PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM FEBRUARY 7TH

E-18 Hyde Park, Massachusetts: In conjunction with Boston Police Department E-18, Virginia M Allen, Attorney, is hosting a Public Safety Forum entitled Gun Violence: Seek Justice, Break the Silence, on Wednesday, February 7th at 7 P.M. at the Hyde Park Municipal Building at 1179 River St. Thus far, she has confirmation from Suffolk County District Attorney, Dan Conley; First Justice of the West Roxbury District Court, Kathleen Coffey; Chief Probation Officer of the West Roxbury District Court, Mark Prisco, Boston Police Deputy Superintendent of the Bureau of Field Services, Bruce Holloway and E-18 Captain, Frank Armstrong as speakers. She is awaiting responses from several other notable speakers.

She would like you to attend this forum and to lend your support to this cause.

Tragically, E-18, in 2006, saw a dramatic 700% increase in homicide from 1 in 2005 to 8 in 2006. The majorities of the 2006 homicides are gun related and remain unsolved. There is a silence out there that needs to be broken, not only in terms of solving these crimes, but also in terms of condemning such violence in our neighborhoods. Shots fired calls, sadly, are all too frequent in some of our neighborhoods. Until we all speak out as a united community and make a statement condemning such violence and demanding justice for the deceased, such gun violence will continue.

Virginia has met with Area E-18 Captain, Frank Armstrong, at length and he is fully supportive of this effort and has encouraged her wholeheartedly.

Before school ends she hopes to have some businesses willing to sponsor, for school children, a Writing/Art/Music/Video contest with the theme: Seek Justice, Break the Silence. Until justice is sought for the deceased, the cycle of violence will continue. We need to re-invigorate civic pride and obligation for all to put a lid on this epidemic of violence across many of our major cities. We need to take care of our own.

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http://www.citizenobserver.com/alert_crime.jsp?id=533058



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