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Old 12-14-2007, 10:53 PM
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He had been arrested for thefts from vehicles eight times prior to this most recent arrest. He was released bail-free less than 24 hours after this arrest.
Well that will teach him. Hope he learned his lesson this time.

When oh when will Street and Johnson be finally gone?
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Old 12-15-2007, 10:07 AM
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Just FYI, a guy was arrested on the 1800 block of Wallace about two weeks back for breaking into cars. He had been arrested for thefts from vehicles eight times prior to this most recent arrest. He was released bail-free less than 24 hours after this arrest.

8 priors.....and let go bail free?? thats absurd

8 priors....shouldnt you get at least a little jail time

just set bail to like 10 bucks and he'll never be able to post it
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8 priors.....and let go bail free?? thats absurd

8 priors....shouldnt you get at least a little jail time

just set bail to like 10 bucks and he'll never be able to post it
I don't buy this story.
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Old 12-15-2007, 03:48 PM
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I don't buy this story.
Agreed. Is it possible that he was arrested, but that there wasn't enough evidence to hold him?
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Old 12-15-2007, 04:21 PM
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Agreed. Is it possible that he was arrested, but that there wasn't enough evidence to hold him?
Oh no, he wasn't just brought in for investigation... He was arrested and charged, and spent about 24 hours in custody before walking out the front door of the 9th District after being released on his own recognizance.
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Oh no, he wasn't just brought in for investigation... He was arrested and charged, and spent about 24 hours in custody before walking out the front door of the 9th District after being released on his own recognizance.
When you say "charged" do you mean there was an arraignment? I'm not doubting what you've said; I'm just trying to get a sense of what happened. Who made the decision for the guy to be released? The DA (in a plea deal)? A judge?

I'm asking because one of the other posters seems to assume that he should get jail time on the basis of his eight prior arrests. As a matter of probabilities, the guy likely was guilty and should have served some jail time; but a prior record isn't enough for him to be convicted of theft or anything else.
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Old 12-30-2007, 06:55 PM
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I just walked past a line of cars with broken windows along Sedgeley. They probably belonged to museum patrons from Jersey, but I wanted to put it out there in case some of you have guests parking there. Shame that a few more visitors will have a bad experience on the edge of our neighborhood...
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That is a shame citymaps. When I took my dog out I didn't see smashed windows except one on a jeep - but I saw no glass so I thought maybe the window was just left open. On Friday when there was also some event going on in the area - I noticed a good police presence - a car on the grass by Lincoln memorial and one higher up by the tracks. i took it as an encouraging sign. I think there should be reminder signs posted along Sedgeley warning people not to leave valuables in their cars...joggers/walkers/bladers etc don't seem to realize this - I always see cars along there with enticing objects in plain sight.
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I don't buy this story.
You should buy it. It's one of the many reasons the City continues to be destroyed crime. When I say City I don't mean Rittenhouse and Society Hill.
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I don't buy this story.
Who cares what you buy.

Wake up and smell the coffee. There's no place to put the perps awaiting trial anymore (much less the convicts) and letting non violent offenders walk (and even many of the violent ones) is par for the course.

Rendell knows that building prisons costs money but legislative stunts (the gun control fantasy land press soundbites) are free. Street and Johnson have always been in the same court. Johnson's grandson is a felon and Johnson has publicly stated his belief that putting criminals in prison and/or arresting them doesn't work. Great attitude for a police commissioner.

Lynne has tried a little bit of dissent but hardly enough for a DA so woefully underfunded. They're all (street, johnson, rendell, and lynne) in the same corrupt political bed.
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