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The Police Department has seized 92 illegal guns this year, 12 more than last year to date. That means 92 guns are off of the streets and out of our neighborhoods," Police Chief Frank Limon said. "That means 92 guns are no longer in the hands of criminals.
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When you walk into the Fruitvale Trailer Inn, smile. Eight video cameras will record you. Lights on nearly every unit will illuminate your movements. Neighbors will watch you and call police about even minor suspicions.
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There have also been some meetings of questionable merit. The clergy met with the mayor. The clergy met with elected officials who represent other communities and they decided to support a deficient "Anti-Gang" bill which they had not even studied. The clergy then hosted a community meeting to urge the community to support the "Anti-Gang" bill. And the clergy and some community leaders met with the police commissioner. It is not new for us to proceed in such a disorganized fashion. We do this all the time. Only this time it is costing us dearly as the body count goes up. It's time to stop and regroup. The "Anti-Gang" bill which the clergy supported does little more than extend the mandatory sentence for gun possession from one year to 18 months. Does anybody think this will stop the vio...
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DAYTON -- Becoming a police officer "was not part of my life plan," said Richard Biehl, the recently hired 16th chief of the Dayton Police Department. In the 1970s, working as a salesman at a Shillito's department store in Cincinnati's Western Hills neighborhood, Biehl helped catch a shoplifter.
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It may be the smallest city in the state, but Derby has big city problems in some areas and Mayor Tony Staffieri wants to fix it through seeking federal recognition as a WEED and SEED site. The designation, bestowed in Connecticut on New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford and Willamantic, makes cities eligible for grants and other federal assistance in the fight against blight and crime, said Economic Development Director Sheila O'Malley.
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DAMION Blaney was a handsome, loving 14-year-old whose promising life ended one fine evening in early April. An argument between two teens turned violent - Damion was not involved - and he was shot to death in front of Glenwood Elementary School on Grant Street. Once again, the good people of Charleston's West Side were horrified. They begged for a more visible police presence in their neighborhoods.
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It took a picture of a suspect circulated by e-mails to neighbors all around Midtown and police officers knocking on doors of every relative and friend of a suspect before an arrest was made in a Midtown robbery. Fifty residents from some of the 15 neighborhoods served by the Union Station precinct learned Thursday night how a robbery suspect who was preying on their neighborhood was caught.
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Law enforcement, public officials, Fayette County Crime Stoppers, a former Pittsburgh Steeler and members of the public took a stand Wednesday against crime in the county. Crime Stoppers and the Fayette County Drug Task Force presented "United We Stand" at the State Theatre Center for the Arts after a two-block march through Uniontown.
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VIENNA - Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage said Thursday that nations must work together in the battle against organized crime. Cage, a United Nations goodwill ambassador for global justice, said the threat posed by criminal networks is too big for communities or states to confront on their own so that countries must cooperate with one another.
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Responding to the increasing number of people wanting to assist law enforcement officials and build a stronger partnership in the fight against crime, Sheriff Steve Allendorf has announced that Jo Daviess County citizens are being invited to become Associate Members of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association. Membership appeals go out in the mail shortly. Individuals choosing to join the voluntary program can do so for as little as $20, while businesses can show their support for a $50 contribution. The funding provides critically important technical resources, training, and legislative support on key criminal justice issues. Contributions are tax-deductible.
