Through a collaboration with the Glendale Police Department (GPD), ASU professors have identified a growing problem of beer theft from local convenience stores.
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Dr. Michael White, Associate Professor, School of Criminology & Associate Director, Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University, Dr. Charles Katz, Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety and David E. Choate, Program Operations Manager for the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University collaborated with the City of Glendale to identify problems involving crime, develop and implement responses to the problems, and assess the impact of the implemented responses.
ASU professors in the School of Criminology have teamed up with the Glendale Police Department to combat the growing problem of beer theft at local convenience stores. Anywhere between five and 10 beer runs occur weekly in Glendale, said Lt. Frank Balkcom of the Glendale Police.
Glendale police have found it takes more than resources and hard work to crack down on crime. Cooperation from stakeholders is essential.
Mesa is about to test whether it can slash crime at its convenience stores by requiring an array of security measures that the industry has spent two years fighting. The city's rules would be the toughest in the Valley and apply to about 150 corporate and mom-and-pop stores.
Circle K stores are drawing scrutiny among Valley cities for inordinately high numbers of police calls.
Circle K stores are drawing scrutiny among Valley cities for inordinately high numbers of police calls.
The Mesa City Council will vote on Thursday whether to toughen city ordinance on convenience stores in order to cut down on crime. Mayor Scott Smith said the city has considered making extra security measures mandatory for months.
Circle K commercials may ask "What else do you need," but the convenience stores have police in several Arizona cities asking, "What do you want now?"
