Thread: NC-Police look at issue of unreported crime against immigran

January 19, 2010 Comments (14)

Police look at issue of unreported crime against immigrants
By Keith Upchurch

Posted: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010

DURHAM It's a "big political hot potato," says Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez.

But the problem of undocumented immigrants being victimized by crime and then being too afraid to report it to police is of deep concern to him and other law officers nationwide.

That was a top issue discussed at the Police Executive Research Forum that met at the Hilton hotel in Research Triangle Park in Durham recently. The forum is a national organization of police executives based in Washington.

Lopez said fear among immigrants regarding reporting crime is prevalent nationwide. He said the problem exists in Durham, but has diminished.

"Many of these individuals don't report crimes now, but it could be a lot worse," Lopez said. "We've been very fortunate that this community has come forward to some extent. And we also have partners in this community who are trusted by the undocumented populations that we can go to, speak to and get messages to in order to keep them safer. And it also keeps other citizens safe in the city."

Lopez said it's unacceptable for undocumented immigrants to be targeted by criminals.

"They should not be victims of crime, and we are interested, because when an individual may attack an undocumented person, they're often only attacking that person because they believe they're undocumented. But it could be that they are attacking an American citizen, and not realizing it."

Lopez said the most important thing he learned at the conference, organized by the Raleigh Police Department, was that there is more agreement than disagreement on the issue, and that encourages him.

"We may not be on the same line," he said, "but we're all on the same page."




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One of the reasons they don't report it is because the crimes are committed by other illegal aliens or people in their "communities"?

If they have such "fear", they should go back to their home countries. Problem solved.

"Lopez said fear among immigrants regarding reporting crime is prevalent nationwide. He said the problem exists in Durham, but has diminished."




This issue of illegals scared to report crime is getting quite old. I am sick of some of the police and sheriff's department's in this country using this excuse.

They sure aren't fearful taking to the streets in protest where there is a police presence. They aren't fearful when going to government officers to apply for benefits for their anchors. They aren't fearful driving on our roads illegally without a license. They aren't fearful when they loiter at Home Depot.

These illegal's don't seem fearful at all to me. Just another excuse for the open borders crowd.

Originally Posted by OneNationUnderGod

These illegal's don't seem fearful at all to me. Just another excuse for the open borders crowd.

Yep just another "old" BS reason to justify "don't ask, don't tell" immigration policies.

The reporter should be made to explain why immigrants are afraid of reporting crimes. If they were illigal aliens, on the other hand, then they should be afraid of the police.

The mainstream media fails to report illegal alien crime against American citizens. So, turn about is fair play.