This morning I am resisting the urge to say, “I told you so.”
You work in this business long enough, you get a feel for stories. And a healthy amount of cynicism.
They made an arrest in the series of tire slashings that have terrorized the Mayfair neighborhood in Northeast Philly.
A lot of people have wondered why this case has gone so long without being solved. I had a theory, as I usually do in these kinds of cases. When it goes unsolved this long, start looking at the players involved.
The man arrested was a member of the block watch group that was supposed to be looking out for trouble. That is a separate group from the Town Watch in the neighborhood. You can read about it here.
David Toledo was on TV several times over the past few weeks talking about what he would do if he caught up with the person responsible for this costly, mindless vandalism spree. He bragged about how he did not want the reward money being offered in the case, but would rather settle for breaking the hands of the suspect so he could not do it again.
Be our guest, Mr. Toledo. But try this out first. Instead of talking to a TV camera, try talking in the mirror instead.
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