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Police departments and private entities are increasingly releasing video to highlight the rampant crime problem in the United States.
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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Glenn Yamahiro said Wednesday that there is probable cause that Officer Joseph Mensah committed a crime of homicide when he killed Jay Anderson Jr.
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“Our communities of color that are most impacted by crime, many of which have seen the homicide rate rise above 30% this year, cannot afford to go without law enforcement,” William Briggs said in prepared remarks, which he delivered after unanimous appointment by his Police Commission colleagues.
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Mayor Jenny Durkan added that the weekend violence is a "reminder" that there are certain emergency situations that require sworn police officers.
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The Tampa Police Department will soon have officers and mental health professionals in the same vehicle on patrol.
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In Detroit, 1 in 5 residents (19%) cited public safety as the biggest issue facing the city, second only to education, named by 23%. On a list of eight concerns, police reform ranked last, at 4%.
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“We have taken on a mindset that marijuana is not really a big issue in our city,” Chief Robert Contee said. “I can tell you that marijuana undoubtedly is connected to violent crimes that we are seeing in our communities.”
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In analyzing the survey results, the National Police Association (NPA) blamed reaction of elected officials to last year’s protests, which began after the death of George Floyd during a May arrest in Minneapolis, for a subsequent rise in violent crime.
Read More →Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, allegedly plotted to commit a hate crime, namely, a plan to shoot students in sororities at a university in Ohio. He was arrested by federal agents Wednesday.
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The uniformed squad, dubbed the Focused Intervention Team, is designed to fight gun violence proactively with a patrol presence on Portland streets. The plan has been to have the team cover seven days a week to get guns off the street directed by police intelligence, identify people involved in recent shootings and “interrupt the cycle of violence.”
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