It wasn't mean to sensationalize it - check out the front page of MyFolsom. There have been a lot of crimes recently and almost all of them have been people from outside of Folsom. I don't fear outsiders, I'm asking the question, why are outside criminals coming here to do their thing? What do you want me to say? Lets pretend they are all Folsom people because we don't want to upset anyone? Maybe I shouldn't report these, then everyone would think there isn't a problem? By the way, my friends at the Shanei rug store in Sutter street were robbed by outsiders too.
How about 'Crackhead Busted!'. That's more accurate.
If you have evidence to suggest that there is an edidemic of outsider crimes, please do report it, as this would definitely be cause for concern, but the 'sticky note bandit' and the crackhead does not mean we are not necessarily indicators of an outsider crime wave. Those criminals are many things, other than outsiders.
We haven't even defined 'outsider'. Is it someone who doesn't live here? Doesn't work here? Just moved here? Wasn't born here?
Are we too easy going? I don't think so. We Folsomites seem to have a healthy dose of fear of crime and are quick to call the police. Just ask the cops.
There are a couple of recent news events in which the crime or incidents were committed by people who did not live in the area. The Yale student who was murdered was apparently killed by someone who lived in another town. Yale has indeed experienced an uptick in crime. Should the headline have read, "Outsider kills Yale student?"
I'm not trying to give you a bad time, I just think the headline and premise are inaccurate, and there are other ways of reporting crimes than blaming them on outsiders.
Please do keep reporting.
Please do keep reporting, newsblaze. We really do appreciate the updates.
Absolutely we do.
Could it be that some people outside Folsom think of us as a middle class low crime suburbia ripe for the picking? I think most people who live here feel safe and may not take the precautions that people do in higher crime areas. You don't see a lot of bars on windows here and I hope we never do. But still I know in my own neighborhood we have seen people who don't live here lurking in alleys and have car and garage burglaries on those same days. when times are tough, people get tougher and look for crimes of opportunity. I think this is what that reverse 911 call from the FPD was all about a few weeks back.
Sure, that could be the case, though for many, Folsom has the reputation of being tough on crime.
When you see people lurking in alleys, how do you know they don't live here? I hope you call the police when you see such activity. I would, without regard to whether they live here or not.
Although cops have busted plenty of out-of-towners cruising for car stereos, laptops, etc., they've also busted plenty of Folsom residents for the same. Crime is the problem, not outsiders.
In recent years, we've seen people protest and oppose the building of the Palladio Mall, Super Wal-mart, light rail, the mosque, even the lingerie and dildo shop on Sutter St, for fear of outsiders.
By the way, as mentioned before, I attended a presentation on Folsom history a year or so ago where a long-time resident said that Folsomites have always been wary of outsiders.
Many were opposed to Intel coming to town for fear of crime. He even recalled that in the late 40's, Folsomites were afraid of the construction workers who were to build the dam, and the crime they'd bring with them.
Some things never change.
