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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is scary.  The Wheaton carjacking/ shooting suspect was chased on foot into my Kensington neighborhood today, but was caught within an hour, according to NBC4.

I used to be fine with going to the Wheaton Target, but this is I believe the eighth carjacking at the mall since December.[/quote]

Yeah this one unnerved me- I was there, parked in the surface lot by Target/Costco, with my 4yo right around that time. We must have left right before it happened.  Does the county government even recognize this as a problem? You should feel unsafe taking your kids shopping during the daylight hours, but this really makes me reconsider whether I should.[/quote]

I feel as if they are turning a blind eye to this. They’re not talking about it they want to pretend like it is not happening. Their focus is on everything, but this.[/quote]

They are too busy sniping at each other about traffic stops, which don't prevent carjackings.[/quote]

You don’t think that traffic stops have anything to do with stopping other crimes?  That’s laughable.[/quote]

I said traffic stops don't prevent carjackings. But yeah I do not think mass traffic stops is the best way to combat crime. I think they undermine police community relations, which are actually really important for combatting crime.

Given the number of carjackings at one location I'd think stationing cops at that location might act as a deterrent. If anything I've seen reduced police presence at Wheaton Mall in the last few months.[/quote]

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