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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Mass shootings, mental health, justice system data

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Reviewing police like Uber drivers, LA State police under investigation, SF DA recalled, dispatching mental health specialists, 'gag order' against assault in schools, mass shootings, reducing gun violence, assault weapons ban, drone plans at Axon, surveillance networks, NY States criminal justice data, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In this small Va. town, citizens review police like Uber drivers  (The Washington Post) Louisiana State Police under investigation for excessive force or racially discriminatory policing  (ABC News) SFPD refused to help stop San Francisco Quickly car burglary ring, report alleges  (SFGate) see also:  San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin  (CBS News) Public Safety Dept announces changes to address staffing levels at Public Safety Answering Points  (Vermont Biz) The Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety I...

Yonkers, NY Crime Map

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SpotCrime has mapped crime in Yonkers, NY ! Yonkers is located in Westchester County, directly north of New York City. It's the fourth most populated city in New York state with about 200,000 residents. It is not easy to get crime data from the Yonkers Police Department . They snail mailed a scanned PDF to us. To combat this, we suggest agencies following the SpotCrime Open Crime Standard (SOCS) . We also ask police agencies to check out the White House Police Data Initiative . Surrounding agencies like New Rochelle and the NYPD  deliver data electronically in a machine readable format. Notable residents include former FBI director James Comey (Comey's grandfather was a commissioner at the police department), singers Steven Tyler and Mary J Blige, rappers DMX and Jadakiss, Paul Teutul Sr. of Orange County Choppers, Elisha Otis of Otis Elevator Company, former Governor of New York Malcom Wilson. The city is used for the location of many major films including Catch Me if...