August had a significant increase in arrests and charges statistics, from 104 in July to 156 in August. The Ames Police Department says that this increase happens annually as the fall semester begins. “The school year starts, and that always brings a lot of new folks to town, and we also generally have more calls.
police department and a practice of treating citizens mainly african-american citizens targets to be stopped, cited, fined, and threatened with jail time if they do not pay up. it s not as a means for protectsing public safety, but as a way to generate revenue. in a community where both policing and municipal practices were found to be disproportionately harmful to african-american residents. well the numbers in a city that 67% african-american are telling. african-americans represent a 93% of arrests, 90% of citations, 85% of all traffic stops, and 88% of all force incidents. that s the toxic back drop to the protest that is erupting with the police shooting of michael brown. the police department did not find any federal charges against officer darren wilson. he has since left the force. his boss the police chief, as well as the mayor of ferguson they are still on the job. late today the mayor spoke out.
today i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america s war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success, and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. that is how america s military efforts in iraq will end. but even as we mark this important milestone, we re also moving into a new phase in the relationship between the united states and iraq. it cost the united states a foreign in blood and treasure. thousands of american lives, hundreds of billions of dollars. now after nearly nine years, the end of the iraq war is in sight. the united states and iraq were unable to reach an agreement on immunity for u.s. forces going forward so p