The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury has released a report less than a week after the announcement that they would be conducting an independent audit of the Salinas Police Department.
The Civil Grand Jury includes members from Monterey, Carmel, Marina, Pacific Grove, Salinas and Pebble Beach. The full list of committee members can be viewed on their website. They are authorized to inspect and audit books, records, and financial expenditures.
The audit was kicked off after a local Change.org petition, that has received 338 signatures since its creation on March 31, asked for an independent audit. The concerns were brought to the city by Council members Carla González and Anthony Rocha. Then, the city decided to ask the grand jury to review the concern.
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Portland is in big trouble. Gun violence is up 2 1/2 times over the same period last year and ever since the city council voted a 7% cut in the police budget, the city streets have exploded in violence.
The police unit dedicated to fighting gun violence the Gun Violence Reduction Team was disbanded because too many black people were being arrested, which means it was racist…or something. Regardless, getting rid of a unit that did nothing all day but combat gun violence had immediate consequences.
Former Salinas, Calif., Police Chief Kelly McMillin told the Portland police, “Not to be overly dramatic, but if you lose the unit which focuses on removing firearms from the hand of violent offenders, people will die. It’s really just that simple.”
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Source: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Defund the police is not merely a losing political bumper sticker. Far more importantly, it s a terrible, dangerous idea that results in misery for communities victimized by increased crime after local officials foolishly undermine law enforcement based on woke sloganeering. We ve written about adverse consequences in places like New York and Minneapolis, where the city had to backtrack on its idiotic posture after crime spiked. A new Associated Press story out this week documents the demise of an elite police unit in Portland, Oregon. The fallout has been entirely predictable and tragic. The piece begins with a very sad anecdote:
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