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After 11 months, Oakland's MACRO crews have much to be proud of. But just 6% of their service calls come from police dispatch. "Yes, we could be concerned," activist Cat Brooks said.
A KTVU crew rode along with four MACRO teams over the course of a month, witnessing this new approach to handling non-violent 911 calls that don't require a police prescence.