Whether you do that with kindness by helping put out a fire or through mischievous acts like helping a criminal escape, the decisions you make with your friends will determine how the story of your cities plays out.

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Victims would also have to be notified of a criminal's release or escape.

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Faid's prison escape Saturday evokes some of that brand of criminal bravado.

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"You're going to be hard-pressed to evade law enforcement (by) reading stuff on Twitter, " said Blanton, who added he has never heard of a criminal successfully using the service to escape police.

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Studies show that street crime such as shooting deaths cost communities more than lives, Pollack said, citing emergency medical services and criminal investigation as tangible costs along with intangibles such as residents moving away to escape the threat.

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