As Gadsden leaders joined residents Tuesday evening to discuss ways to address crime in District 3, they said the issue is complicated by two realities: not enough police officers to more frequently patrol areas of concern, and not enough information from witnesses in the community.
Police Chief Lamar Jaggears and other representatives of the Gadsden Police Department were among those who gathered at Carver Community Center. With them: Sheriff Jonathon Horton and Chief Deputy Mitchell Hill; Chief Deputy District Attorney Marcus Reid; hosting City Council member Thomas Worthy and fellow members Jason Wilson and Ben Reed; Nick Hall, representing the mayor; Gadsden Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick and Board of Education member Z. Andre Huff; Etowah County Commissioner Jeffery Washington; and Rep. Gil Isbell, R-Gadsden.