Comments on: Scott guilty in Holt murder

By: mary anne

mary anne — Thu, 03 May 2007 22:50:14 +0000

I hope that the loss of this man who fought for civil rights as a “freedom rider” motivates his peers to speak up and teach kids about the sacrifices that Mr. Smith and others made during the civil rights movement. Do these kids and their peers even have a clue about what this man did to make life better for their generation? There will be many more kids like lynch and scott and locking them up won’t solve the problem. Unfortunately, there won’t be enough good men like Holt Smith if this kind of ignorance persists.

By: BAM

BAM — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:45:12 +0000

I agree. Thanks to you all :)

By: ann

ann — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:03:06 +0000

Right on, MattC…we’ve got some of the very best cops in the city!

By: MattC

MattC — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:38:37 +0000

I want to add my thanks to the men and women of the First Precinct as well. I understand that they have led the city in crime reduction two years in a row. We are lucky to have such a dedicated force serving our community.

By: James Murphy

James Murphy — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:45:08 +0000

Thanks to all the officers of the first precinct who make our neighborhood a safe place to live.

By: Commander John Keohane

Commander John Keohane — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:25:49 +0000

Just want the community to know that the arrests that morning of the murder were made by First precinct officers. They pursued them into Oakwood cemetary and set up a perimeter – they were seen exiting the woods along the interstate and apprehended by the Exxon on Nine Mile Road.

Great work by officers removed these ruthless teenagers from the streets two hours after the senseless murder.