A business owner is celebrating a grand opening in Byram after closing his Jackson store due to crime. Boss Lady’s Luxury Virgin Hair has closed after 12 years in nine stores in Capital City and Ellis Avenue. It’s a celebration to celebrate the move to Byram. This move is an effort to avoid crime. From gunfights to break-ins. Store owner Valencia White said crime in the area has become overwhelming. “They don’t want to walk outside the building, they have to dodge bullets, they have to risk getting robbed, their car is shot at, their car is stolen.” It happened while I was on the street,” White said. For White, she says this incident was the final straw. Back in March, a Jackson Police Department spokesperson said there was a shootout between a group of men in a parking lot just outside a hair salon. A customer was shot in the ankle. “Moving here to Byram makes us much safer and gives our customers complete peace of mind,” White said. Ward 5 City Councilman Vernon Hartley said council members are working on new ordinances for business owners with the help of Jackson Police Department to help reduce crime. The ordinance requires business owners to pay a one-time payment of $1,000 and provide special surveillance cameras. Hartley said councilors hope the ordinance goes into effect next month. “To do that, companies need to work with a real-time crime command center, which allows law enforcement to actively monitor your premises 24/7,” Hartley said. he said. Ms. White said she spent a lot of money to protect herself and her customers, but she didn’t do enough. The police presence that once existed is gone. Hartley is asking business owners to continue to believe in JPD’s efforts and keep Jackson in business. Hartley encourages pet owners to attend real-time crime meetings and contact their police chief for guidance on crime issues.
A business owner is celebrating a grand opening in Byram after closing his Jackson store due to crime.
Boss Lady’s Luxury Virgin Hair has closed after 12 years in nine stores in Capital City and Ellis Avenue.
Congratulations on your move to Byram. This move is an effort to avoid crime. From gunfights to break-ins. Store owner Valencia White said crime in the area has become overwhelming.
“They don’t want to walk outside the building and have to dodge bullets and risk getting robbed, having their car shot at, having their car stolen. When we’re on Ellis Street. Those things happened,” White said.
White said the incident was the final straw.
Back in March, a Jackson Police Department spokesperson said there was a shootout between a group of men in a parking lot just outside a hair salon. A customer was shot in the ankle.
“Moving here to Byram will make us much safer and give our customers complete peace of mind,” White said.
Ward 5 City Councilman Vernon Hartley said council members are working with the Jackson Police Department to develop new ordinances for business owners aimed at deterring crime.
The ordinance requires business owners to pay a one-time payment of $1,000 and provide special surveillance cameras. Hartley said council members hope the ordinance will go into effect next month.
“To do that, companies need to work with a real-time crime command center, which allows the building’s police department to actively monitor it 24/7,” Hartley said. said.
White said he spent a lot of money to protect himself and his customers, but it wasn’t enough. The police presence that once existed is gone.
Hartley is asking business owners to continue to believe in JPD’s efforts and keep Jackson in business. Hartley encourages owners to attend real-time crime meetings and contact their precinct chief for guidance on criminal matters.
