[Marie2]

This occurred about ten minutes away from our home. Alameda is an enclave, right next to homicidal Oakland. But we had just three murders I am aware of in the last seven years.

I think it is because our police, ever ready to stop anyone going over 25 mph (I do not exaggerate, this town is a total speed trap) are very proactive. The local newspapers record little but parole checks, and goodness knows they’ll pull you over if your seat belt looks loose. I don’t like that aspect, but, our crime rate is really low.

There are no gangs in Alameda that I am aware of, and I don’t keep my head in the sand. Of course some gangbangers may want to come through the tunnel and sniff around. They shot that poor girl in the back. I hope they get tried as adults.

[Reeses]

I used to live in Alameda. A former garbage collector said there are some Asian gangs in Alameda that he would avoid but I’ve never seen any sign of them myself. Many have stories of being pulled over by the Alameda cops for the slightest reason but I suppose that’s a small price to pay to keep the Oakland crime out. The cops have to write enough tickets to non-blacks so it doesn’t look like racial profiling is going on. Thanks civil rights lawyers. At Webster and Buena Vista I’ve seen blacks repeatedly attempt to set up personal pharmaceutical businesses but the cops are very good at breaking it up.