Arsons, violent assaults, vandalized cars and properties -- including multiple attacks on the Powers Park Christmas tree ... and now damage to a popular church resulting from a burglary.
The 6th Avenue Baptist Church, a/k/a/ the Missing Link Ministries building, is without heat and water after burglars broke in late Wednesday night and cut out an estimated 100 feet of copper pipes, a favorite among scavengers looking to sell what they have turned into pricey scrap metal.
The building is not a place that holds services on a regular basis, but it is a sanctuary of sorts for many, including those in need of food.
The same sort of burglary in a Second Street brownstone a little over a year ago resulted in flooding that destroyed the popular Daisy Baker restaurant a floor below the burgled vacant downtown office space.
The Daisy Baker disaster aside, more prosperous parts of the City of Troy generally are moving along nicely while the 'Burgh is under non-stop siege from lawless, ignorant elements that have plagued the community for nearly a year now.
The Troy Police Detective Bureau is looking into the church burglary and vandalism and is asking anyone with information to call the bureau at 270-4426.
However, once again that is after the fact. Response isn't doing any good in bringing lawlessness under control. Preemption likely would do much more good. Increased patrols by police cruisers, for example. A few foot patrols, for example. Stronger public outcry that lasts longer than a 24-hour news cycle. Neighborhood watch efforts.
Ideas, folks?
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