The Rise of the Detroit 300

[Bill Mattocks]

http://www.freep.com/article/201008...-citizens-with-helping-to-catch-rape-suspects

Citizens patrolling the streets aided Detroit police in catching three suspects in the rape of a 90-year-old woman and the ransacking of her west-side home, police said Monday.

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Members of the community, outraged over the attack and other recent crimes, began patrolling the streets, with more than 300 participating the first night. Now, a new citizens group called Detroit 300 -- a heightened version of a traditional neighborhood watch -- has been formed.And an effort is under way to create similar patrols in other areas of the city, group members said Monday.
"This is not the end, this is a beginning," Godbee said. "Together, we're a police force of 900,000 strong."

Read more: Detroit police credit citizens with helping to catch rape suspects | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/201008...-helping-to-catch-rape-suspects#ixzz0yBiAkIVR

It's good to see. I hope it catches on. Detroit deserves to live.

 

[Featherstone]

Right on, I hope so as well. Detroit needs all the help they can get, whether from with in or without.