Washington Leadership

Burglaries are on the rise in the District of Columbia, with police blaming the souring economy as a contributing factor in a 21 percent increase in break-ins over the same period last year.

Criminals are jimmying locks, kicking in front doors, breaking through roof hatches and skylights, and sometimes even sawing security bars off windows to get into houses and businesses, police said. They are hauling off computers, flat-screen televisions, jewelry, digital media players and other items, which they then sell.

Take a close look at the below picture:


That's D. C. Assistant Police Chief Diane Groomes and some of her office help. An office with pretty plants in the window, a nice framed print to add an artistic flair. Now there's police leadership to be proud of.

That just may explain a lot of the problem all by itself.