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SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Gun violence, 911 calls, transparency

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Joint crime office, traffic stops, police job vacancies, police commission meetings, gun violence data hub, sextortion on the rise, sexual assault, 2020 homicide spike, drones used to respond to police calls, location boost to 911 calls, accessing police records, yoga in prison, recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Memphis, Shelby County to launch joint crime office to address violence  (Local Memphis) National groups say Fayetteville is stopping more Black drivers than it was a decade ago  (Fayetteville Observer) Oceanside gets new police chief after retirement announcement  (OSide News) Records Show Vacancies Across City of Durham Departments; Police and emergency communications departments show high vacancies  (Indy Week) Watchdog group launches social media campaign publicizing details on Maui police commission meeting  (Hawaii News Now) CRIME RATE Nearly $1M on the way to fight crime in Stockton  (ABC10) The Trace Launches Gun Violence Data Hub  (National Criminal Justice Associ

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Hire more police officers, lessons from Vegas shooting, sextortion underreported

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Gun violence takes toll on Kansas City, high crime areas make it hard for kids to get to school, police chief credits community support for less gun crime and homicides, mass violence studies, crime-predicting AI's, and more... POLICE CONDUCT CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Officers rescue baby from back seat of car stolen in carjacking  (WSBTV) Police chief credits community support for less gun crime, homicides in Newport News  (WAVY) The case for hiring more police officers  (VOX) Clay County School Board votes to create own police department for district  (First Coast News) OK Waze, NYPD wants you to stop reporting locations of DUI checkpoints  (CNN) Lessons from Las Vegas Shooting: Focus on First Responders  (TheCrimeReport.org) TAKEN: How police departments make millions by seizing property  (Greenville News) No-Deal Brexit Threatens British Crime Fighting. Police Say Data Sharing Alternatives 'Will Not Be as Efficient or Effective'  (BankInfoSecurity) Las Vegas