Editor’s note: This article is the third and final part of a series exploring Houston’s police reform task force report. Part One addressed the challenge of changing polices through the police union contract. Part Two examined the recommendations for overhauling the Independent Police Oversight Board. Community Impact Newspaper also created a tracking dashboard to monitor Houston s progress in addressing the task force report.
When he asked national experts which city to use as a model for mental health crisis response systems, Harris Center for Mental Health CEO Wayne Young said he was pointed back to Houston.
“They said, ‘If anyone else had made this call and asked where to look, we would have told them that Houston was the place to look in terms of innovation and collaboration,” said Young, a member of the mayor’s police reform task force who spoke to the City Council’s public safety committee in November.
Whanganui Year in Review, October 2020: Election drama, vandalism and still NZ s most beautiful city
30 Dec, 2020 03:30 PM
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Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer failed to take Te Tai Hauāuru on election night. Photo / Bevan Conley
October 7
Children in Gonville were left high and dry on October 7, as vandals set alight the playground at Lorenzdale Park on Swiss Ave overnight.
The vandals caused around $90,000 damage, with the play equipment expected to cost upwards of $60k, with the matting worth a steep $30k.
Lorenzdale Park in Gonville was set alight on October 7. Photo / Bevan Conley
Meet the East Midlands Ambulance Service staff keeping Nottinghamshire safe over Christmas
As most families look ahead to a quieter time at home this Christmas, EMAS is prepared for an unusual, but still very busy, winter
12:53, 24 DEC 2020
Amanda Crawford, from the EMAS Nottingham control centre (Image: EMAS)
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