Tag: Defund/Abolish Police: Page 10

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What Does Defunding Really Mean for Police?

The biggest impact of defunding will be that responses to calls for service will be lengthened, putting citizens at risk of further suffering when victimized by criminals.

November 27, 2020

Patrol

Editorial: Wither the Cities and the Suburbs

Living near all the pleasures a major downtown area could provide was once very desirable for some Americans. Now they want to move out.

November 27, 2020

Point of Law

Judge Rules Minneapolis Residents Can Sue City Over Reduced Police Protection

Anderson’s order rejected the city of Minneapolis’ attempt to throw out the lawsuit because the city said residents lacked standing to sue.

November 26, 2020

Command

With Homicide Rate Rising After Defunding, LAPD Asks for $100 Million Increase in Budget

Over the weekend, the number of killings in L.A. so far this year surpassed 300 — more than any other year in the past decade. That marks an increase of 25% from last year as well as a 32% rise in the number of shootings in the city.

November 25, 2020

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Seattle Council Votes to Cut Police Budget 20%, Not 50% as Some Pledged

The council, in an 8-1 vote to retool Mayor Jenny Durkan’s 2021 budget with changes of their own, opted to cut the police budget by just under 20 percent.

November 24, 2020

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Minneapolis Council Approves Funding to Temporarily Pay for Officers from Surrounding Agencies

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says violent crime is up more than 20 percent citywide compared with this time last year, and up 40 percent compared with two years ago. There have been 70 murders in the city this year, there were 39 in 2019.

November 13, 2020

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Black Lives Matter Leader Tells Biden: “We Want Something for Our Vote"

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has requested a meeting with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to discuss the organization's agenda, which includes police reform and defunding or abolition of law enforcement agencies.

November 12, 2020

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Portland Commissioner who Wants to Defund Police Because of Unnecessary Calls Dialed 911 Over a Lyft Ride

“I paid for a ride. He says he canceled it,” City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty told the dispatcher, who told her it was the driver’s right to do so. “So I’m going to sit here until he sends me another ride,” she said, with the dispatcher patiently telling her that only she could order one.

November 11, 2020

Command

Union Survey Details Terrible Morale at LAPD, Officers Say They are Not Supported by Command Staff

“More people responded to this survey than any survey we’ve done in the last nine years that I’ve been here,” said Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League. I’ve never seen morale this low, and I’m going on 40 years in the department.”

November 10, 2020

Patrol

With Crime Spiking, Minneapolis Plans to Bring in Deputies and Transit Officers to Reinforce City Police

City leaders are considering whether to bring in deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and officers from the Metro Transit police to help.

November 10, 2020

Special Units

Defunding Leads LAPD to Cut Homicide Detectives as Murders Spike 25%

The Los Angeles Police Department is set to downsize its robbery and homicide division as part of a series of moves aimed to address defunding challenges. The cuts come as homicides spiked by about 25% this year compared with 2019.

November 9, 2020

Patrol

Portland City Commission Rejects Additional $18 Million Cut in Police Funding

At the home of Commissioner Dan Ryan, a mob broke a window, threw burning flares and paint-filled balloons at the home and broke potted plants. Police dispersed the crowd, authorities said.

November 6, 2020