Worcesteria: Everybody polka with the WPD!
Worcester Magazine
EVERYBODY POLKA!!! Worcester residents may have noticed a new video making the rounds on Facebook, Pre-Crime Polka, taking aim at the Shotspotter Connect program which uses AI to analyze the data and create a crime forecast for an area. The musical puppet show features Police Chief Sargent, along with police back-up dancers, extolling the virtues of the new program while scolding the audience as potential criminals who are now under surveillance. Performed by artist Eli Ana, it is a catchy tune written by local songwriter and satirical pianist Nat Needle, an activist with Showing Up for Racial Justice. It is clearly a reference to what people of color deal with when interacting with police the assumption that you are or are likely to be a criminal. “When I heard this song, I had a eureka moment,” said Eli Ana. “It so brilliantly captured the attitudes of a lot of people.” According to them, poking fun at peop
Pender 911 call leads to SWAT response By WECT Staff | February 21, 2021 at 12:59 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 5:45 AM
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Pender County Sheriffâs Office responded to an incident in Burgaw Sunday morning.
âThis morning at approximately 0845 hours a 911 call came in to our 911 center reporting a break in to a home in the 300 block of Bottle Branch Road in Burgaw. The caller stated that multiple people were breaking into his house. Deputies were dispatched and upon arrival they heard gunshots from within the home. The caller remained on 911 and indicated that he had fired,â according to a press release from the PCSO.