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Body-worn camera programs, face recognition tech fail, rural crime growing, jails replace visits with video chat, bail sentencing in NOLA,  red flag laws, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Milwaukee Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program Evaluation Findings and Key Takeaways  (The Urban Institute) Wyandotte County D.A.'s BOLDD approach to fighting crime  (KSHB) Baltimore Police Commissioner De Sousa resigns amid federal tax charges  (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE Vacant homes have increased by 2.1 million since 2005 A new Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report offers solutions to the high crime rates and property devaluation that accompany abandoned homes  (Inman) Food bank study suggests positive effects on local economy, crime rates  (GoSkagit.com) Violent Crime in Rural Areas Rises Above U.S. Average  (TheCrimeReport.org) See also:  ‘Nothing But You and the Cows and the Sirens’ — Crime Tests Sheriffs Who Police Small Towns Drugs and associated violence strain rura

Police shootings, body cams, Uber for 911, SWAT raids, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired (NPR) Indiana town's entire police force quits (IndyStar) Campus police officer shoots teen during confrontation at Nevada high school (FoxNews) See Also: Reno officer's shooting of knife-wielding teen sparks debate (CBS) Let’s Listen to Cops—If We Want Real Policing Reform (TCR) Civil Rights Group Issues ‘Travel Warning To Black Americans’: Stay Out Of Eastpointe, It’s Too Dangerous For You (CBSLocal) SWAT raids are more about symbolism than reducing crime in the long term (USAPP) Popularity of private security group growing in Albuquerque (KOB.com) PROTECTING OR POLICING? School-based police officers are paid to protect our kids. But sometimes they do more harm than good (HuffPo) NYC Jail Admissions Drop 46.9% Over Two Decades (TCR) Georgia Police Shooting: 2nd

Ohio State, Jax Active Shooter, Police Reform and more... Ohio State University Rampage Pipeline protest arrests strain North Dakota's court system ‘Active shooter’ and possible gunshot victims reported outside Jacksonville credit union District attorney exonerates officer, denounces rumors in killing of Keith Scott OPINION: Law Enforcement 'Failing' at Crime Reporting Tacoma cop killer killed by authorities 6 Proven Policies for Reducing Crime and Violence Without Gun Control Police Shootings and Brutality in the US: 9 Things You Should Know American Policing is Broken. Here's How You Should Fix It. Why Police Reform Won't Die Under Trump Analysis of Fatal Police Shootings How San Francisco's Transit System Warded Off Ransomware Hackers San Diego Police Unveil Gunshot Detection System at $245,000 Price Tag Walmart Keeps Local Police Departments Busy Portland Cops Have Issues with Their New Crime Reportin

Police agencies around the country are giving hefty fines to retail giant Walmart for excessive calls for service to the retail locations. Calls range for anything from, s hoplifting, k idnappings, f ights, m eth labs, and of course Black Friday maddness . There are over 4,000 Walmart stores in the US alone with thousands of visitors a day. Some Walmarts are even open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This presents a huge window of opportunity for crime to happen at a much higher rate than your local supermarket. Add in the cost cutting efforts Walmart is known for in order to keep prices low and you have even more reasons crime is so easy at Walmart . Hiring less employees means sub par loss prevention efforts. And, employees with low wages may not feel like they get paid enough to put themselves in a position to stop a shoplifter. The fines could cause Walmart to institute better LP efforts by hiring more employees, install better cameras and anti-theft devices on produc

Isn’t it ironic how the day after we celebrate being thankful for what we have, we indulge, and sometimes become violent, over material items we want. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas season. With Christmas comes shopping and with shopping comes Black Friday. Black Friday is always the Friday after Thanksgiving and derives it’s name because the day after Thanksgiving is notoriously when retailers began to start making a profit on the year; they’re ‘in the black’ on the books instead of being ‘in the red’. If you’ve ever been Black Friday shopping before, you’re familiar with the early hours, long lines, and unbeatable sales. Over the past couple of years, retailers have begun to open their doors earlier on Black Friday - as early as midnight to give shoppers the opportunity to shop the entire day. This year, some stores will be opening on Thanksgiving Day! For some reason, these earlier hours, paired with ridiculous sales, have led to crazier and larger crowds.

No, we didn't sober up by selling VCR's at a Walmart ....SpotCrime is now mapping Little Rock, AR ! Little Rock is the capital and largest city in Arkansas with a metro-area population of about 718k. Former President Bill Clinton, Hillary and Chelsea used to live in Little Rock while Bill Clinton served as the 42nd Governor of Arkansas. Little Rock is also the birthplace of Five Star General Douglas MacArthur. Interested in learning what's happening in your Little Rock area? Check out SpotCrime or MyLocalCrime . Don't forget to sign up for your free SpotCrime email alerts. If you're on a mobile device and want a quick view of crime in your area, head to SpotCrime.info . Stay aware, stay safe!

When you think of WalMart, do you typically think of crime? Just Google 'WalMart crime' and you'll pull up a number of website and stories with crimes that have occurred in and around Walmart. Here is a screenshot of a SpotCrime crime list of a few WalMart crimes Scary? Or typical? To put things in perspective, there are about 629 WalMarts and 3,029 super-center Walmarts in the US today.  Each WalMart employs about 225-350 associates and the size of the average store is approximately 108,000-185,000 square feet. If you were to place all of the WalMarts in the US in one city, it would cover about 22 square miles (that's not even not including parking lots) a size equivalent to cities like Longmont, CO and Madera, CA .  However, the employee population of the WalMart city would much larger than Longmont or Madera, it would be approximately 1, 201,675  people - about the same size as Dallas, TX or San Diego, CA - and that doesn't include the customers! E