Jackson Jambalaya

Haven't looked at these in a while, but good to see Madison PD doing work on Galleria Parkway. The number of folks speeding and driving carelessly between the I-55 exit/entrance and Comcast is ridiculous on that road. For example, earlier today witnessed two cars pass someone in the center turn lane, then slam on brakes less than .2 of a mile later and swerve into Comcast.

Madison Central and Madison Middle are on lockdown. Regions bank was robbed. Robber on foot.

This prayer request came through yesterday (I changed the names to protect their identities):

Victim 1 (a local musician) was robbed at gunpoint after his Friday night gig at Fenian's Pub. The robbery occurred in the parking lot between 1:30 and 2:00 Saturday morning. There were two robbers. One of them held a gun to Victim 1's stomach, put his hands in Victim 1's pockets, and took everything. They got cash, debit card, gun, and new iPhone. The other assailant robbed his bass player. Needless to say, we are pretty shaken up by this incident but are extremely grateful both were unharmed. Filed a police report the night of the robbery. Victim 1 spoke with Robert Schuler-Smith about the incident, and Mr. Smith wants to solve the case. He already has a couple of detectives working on the case, has some leads, and the detectives are checking surveillance video from Fenian's, The Pizza Shack, and Kat's Wine and Liquor Store. Please pray for our family, the bass player, and for the criminals.

KF, are numbers of traffic tickets written public records? It would be very interesting to know how many Byram writes in a month.

12:14 puts a human face on crime. Anybody who's been mugged never forgets. What's different from the recent past is that we have a new police chief, whose numbers show significant improvement, and for now we have greater hope that the perps will not avoid the consequences. My prayers, 12:14; my thanks, JPD.