FIGHTING CRIME AT THE POLICE STATION

Your article about the thefts from the Memphis Police property room (June
23, "Evidence theft near $3 million") is a good example of the kind of
people who are being hired by our city officials - and it makes you wonder
whether maybe some of the officials themselves were getting a cut of the loot.

Those who are in charge of the property and evidence room should put
ironclad security rules and procedures into practice so that this cannot
happen again.

These kinds of people are another reason that people are moving out of
Memphis - it's not just high taxes.

James Downey, Memphis