Tag: Police
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Mayoral Candidates Not Far Apart on Immigration
By Lisa Halverstadt Mayoral candidate Bob Filner has repeatedly linked rival Carl DeMaio to tough immigration enforcement but the two actually claim similar views on how San Diego officers should enforce the laws. DeMaio told Voice of San Diego he thinks city police officers should focus more on keeping residents safe than on crackdowns against…
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A Surge in Gang Murders
By Keegan Kyle As police push for more funding, Police Chief Bill Lansdowne and other officials have tried to bolster their case with some alarming statistics about violent crime in San Diego. Violent crime is a category that law enforcement authorities use to track the total number of murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults. Last year, San Diego…
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Teens and Safety Series: Interactions With Police
By Brian Myers In the sixth video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students talk about their own experiences interacting with police.
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Police Chief: Crime Will Rise
Crime is rising and will continue to climb unless the Police Department gets more funding, San Diego’s top cop warned a City Council committee Wednesday. The comments came as the committee considered a $66 million plan to rebuild the Police Department over the next five years. Police want to hire more cops and civilian staff, buy new…
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Teens and Safety Series: Racial Profiling
By Brian Myers In the fifth video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students say racial profiling by police officers is common in City Heights.