I. It is my untested theory that WM does bring more crime to an area, but it also lowers crime elsewhere. Why? WM is so large that perps believe that disgusting conduct will go unnoticed:
(KSL News) -- Police are trying to find the witness to an incident of sexual abuse at a Salt Lake WalMart.II.WalMart also brings out the men too stupid to realize that leaving a 3 year old in a car for 20 minutes while he shops at WM is a terrible idea:Officers arrested Alan Michael Naisbitt last Friday. They say he approached an 11-year old in the 1300 South WalMart area and touched her inappropriately.
A witness saw what was happening and cornered Naisbitt until authorities arrived. But the witness left before police could interview him. And now they want to talk with the man.
He's in his early 20's, about 5' 10".
The man accused of leaving his little boy locked in a freezing cold car is due in court Wednesday. Police found the 3-year-old in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Shelby Township, while his father shopped inside.The father is really pitiful:Lt. Stephen Stanbury, of the Shelby Township police, told 7 Action News, "It may not state specifically in the law that you cannot leave your child in the car alone, but too many bad things can happen when you leave a child unattended."
This is why Shelby Township detectives have arrested a father who allegedly left his 3-year-old son alone in a parked car while he went shopping Sunday night at Wal-Mart.
Lt. Stanbury stated, "He said that he was only running into the store for 20 minutes."...
Police were so worried that they shattered the car window to get the toddler out.
7 Action News viewers got their first look Wednesday at the man accused of leaving his son in a freezing cold car while he shopped inside of a Wal-Mart. Eysian Liu was arraigned on capital abuse charges and could face up to 4 years in prison.The father was in tears in the courtroom, and in his broken English, he was able to make it clear to everyone present that
he was sorry.Liu told the court, "I'm so sorry that I caused this problem."
40-year-old Liu is charged with child abuse, after authorities say he left his 3-year-old son in a locked car outside of a Shelby Township Wal-Mart when it was just 2 degrees outside.
Liu told the magistrate that he is a Canadian citizen, who has worked hard as an engineer to support his wife and two children.
After entering a not guilty plea on the defendant's behalf, the magistrate asked Liu's wife if she thought her husband would harm their children.
Liu's wife replied, "I never even dare think about it. He is really a good father. He made a stupid mistake, but he is a good father."
The judge allowed Liu to be freed on a $5000 cash bond, and also allowed him to be back with his children, as long as his wife is present at all times.
Posted by Kevin on December, 23 2004 at 10:22 AM
