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Megan Montgomery’s family vows to fight domestic abuse: ‘She is not silenced’
Updated Apr 01, 2:19 PM;
Posted Mar 31, 5:07 PM
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Just a few weeks before Megan Montgomery was shot to death in the dark, empty parking lot near Mountain Brook High School, she posted on social media that she wanted to help others avoid the trap of abusive relationships.
“I want to show them the warning signs, why it is so hard to get out, to help them with the legal system, to help them leave sooner. I started writing my book in the hospital and I used it as therapy,’ the 31-year-old Montgomery wrote.
The Birmingham Times
A five-member public safety task force made up of lawyers, former law enforcement and community leaders on Thursday released its first report with recommendations to âreform and reimagineâ Birmingham police department policies and procedures.
The task force, formed in July during a heightened period of civil unrest that swept the country and also parts of downtown Birmingham, was given 90 days to provide a roadmap for ways the city can improve public safety.Â
Among the recommendations in the 86-page âReform and Reimagine Birmingham Public Safetyâ report released during a virtual press conference from City Hall were:
Publish all BPD Birmingham Police Department policies