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Minneapolis Approves Cuts to Police Budget, Not Staffing

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs – but will keep the mayor’s targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact. Mayor Jacob Frey had threatened to veto the entire budget if the council went ahead with its plan…

Greenville Crime Rates On the Decline, According to Police

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New data results show overall crime rates decreasing in the city of Greenville, according to the police department. “What we do every year is come up with the total amount of crime that we’ve had in the city,” Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn says. He says crime rates have fallen 38% from 2017 to 2018. The department has been focusing…