Cops think the increase in crime is "odd." 78-year-old cancer-stricken woman recounts brazen carjacking in Philly: 'I just felt like I was going to die'
Buried in the account of a "depraved" carjacking are some statistics about crime, and an odd reaction from police. First, the crime.
A 78-year-old cancer-stricken woman who was a victim of a brazen carjacking in Philadelphia is speaking out about the terrifying ordeal.
"I just felt like I was going to die," Angelina Bellissima told Action News Wednesday, just hours after police released videos of three women wanted in the attack.
The 78-year-old and her daughter were unloading groceries. The 3 miscreants threw her to the ground, punched her in the face, pepper-sprayed her, took her keys and her car.
Bellissima suffered a stress heart attack and just regained sight in her left eye, but the emotional scars of the attack remain deep.
Now for the statistics.
There have been approximately 68 carjackings in Philadelphia since the beginning of the year. Last year, police reported a total of 410 incidents. "We have seen an uptick, which is odd to see so many carjackings occurring," said Capt. James Kearney of South Detectives. "It turns your stomach."
It is "odd" that when you don't punish crime you get more of it. When the prosecutors offer deals to criminals for less time, and judges don't keep violent offenders in jail, then the cops are at a loss to explain why crime is on the upswing. Something is odd, but I'm not sure that the increased number of carjackings is what I would describe as odd.
The crime was a brutal attack. Cops are looking for the 3 attackers. What punishment will they face if they are apprehended?
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