Comments on: Police Chief DeLeo on 2017: Violent Crime Up, Property Crime Down

By: Old Cop

Old Cop — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:30:12 +0000

Maybe the problem is city management, maybe it’s the Sheriff’s Office, maybe it’s TPD but if I was Chief DeLeo, I would be updating my resume. The mayor and city commission are going to be looking to deflect blame and he’s the only one who can be fired without an election.

By: Mr. Curious

Mr. Curious — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:13:20 +0000

In reply to who cares. Exaggeration much?? The Sheriff just spoke a month ago about the team work between the Sheriff's Office and TPD. This included a new policy by both offices of a new mutual aid agreement. I guess you missed that coverage. Point is, both agencies are collectively working together to do the very thing you're complaining about without so much involved in city/county follow-up investigations.

By: James Anderson

James Anderson — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:39:00 +0000

From the Tallahassee Dimorat

Not only did Leon County have the highest crime rate in the state last year, it also saw the lowest rate of criminal cases closed.

Annual crime figures released by Florida Department of Law Enforcement last month show that at 16.6, the county had the state’s lowest clearance rate — the number of cases completed either through arrest, dropped charges or closed because of a lack of evidence for example.

The Tallahassee Police Department’s showing was particularly dismal.

TPD cleared just 15.9 percent of its cases in 2016, a drop from 17.6 the year before. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office performed better, clearing 22 percent of its cases last year but not as well as it did in 2015 when the agency saw 25.7 percent of its cases cleared.

The second lowest case clearance rate in the state was in Miami-Dade County, which closed 17.2 percent of its cases. The county has the fifth highest crime rate in the state with 4,1118 incidents per 100,000 residents. The total population of Miami-Dade is about 10 times that of Leon County.

By: who cares

who cares — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:50:41 +0000

Humm…I wonder if the fact that the Tallahassee Police Department CANNOT followup on a case in the county without asking a sergeant, who then asks a lieutenant, who then confers with the major, who then notifies the deputy chief, who then tells the chief. Then if they all agree they call the sheriffs office lieutenant, who calls his captain, who tells his bureau chief, who then tells the chief of staff, who then tells the sheriff. If EVERYONE agrees…then TPD can go out into the county and arrest the guy who stole the can of soda from the store…can you imagine if it is a serious crime?

By: Richard Gunnels

Richard Gunnels — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:16:50 +0000

Why don’t you investigate people reporting begging robbed and stolelen from?? I had stuff stolen and have not heard a word from snyone. But I am not in a gang or special person so it would not get you or Giilium any headlines.