Saturday, January 26, 2013

Hottest year ever update: Cold weather allegedly leads to nine-day streak with no NYC murders

NYC sees no murders in over a week amid cold snap | Fox News
They must have frostbite on their trigger fingers.

The deep freeze that has New Yorkers shivering in their boots has been a crime-fighting blessing for the NYPD — and as of midnight had given the city a nine-day streak without a murder, law-enforcement sources told The Post.

"Jack Frost is the policeman’s best friend," said a source. "The criminals are staying indoors."
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"There’s no single easy answer, but to the extent that weather played a role, we're ready for more cold weather," Kelly joked about the latest homicide freeze-out.

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