Yearly Archives: 2016

An argument between two Milwaukee neighbors over broken glass and garbage carts ends when a third man gets involved and fatally shoots one of the neighbors. Milwaukee looks to Rochester, N.Y., on violence prevention Milwaukee’s Homicide Review Commission has recommended that Milwaukee police examine how their peers in Rochester, N.Y., organize police work around theContinue reading “Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: Violence interrupted: Rochester, NY police keep one step ahead of street disputes”

Making their weekly rounds on Kirkwood Street recently, two Wilmington police officers popped into Woody’s Deli, where thick Plexiglas and a padlocked door separate owners Manny and Shelly Patel from customers picking up lottery tickets, cigarettes and jugs of milk. The police explained they were there to check in and asked about the neighborhood –Continue reading “Wilmington News Journal: Wilmington’s data-led policing helps cut crime”

As the Jacksonville homicide toll climbed in January, ending with the deaths of an angelic-faced 22-month-old boy and the separate killing of a 62-year-old cabbie looking for a soft landing to his life, there seemed no way to stem the blood from flowing. The sheriff and mayor said determined efforts are underway to confront everythingContinue reading “Florida Times Union: Deadly January again casts spotlight on homicide in Jacksonville”

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Security camera video of a slashing attack in Chelsea this week lead to the quick arrest of a suspect and proved what a valuable tool it is to police. London has the so-called ring of steel, and in Chicago a police partnership with private businesses allows authorities to look at theirContinue reading “WCBS New York: Quick arrest in Chelsea slashing case shows importance of surveillance cameras”