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June started as May ended, with racial strife and anger about injustice erupting across the country.
In Council Bluffs, there was a large law enforcement presence in the city amid concerns of anger and unrest about the death of two Black men. With nationwide protests of the murder of George Floyd â and the ensuing counter-protests â sometimes turning destructive, including in Omaha, the Council Bluffs Police Department and a number of local agencies teamed to increase enforcement in Council Bluffs, while the city instituted an 8 p.m. curfew. on both May 31 and June 1.
âWhat we saw were incidents unfolding across the country and across the river,â Council Bluffs Police Chief Tim Carmody said. âWe were concerned about those crossing over into our community.â
(Council Bluffs) COVID-19 couldn t stop a Pottawattamie County yuletide tradition.
For more than 20 years, the county sheriff s office s Shop with a Sheriff program has made Christmas merrier for needy area children. This year, 72 children and 33 families were served despite safety challenges posed by the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on KMA s AM in the AM program Thursday morning, Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says sheriff s deputies and staff members usually take children to Target, where they can buy gifts for themselves and family members, and visit Santa Claus, as well. What we do is we try to go out and obtain the names of children from throughout the county, said Danker, that may be in need this Christmas season. Then we reach out to the DHS through the schools, and they give us the names.
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