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New policies and procedures will help police in Hazleton communicate with non-English speakers. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 6:05 PM EDT June 1, 2021
HAZLETON, Pa. All around the city of Hazleton, there s evidence of the diverse culture here including signs in both Spanish and English.
On Friday, the Department of Justice announced it reached an agreement with the Hazleton Police Department to mirror the communication efforts seen on the streets. Several years ago someone filed a complaint that our department was not providing enough language services for the Latino population throughout our area, explained Hazleton Police Chief Brian Schoonmaker. And since that complaint was filed, we worked with the Department of Justice to come up with a policy of how we can provide a better service to our community.