and for what reason did this person have to die?

Kids are hurt each day in brooklyn park we need more cops on the streets.Kids are not safe in this city in fact no one is safe in brooklyn park.

I wonder if folks who don’t know the NW suburbs don’t recognize the grandure of the problem that is Brooklyn Park. There is so much section 8 housing the city has become all minorities who can not get along. The number of copy won’t stop a shooting, the cops show up after the fact. The problem is much bigger but not politically correct in 2011 and so will never be addressed. I feel for all of the folks who built new houses there during the housing boom and rationalized that “well it is close to Maple Grove and we can’t afford Maple Grove” Good luck giving your house away now but again my hunch is people just weren’t aware of the massive race problem there.

Ok. So why was this person at our apartments if she didn’t live here? Was she visiting a friend, did she have a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend who lives in that area, etc? Someone must know something

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More Police Officers on the street will slow down the crime fact.We need help and asap.

BP is fine unless you are from Iowa. I have lived here since i moved to mn 10 years ago & i have never had reason to worry. Yes, it is diverse and a city of 76k people so things will happen. Looking back BP has an average of about 2 murders a year….small potatoes & actually pretty safe compared to cities with the same demographics.

John, what our existing police force needs to do is focus on public safety instead of enforcing window tint laws & setting up drug buys in the name of the failed drug wars. How exactly will more police fix the underlying problems?

I have lived in Brooklyn Park for 26 years, in several different neighborhoods. I have never personally had a problem of any kind (with the exception of drivers who can’t obey traffic laws and one stolen bike dumped in the trees by my yard). I have gone on walks alone at various times of the day, as well as been outside with my kids, and most people are actually very respectful. This stuff can happen anywhere at any time, but for some reason, people just like using the fact that it’s Brooklyn Park as an excuse to bash.

I lived in my apartment in Brooklyn Park since the mid 1990′s and am in the process of buying a home in Blaine or Coon Rapids. The problem is the lack of jobs and businesses are moving out right and left. I did live in Brooklyn Park during the mid 1980′s when my kids were babies and there were no problems. There was Village North, Super Valu, and plenty of restaurants at Brooklyn Blvd and Zane. This is all gone, replaced by unaffordable townhomes, yet there is an ever increasing problem with drug dealing and gang trash. The schools have turned into war zones and the administrators have pretty much given up.

Look at crime in Maple Grove Plymouth Bloomington and you will see that Brooklyn Park does have so much much much more crime..But nothing is ever done about it how sad.

And we bash Jeff Gangsta Gay because his family tree hasnt had branches since the 1800′s

John you could also look at Vallejo & Richmond CA for your crime stats and Brooklyn Park looks great! & Those cities actually have demographics similar to us unlike Maple Grove or Plymouth.

Does the Jeffsta hate all black people or just the ones who receive welfare. Nice to see the racial stereotypes being portrayed here. For your information the city of Brooklyn Park is very large and only a small area is responsible for the majority of all criminal activity that occurs. Oh well, at least suckers like you will stay away as we don’t want your kind here anyway.

lol @ curly — this is what is always said…stereotypes and small precentages. Brooklyn Park was the place to be when I was a kid. It was all white then. Now look at it – people joke about BPk left and right.

Why don’t we all quit allocating blame and bow our heads to the loss of life of a young girl who will not get to live hers. These ‘grass roots’ problems killed a child and we should all be saddened at that. I too live here, and I do not feel unsafe, but I am not 17. We should all feel a bit responsible..I need to find out what to do to make a difference. I will ask that at church tomorrow.

Take notes and get back to us.

Maybe she was killed by a mexican Alberto. She does have a white sounding name though. Too bad. That is a shame to die at 16. I have been using the car wash over there for years & still will. I guess you BP haters musnt get out of the state much, huh???

grew up on Drew Ave N right on the border. Been 35 years since I been there …until I drove there on Friday night.
I never would have know it was the same place……shame t see

Smh @ the comments I just read..I don’t know anything about ur communities out there, as I’m from Colorado.I knew this girl. She was the ex girlfriend of my sons friend, and she spent this past Thanksgiving with me and my family. It’s not a black or white thing, it’s a human being thing. This girls mother lost her baby in the most tragic way, that’s what should count!!!!