Saturday, September 10, 2016

GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY: FIVE MORE CITATIONS FROM OFFICER HOUSWORTH

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"Why are they complimenting you? You haven't stopped me yet!"

~(Simply Jim)~

As I stood out on the sidewalk front of my home chatting with Officer Housworth from DeKalb County Code Enforcement Division, couldn't help but find it amusing how some of the drivers and passengers in cars passing by us on Mason Mill Road, one white male driver in particular, were flashing Officer Housworth big smiles along with thumbs up; as if they were saying keep up the good work.

“This is great actually.

We didn’t solve one victim’s crime;

we solved a community’s

problem,”

Mears said.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/man-banned-dekalb-co-because-connected-crimes/138290287

Reminded me of the above quote read within a news article discovered while researching
Sherry Boston
as current
Solicitor-General of DeKalb County

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PROSECUTE Crimes

Solicitor-General Sherry Boston oversees the prosecution of prosecutes approximately 13,000 misdemeanor cases in DeKalb County each year. These cases include domestic violence, elder abuse, cruelty to children, vehicular homicide, drunk driving, harassment and stalking, trespassing, animal cruelty and educational neglect. Solicitor-General Sherry Boston is committed to making sure justice is served and that everyone gets a fair trial.

As part of her commitment to justice, Solicitor-General Sherry Boston has created a Special Victims Unit (SVU) to restore the dignity, safety and well-being of DeKalb County citizens who have been victimized by crimes. SVU Advocates are trained to provide leadership, guidance and information to crime victims and their families including court-related services and referrals to social services and counseling. This type of assistance is especially important in cases of domestic violence or elder abuse where victims may be in danger and need to file a restraining order or find a safe place to live. Learn more about the Special Victims Unit here, or to contact an advocate with SVU, email: solicitorinfo@dekalbcountyga.gov or call (404) 371-2201.

Citizens who have been impacted by crime in their neighborhoods also get a chance to be heard through Solicitor-General Sherry Boston’s Court Watch Program. Members of Court Watch can speak in court during the sentencing phase so that the judge is aware of the impact repeat offenses are having on the community. In 2014, testimony of Court Watch members led to one repeat offender getting permanently banned from returning to DeKalb County. Learn more about that case here: Repeat Offender Banned from DeKalb County. Find out more information about the Court Watch program here.

Click on the following links to learn more about the types of cases we prosecute at the following links: Domestic Violence, Elder/Disabled Abuse, Animal Cruelty,Vehicular Homicide and Educational Neglect.

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Repeat Offender Banned from DeKalb

Posted on June 26, 2014 by S. Boston, DKSG

Thanks to my Deputy Chief Assistant Solicitor-General of SVU and Community Outreach Sonja Brown, Community Prosecutor Hannah Chung, witnesses in our Court Watch program and DeKalb County Police for helping get a repeat offender banned from DeKalb County. As part of the plea agreement in a case presided over by Judge Stacey Hydrick, Defendant Charles Butts accepted a one-way ticket to Tennessee. Now if he returns to DeKalb County, police can arrest Butts immediately. Business owners are relieved because crime had dropped more than 50 percent near Moreland Avenue each time Butts was arrested and serving time.

See the full story here:

WSB-TV: ‘One man crime wave’ banned from DeKalb County.

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Would love to know how Tennessee feels about this?