes.

GrovePath wrote:
Lincoln Park: 'Hundreds' watch fight at Al's diner

by Charles Hack
Sunday March 02, 2008, 5:34 PM

Jersey City Police said they dispersed "hundreds" of people after a fight broke out an overcrowded diner early this morning, reports said.

Jersey City police officers noticed around 3:20 a.m. that the parking lot and sidewalk outside Al's Diner at on Communipaw Avenue between Belvidere and Nunda avenues were blocked with a number of double-parked cars, and that there was a huge crowd inside the diner.

The cops entered the packed restaurant and were told by a manager that the huge crowd had gathered because there was a scuffle going on at the back of the diner. But as police tried to push their way through what they described as "hundreds" of onlookers, the suspects had fled through the emergency exit, reports said.

An employee contacted this afternoon, who refused to give his name, denied there had been any disturbance or overcrowding at the restaurant.

alb wrote:
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pchops wrote:

Next time you see drug activity, try to figure out who is the main drug dealer (normally the person inside the building) and who are the footmen (normally the kids on the street). Try to figure out who is the distributor (vehicle despcription and car license plate). Call narcotics at 201.547.5391.

I really respect the fact that you are a good narcotics detective and I'm genuinely grateful for all that you've done, but I'm not a good detective.

If the Jersey City police are saying, "Call us when it looks as if there are a bunch of guys who just plain look and sound as if they are up to no good hanging out, and then we'll send a plainsclothes officer to observe the situation," I can do that.

But if the police are saying, "Figure out who the dealer is or we won't even come," I think that's unrealistic.

Also: I don't really know if, statistically, the Van Vorst Park/Harsimus Cove/Hamilton Park is having a crime wave or not. But, if it is, that whole area is really very small. One guy on a bike or a motorcycle should be able to ride along every street here in about half an hour. And someone hovering overhead in a helicopter ought to be able to scope out the entire neighborhood in about three minutes.

So, my inclination is to think that, if the police say they need detailed information about who the dealer is before they can do anything, that means they really don't want to do anything.