In one pilot program starting this fall, a paramedic will be dispatched with a mental health clinician for “behavioral health calls.” In another, a paramedic will work with a “recovery specialist” on calls involving substance abuse.
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The White House said the group's discussion focused on the Biden administration's strategy to reduce gun crimes and other violent crimes, encouraging state and local governments to use funding from the $350 billion in the COVID relief package to combat the violence.
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Eugene “Gen Gen” McClaurin, 28, was accused of shooting two federal agents and a Chicago officer as they drove in an unmarked police vehicle on the city's South Side early Wednesday.
Read More →The report said the Chicago Police Department needs to reevaluate its hiring practices for bias and “assess whether the tests and standards at each stage validly select for job-relevant skills and abilities.”
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The three were shot and wounded in an attack near the 22nd Chicago Police District headquarters about 5:50 a.m.
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Suspects were arrested for offenses including battery, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, a police spokesperson told the station.
Read More →The crowd was reportedly shooting fireworks in the street at around 1:45 a.m.
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Three people are facing felony charges after they allegedly beat and strangled an Aurora, IL, police officer during a traffic stop on Monday.
Read More →Officers will return to the mandatory overtime and extended shifts for a weekend that includes Juneteenth observances, the annual Puerto Rican People's Day Parade and Father's Day.
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Within hours of discovering that someone had spray painted "PROPAGANDA" on the billboard honoring Jimenez, 45th Ward Alderman Jim Gardiner made sure to get the defaced billboard taken down, city leaders said.
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