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Groups ranging from the YWCA of Central Massachusetts to the Belmont AME Zion Church want a police review board in Worcester. (Neal McNamara/Patch)
WORCESTER, MA Eighteen churches, nonprofits and activist groups in Worcester are renewing calls for a civilian-led board to review complaints about police misconduct.
In a letter Wednesday to the mayor, City Council and City Manager Edward Augustus Jr., the groups said new reforms around race and policing in Worcester don t go far enough especially after recent publicized incidents of alleged police misconduct. Through the years, and over the past six months specifically, we have watched and suffered with the City s inability to respond to complaints from diverse community groups, faith leaders and even elected officials struggling to find resolution to incidents of systemic racism and police excessive force, said the letter signed by groups ranging from the YWCA of Central Mas
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The St. Louis County Police Department says a partnership that was quietly started
between its officers and the St. Louis Police Department helped reduce crime in both Jennings and the nearby Walnut Park West neighborhood.
The two departments began an extensive partnership last year at the suggestion of the Teneo Group, which was at the time evaluating the two departments. St. Louis County was looking for ways to reduce aggravated assaults in the area, and Walnut Park West is a city hotspot for violent crime.
A memo obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch revealed the depth of the cooperation, including coordinating radios and license plate readers. But many leaders found out about it in an article about that memo.
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Connecticut State Police Troopers Promoted Written by Connecticut State Police
The Connecticut State Police promoted two Troopers during a ceremony on March 4th at State Police Headquarters. James C. Rovella, Commissioner of the Department ofEmergency Services and Public Protection, and Colonel Stavros Mellekas, Commanding Officer of the Connecticut State Police, formally promoted the Troopers in a socially distanced manner.
The two Troopers are State Police veterans with decades of experience as Patrol Troopers, Detectives, and Command Staff. The following Troopers were promoted:
Lieutenant Colonel Jack Goncalves Lieutenant Colonel Goncalves was promoted from Major and
will now serve as Commanding Officer of the Bureau of Professional Standards. He most recently served as Commanding Officer of State Police Central District Headquarters. During 24 years as a Trooper, Lt. Colonel Goncalves served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Field Operations, and as