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[quote="Guest"]What exactly about these stats are supposed to be scary or suggest that Cranbury is not a relatively safe place to live? This is the real world and there is no Utopia. !@#$ happens. But these stats are pretty minor, even more so when you consider that they don't differentiate between what part of town they were reported in, like how many of the accidents were on Route 130 or how many of the burglaries were in the warehouse district.[/quote]
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Guest
Posted: Thu, May 26 2011, 2:31 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Janet wrote:
Guest wrote:
Guest wrote:
Guest1 wrote:
A young mother reported a suspicious looking man walking near the lake on Main Street to the township building.
The police were informed, and the school was locked.
The students were not aware as it was a short time.
What exactly does a "suspicious looking man" look like?
It is hard to say. Probably a lot like an anonymous guest poster who asks stupid rhetorical questions.
Doncha think?
I don't think this is a rhetorical question - pretty valid one, if you ask me. Was this individual acting erratically? Was this individual dressed unusually? Was this individual harassing others? In other words, what was it that made him "suspicious looking"? I have a feeling this young mother overreacted and that's why nobody can come up with a valid response for his supposed "suspicious" nature.
Maybe I've become cynical in light of the nature of some posters here, but I took the poster's question about what 'does suspicious look like' as a person's attempt to troll by launching into the same tired rhetoric we see here.
But...I'd view suspicious as anything out of the ordinary that strikes you as odd. Homeland security and law enforcement don't provide a dictionary definition of what constitutes "suspicious" when they ask for reports of suspicious behavior.
So I cannot jump to a conclusion that the woman making the report over-reacted. If it made her nervous or uncomfortable, good for her for reporting it. I'd rather have caution than regret. Local police officers have clearly stated the same.
guest2
Posted: Thu, May 26 2011, 2:12 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
guest22 wrote:
Sounds a lot like the incident that happened a few years back:
http://cranburysauce.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/police-confirm-report-of-suspicious-person-on-main-street/
Ha!
guest22
Posted: Thu, May 26 2011, 12:26 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Sounds a lot like the incident that happened a few years back:
http://cranburysauce.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/police-confirm-report-of-suspicious-person-on-main-street/
Guest
Posted: Thu, May 26 2011, 9:22 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Janet wrote:
Guest wrote:
Guest wrote:
Guest1 wrote:
A young mother reported a suspicious looking man walking near the lake on Main Street to the township building.
The police were informed, and the school was locked.
The students were not aware as it was a short time.
What exactly does a "suspicious looking man" look like?
It is hard to say. Probably a lot like an anonymous guest poster who asks stupid rhetorical questions.
Doncha think?
I don't think this is a rhetorical question - pretty valid one, if you ask me. Was this individual acting erratically? Was this individual dressed unusually? Was this individual harassing others? In other words, what was it that made him "suspicious looking"? I have a feeling this young mother overreacted and that's why nobody can come up with a valid response for his supposed "suspicious" nature.
Your post confuses me. A rhetorical question is perfectly valid. Your definition of a rhetorical question seems strange. A rhetorical question is a question posed for persuasive effect with no expectation of a reply. Vaidity has nothing to do with it.
I doubt the poster expected a reply. Because the only person capable of answering this question is the one who made the police report. The chance of that person reading this blog is low. The chance of this person wanting to reply on this forum and subject themselves to the mean spirited snarkiness that is likely to follow is even lower.
Janet
Posted: Thu, May 26 2011, 6:49 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Guest wrote:
Guest wrote:
Guest1 wrote:
A young mother reported a suspicious looking man walking near the lake on Main Street to the township building.
The police were informed, and the school was locked.
The students were not aware as it was a short time.
What exactly does a "suspicious looking man" look like?
It is hard to say. Probably a lot like an anonymous guest poster who asks stupid rhetorical questions.
Doncha think?
I don't think this is a rhetorical question - pretty valid one, if you ask me. Was this individual acting erratically? Was this individual dressed unusually? Was this individual harassing others? In other words, what was it that made him "suspicious looking"? I have a feeling this young mother overreacted and that's why nobody can come up with a valid response for his supposed "suspicious" nature.
Guest
Posted: Wed, May 25 2011, 8:44 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Guest wrote:
Guest1 wrote:
A young mother reported a suspicious looking man walking near the lake on Main Street to the township building.
The police were informed, and the school was locked.
The students were not aware as it was a short time.
What exactly does a "suspicious looking man" look like?
It is hard to say. Probably a lot like an anonymous guest poster who asks stupid rhetorical questions.
Doncha think?
Guest
Posted: Sat, May 21 2011, 9:13 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Thank you for the info!
There was a similar concern several months ago where officers questioned a man on scholhouse lane. I don't believe anything came of it, or running his identity.
Guest
Posted: Sat, May 21 2011, 8:00 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Guest1 wrote:
A young mother reported a suspicious looking man walking near the lake on Main Street to the township building.
The police were informed, and the school was locked.
The students were not aware as it was a short time.
What exactly does a "suspicious looking man" look like?
Guest1
Posted: Fri, May 20 2011, 11:24 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
A young mother reported a suspicious looking man walking near the lake on Main Street to the township building.
The police were informed, and the school was locked.
The students were not aware as it was a short time.
Guest
Posted: Fri, May 20 2011, 12:26 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
I don't generally dignify dopey people trying to incite others or pretending to be "in the know." But...I feel compelled to point out irony. The original inquiry was basically "what happened in town". This means the person wants to know what's going on and stay informed. I see nowhere an implication in this thread that anyone believes Cranbury is beyond having some criminal problems of some form or another. I personally like to stay informed, like presumably the OP, so I can feel and help make our town safer.
Bottom line to the person posting silliness in this thread - if you are an adult, act as such and try (I am only asking for you to *try*) to contribute something useful to the town and this forum rather than acting out like you do.
Guest
Posted: Thu, May 19 2011, 11:52 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Guest wrote:
Guest wrote:
What exactly about these stats are supposed to be scary or suggest that Cranbury is not a relatively safe place to live? This is the real world and there is no Utopia. !@#$ happens. But these stats are pretty minor, even more so when you consider that they don't differentiate between what part of town they were reported in, like how many of the accidents were on Route 130 or how many of the burglaries were in the warehouse district.
No one is saying Cranbury isn't safe. The stats simply show that there is activity here that most people don't think of happening. If you already assumed that we had crime and activity then the stats should not surprise you.
However, for those who think Cranbury is simply Main St with nothing ever happening then they are wrong. 21 investigations, warrant arrests, etc... all happen here like every where else. Whether it takes place on 130 or in town is not important. Do you think let's say a gang activity in a warehouse would lead someone to say okay I'll keep my activity here and not dare go onto Main St?
Ok. But did anyone really think that? I would be surprised. It's hard to imagine you could hold a mortgage if you were that naive.
Guest
Posted: Thu, May 19 2011, 9:52 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Guest wrote:
What exactly about these stats are supposed to be scary or suggest that Cranbury is not a relatively safe place to live? This is the real world and there is no Utopia. !@#$ happens. But these stats are pretty minor, even more so when you consider that they don't differentiate between what part of town they were reported in, like how many of the accidents were on Route 130 or how many of the burglaries were in the warehouse district.
No one is saying Cranbury isn't safe. The stats simply show that there is activity here that most people don't think of happening. If you already assumed that we had crime and activity then the stats should not surprise you.
However, for those who think Cranbury is simply Main St with nothing ever happening then they are wrong. 21 investigations, warrant arrests, etc... all happen here like every where else. Whether it takes place on 130 or in town is not important. Do you think let's say a gang activity in a warehouse would lead someone to say okay I'll keep my activity here and not dare go onto Main St?
Guest
Posted: Thu, May 19 2011, 9:52 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Guest wrote:
I'd like to know the answer to the original post about the police activity and short school lock down earlier in the week. Does anyone know the cause?
Apparently no one who posts here is willing to share them if anyone knows. Perhaps the Press will cover it, though I wouldn't count on it unless someone specifically alerted them to the issue.
Guest
Posted: Thu, May 19 2011, 9:19 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
I'd like to know the answer to the original post about the police activity and short school lock down earlier in the week. Does anyone know the cause?
Guest
Posted: Thu, May 19 2011, 8:11 am EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
Stats aren't scary they just are what they are. Cranbury is a "safe" town. Even "safe" towns have burglaries, drunk drivers, drugs, etc.. Thats why we have police. No big deal.
Guest
Posted: Wed, May 18 2011, 11:33 pm EDT
Post subject: Re: Activity in town today?
What exactly about these stats are supposed to be scary or suggest that Cranbury is not a relatively safe place to live? This is the real world and there is no Utopia. !@#$ happens. But these stats are pretty minor, even more so when you consider that they don't differentiate between what part of town they were reported in, like how many of the accidents were on Route 130 or how many of the burglaries were in the warehouse district.