"Little Bosnia" gets the police station for assault
Police in the US city of St. Louis opens a special cell in the part of town where most live immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to US media.
This decision came after the recent attacks when one immigrant beaten to death, while in the second one Bosnian woman attacked.
Police commanders told residents in the Bevo Mill, which is also known as Little Bosnia (Little Bosnia) to open the substation to the second floor of the Bosnian Chamber of Commerce.
Increase police presence in this part of St. Louis followed the 20 November when he died 32-year-old Zemir Begic. Police sources say he was killed in an attack with a hammer a few teenagers.
Five days later, a number of the attackers pulled a Bosnian woman out of the car, talk derogatory comments about its origin and physically attacked.
Special Agent Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) William Woods said residents Male Bosnia during one meeting that his office has been investigating both attacks.
Special Agent Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) William Woods said residents Male Bosnia during one meeting that his office has been investigating both attacks.
Meanwhile, police arrested a fourth teenager who was linked to the murder Begic. This 16-year-old was taken to juvenile detention.
Earlier it was reported that on Wednesday night the inhabitants of BiH. Community in St. Louis held a meeting and agreed to donate the money to open a new station.
Haris Pasic, according to US media, one of the Bosnians who had recently been the victim of violence. The scar on his back proof of the attack in which two men stole a van that was owned by him only four hours. Also kidnapped his all tools and money.
She says that it is now afraid to tell others how from BiH because he thinks he'll be back to attack.
"I must admit that I am a little afraid, fear reactions expect when I say that I am a Bosnian" he says.
Sadik Kukić a business man from Bosnia and Herzegovina who lives in Little Bosnia.
"This is the problem of the community, crime is a crime and it does not matter whether you are black or white," he says.
During the meeting in the Bosnian Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday night there were a lot of people from neighboring parts of the city and everyone said how they should unite in the fight against crime. They pointed out how they managed to do ten years ago, but now they were careless.
"Then we worked together and we have reduced the crime rate in our neighborhood of 50 percent," said Kukić.
Although certain patrol pedestrian police officers, police are looking for the public's help. A police captain Steven Mueller says:
"We see a dysfunctional community where no one wants to work with the police or with neighbors while crime wild. Without witnesses we do not have a way to process criminals unless officers did not see the crime. No community can not do anything, and with it we can all "stressed.
- 12 Dec, 2014
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