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Feb 28 2023
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Baltimore leaders to announce launch of Public Safety Dashboard
BALTIMORE - Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott is set to announce the public launch of Baltimore's first-ever Public Safety Dashboard.
The mayor will be joined at a press conference Tuesday by Deputy State's Attorney Thomas Donnelly, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) Executive Director Shantay Jackson, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and MONSE Data
CBS News (Online)
Mar 29 2023
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'There is not a crime crisis,' DC lawmakers insist at testy House hearing on police, public safety
Republican members of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday pressed Washington, D.C., officials about public safety and the city's management in the wake of Congress taking the unusual step of blocking controversial changes to the local criminal code. For almost four hours, legislators debated D.C.'s laws at a hearing nominally focused on policing in the district. Having stopped the so-
ABC News (Online)
Feb 21 2023
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Minnesota public safety officials to stress preparation ahead of winter storm
It’s no secret: A storm is expected to drop 1-2 feet of snow across Minnesota by Friday morning and make travel conditions nearly impossible at times. With that in mind, a group of Minnesota public safety officials are scheduled to talk Tuesday afternoon about being prepared for the storm. RELATED: First wave of heavy snow to arrive Tuesday afternoon Between the heavy snowfall and strong winds
KSTP
Mar 20 2023
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Police and public safety officials prepare for possible Trump indictment after ex-president calls for protests
Law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal levels have reportedly met to discuss the possibility that former president Donald Trump may be indicted as early as next week in relation to the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. More than a dozen senior figures in the New York Police Department and two public safety aides to the city’s mayor, Eric Adams, held a virtual meeting on
Yahoo News
Mar 06 2023
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Atlanta City Council shown video of fiery protest at public safety training site
Various activist groups in opposition to the training center are taking part in a week of action which included a music festival over the weekend, on property next to the construction site. Sunday afternoon, Scheirbaum said, officers noticed individuals changing into black clothes and some wielding shields and moved quickly to the training center site. About 100 individuals approached officers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Feb 21 2023
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Minnesota Department of Public Safety Urges People to Stay Home During Storm
(KNSI) – Minnesota officials are urging people to stay off the roads as the largest winter storm of the season rolls through the state. Minnesota Department of Transportation Communications Director Jake Loesch says staying home is the best way the average person can help. “Staying home means fewer people on the roads. That means our crews are able to get their jobs done faster. Emergency
KNSI Radio
Jan 03 2023
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Bowser picks new deputy mayor for public safety
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) plans to announce Tuesday that she has selected Lindsey Appiah, an attorney who spent nearly a decade working with juvenile offenders in the District, as the new deputy mayor for public safety and justice, according to administration officials. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Appiah,
Washington Post
Mar 16 2023
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Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas go after each other for public safety, fiscal proposals at mayoral forum
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago mayoral finalists Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas reiterated their talking points in a forum Thursday evening, while taking shots at each other for issues ranging from their positions on public safety to their handling of municipal budgets. ABC 7, Univision Chicago, and the League of Women Voters sponsored the forum. ABC 7 anchor Judy Hsu moderated, while ABC 7
CBS News (Online)
Mar 28 2023
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sets aside $470 million for 3,000 new prison beds, public safety measures
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday called for setting aside $470 million for new prison beds and imposing sentencing changes to keep violent offenders incarcerated longer as part of a public safety package lawmakers expect to take up starting this week. The Republican governor, who has called the proposal one of her priorities for the legislative session that began in January, said
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 13 2023
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Crime is a top issue for Chicago voters. Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson offer sharp contrasts to public safety
The Monday after making it into the Chicago mayoral runoff, Brandon Johnson stood in the heart of the Loop by hulking CTA “L” columns that gleamed with a coat of morning rainfall as sharply dressed commuters hustled down the staircase.
Questioned by a reporter about his public safety plan, the Cook County commissioner directed attention away from the lively scene downtown and toward his
Chicago Tribune