70 Quotes About Crime-and-criminals

We asked to continue interviews outside of prisons. We are not talking about criminals. We haven't been told how much more time we will be given.

One crime has to be concealed by another.

He has committed the crime who profits by it.

I just can't say whether it's the same crimes, or just one. It's all unclear.

We're not positively sure these crimes are related, but we are reasonably sure they are,

It's not always that crimes turn out this way and not everyone reacts this way.

The message, pure and simple, from the sheriff is: We're not going to tolerate gang-related crimes. We're going to seek these rodents out, we're going to arrest them, we're going to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. It's that simple.

Criminals usually don't want to be observed, so they leave when they spot us. We do what we call 'counter-loitering' stationing ourselves at a corner where people are loitering. It doesn't take long until we need to find a more interesting place to be. Chronic offenders have come to realize that we know them, and that we're bad for their business.

We are seeing more juveniles involved in more violent crimes, ... I think that's a trend nationwide.