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Research that I've seen indicates that over 90% and as much as 95% of all felonies are related to people stealing to get money to buy themselves illegal or black market drugs. He can be reached at or you can follow him on Twitter. Malicious damage to property cases decreased 21.4 percent, from 238 to 180. Larceny incidents decreased 18 percent, from 495 to 405 and motor vehicle thefts saw an 8.7 percent dip, from 69 to 63. Assaults were down even lower, 28 percent, from 350 to 251. He eventually pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced up to 70 years in prison.Ĭriminal sexual conduct cases decreased by 10 percent, from 20 to 18. In 2011, Gregory Noack killed his girlfriend, Dawn Fital, a 45-year-old championship pool player and mother of four in the bed of their Arbor Knoll apartment because she refused sexual contact with him. There were no homicides in 2012 compared to one the year before. There were decreases in all other categories including homicides, sexual assaults, assaults, larcenies, motor vehicle thefts and malicious damage to property, according to the report. Robberies stayed exactly the same with 21 in both years. Home invasions saw an increase of 20.4 percent with 171 reported in 2012 compared to 142 the year before. There were 275 reported offenses in 2012 compared with 184 in 2011.

The biggest jump was in drug infractions with a 49 percent increase. “Overall the news is positive,” said Pittsfield Township police chief Gordy Schick. The only two that saw increases were narcotic-related violations and home invasions. Numbers were down in nearly all the criminal categories. Pittsfield Township was a safer place to be in 2012, according to a year-end crime report.

From the Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety's website

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