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After several months of discussion regarding the use of force, workforce development and community policing, the State of Delaware Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force Subcommittee released recommendations for consideration by the full task force regarding methods to address police reform. The recommendations related to use of force, training, collection of data, feedback from personnel and funding.
“The nine recommendations presented here are the product of months of data analysis, listening sessions, dialogue, discussions and healthy debate among subcommittee members, each of whom participated thoughtfully and professionally in our deliberations,” Michelle Taylor, Subcommittee Chair, wrote in the report. “Of course, as is always the case when a diverse group of citizens gathers to consider a weighty issue, such as law enforcement reform, it is not unusual that there will be diversity of opinion; in fact, it is welcome. In the final a
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Kensington residents protested the closure of SEPTA’s Somerset Station by marching down Kensington Avenue on March 23, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
I began writing about the Kensington neighborhood where I live and work a few weeks ago in response to the sudden closing of the SEPTA station at Somerset. The abrupt service disruption brought to the surface many issues my community has dealt with for years and in the weeks since, I have watched the news tick on.
This week yielded an announcement of grant funds designed to help the community build “resilience” and improve quality of life amid a crushing opioid epidemic. Before that: news of a remade Opioid Response Unit out of City Hall, an update to a 2019 city “roadmap to safer communities” and from the acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: All Hands On Deck a new strategy for Philadelphia to reduce violence with a goal of putting the most violent criminals beh
Historic: Cocoa officials select new police chief
Evander Collier IV to become first Black police chief of a municipality in Brevard County
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The formal announcement from the city manager’s office is expected later in the day, but Thursday evening, several city councilmembers took to social media to offer congratulations to the 24-year veteran of law enforcement.
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Collier, who left the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in June 2020, is also set to make history, becoming the first Black police chief of a municipality in Brevard County.
“Evander Collier’s selection is a great day for the city of Cocoa,” City Councilmember Alex Goins said Thursday night. “Thanks to awesome leadership from City Manager Stockton Whitten, city staff, and the City Council-appointed Chief Selection Committee for their thorough and transparent process. We have 100% faith In Mr. Whitten’s decision.”
Council members press JPD chief for specific plan, funding to address crime spike
Davis tells committee Jackson has a gang problem, reveals six-person gang unit
Council members press JPD chief for specific plan, funding to address crime spike By C.J. LeMaster | February 9, 2021 at 8:46 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 11:15 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Members of the Jackson City Council say they still havenât seen specific strategies nor funding requests from Jackson Police Chief James Davis, intended to tackle the escalation of violent crime in the city since 2021 began.
During a two-hour law enforcement ad-hoc committee meeting Tuesday, Davis and members of JPDâs command staff faced a barrage of questions, not all of which were answered.