Far be it from us to criticize another’s blog — after all, we’re just now trying to regain our footing after a nine-month absence — but have you checked out KCPD Chief James Corwin’s blog? Oh, man. Cue the Debbie Downer noise.
I was really hoping the blog might be a fun affair, featuring community involvement and such (and to be fair, there is some of that), but the majority of the site consists of homicide identification, crime updates, and the like. Some samples of the heartening and cheery fare:
NOV. 12 UPDATE: The man who was killed has been identified as 35-year-old Ryan Goodman of Lee’s Summit, Mo. The other accident victim is 30-year-old Shane Wagener of Grain Valley, Mo. He is in serious but stable condition at a local hospital…
At about 10 p.m. Sunday, November 8, police were called to the 6600 block of South Benton in regard to a vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway. Upon arrival, officers located a Dodge minivan parked in the middle of the street and an unresponsive female in the driver seat. Further investigation revealed the woman to be deceased from an apparent gunshot wound…
In their first day of enforcement, police issued 122 tickets to motorists who failed to yield to pedestrians and 11 tickets for other traffic violations. These tickets were written in the Crossroads and Rivermarket areas and on Broadway between Linwood and Westport Road…
At about 4 p.m. yesterday, Nov. 4, police were called to 116th Street and Holiday Drive in regard to the sound of gunshots. Upon arrival, a shooting victim was located in the street with no signs of life. He was pronounced dead a short time later. The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Maurice West of Kansas City, Mo.
Sheesh. I might as well be reading A Widow For One Year. Next up for Chief Corwin? A blog wholly devoted to pictures of people kicking puppies.
hey, thank goodness for Halloween so the kids pics are on there. Otherwise, it’s death and bank robberies
Mo Rage
The Blog
Dear STOL: Look at the positive side of the Chief’s blog: He gives a daily (and quite accurate) update of city crime stats–an important matter in a city where, for very different reasons, groups across the political spectrum are trying to deny that the city has a crime problem and hence go to great lengths to pressure the local media to de-emphasize crime stories. Yes, it is a depressing blog–as the old French proverb goes: “It is only the truth that hurts.” Sincerely and Respectfully, Ernest Evans