The Police on Washington

When you say many, do you mean many at once, or just that you've been seeing them more often? I know there have been beat cops patrolling Washington much more in the past few weeks, but they're usually just in pairs.

An increase in the number of robberies is what brought about all of the cops on foot. There are posts from Flatbush Ave to about Franklin. If there are enough cops there are posts even further east.

All of the cops assigned to patrol (the ones that answer calls over the radio) were put out on foot while specialty units (plainclothes) were put out on patrol. We'll see what happens.

Its the holiday season. They offer them more paid details during this time of the year.

I've always heard that burglaries and muggings increase in the months leading up to Christmas. People feel more pressure at that time to acquire gifts and such, and if they don't have the $$ they will steal it. Or something like that.