De Caire cares

Re “Summer of the gun: Part 2” (Front Page, July 29): After reading about the huge number of deaths and injuries of innocent Toronto citizens at the hands of armed thugs, I feel safe and secure here in Hamilton, where only two people were shot and killed last year. In 2010 we had 12 homicides, in 2011 we had five, but so far this year we have had only four homicides, two by firearm — for a population of 520,000 people. Both gun-wielding suspects have been arrested and jailed. Our Police Chief Glenn De Caire, a former staff superintendant of the Toronto Police Service, has taken the lessons learned in Toronto and applied them here. We have seen remarkable change — fewer thefts, assaults and petty crimes, I only wish we had less drunks on the road. But Hamilton citizens are watching, calling 911 and turning in the drunks. This is community policing at its best, thanks to the leadership of Chief Glenn De Caire. Toronto’s loss is our gain.
Mark-Alan Whittle

Hamilton

(It would seem so)

Chief De Caire has made Hamilton safer

Gun violence

After reading about the huge number of deaths and injuries of innocent Toronto citizens at the hands of armed thugs, I feel safe and secure here in Hamilton, where only two people were shot and killed last year.

In 2010 we had 12 homicides, in 2011 we had five, but so far this year we have had only four homicides, two by firearm, for a population of 520,000 people. Both gun wielding perpetrators have been arrested and jailed. Our Police Chief Glenn De Caire has taken the lessons learned as a police staff superintendent in Toronto and applied them here. We have seen remarkable change; we have less thefts, assaults and petty crimes.

I only wish we had less drunks on the road: So far this month we have nabbed 42. Don’t drink and drive, Hamilton citizens are watching, calling 911 and turning in the drunks. This is community policing at its best, thanks to the leadership of De Caire. Toronto’s loss is our gain.

Mark-Alan Whittle, Hamilton