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Minneapolis to hire more police in the face of rising crime
https://thepostmillennial.com/minneapolis-to-hire-more-police-in-the-face-of-rising-crime


--- Quote ---Faced with rising crime and a truncated police force, officials in Minneapolis, Minn., are looking to bring on additional law enforcement personnel to help protect the city's residents and respond to escalating numbers of violent 911 calls.

The added officers, which would come from the neighboring Hennepin County Sheriff's office and the Metro Transit Police, would join the city's Joint Enforcement Teams starting on Nov. 15 and continue through the end of the year. Should officials approve the proposal, the additional services would cost Minneapolis just under $497,000—an expenditure that be covered by the city’s contingency fund.

Linea Palmisano, a Council Member in Minneapolis, told the Star Tribune that financial limitations might hamper the city’s efforts to man the police department going forward.
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Defunding the police is quixotic.


--- Quote ---According to Minneapolis 911-call data, over 20,000 dispatch calls went unanswered between 2017 and 2019 when officers were unavailable. That problem has grown worse as calls to defund the police have antagonized many of the city’s servicemen. In July, as many as 200 officers had applied to leave the police force, prompting concerns that the city’s already thin law enforcement would not be able to adequately protect its residents.

John Elder, a spokesperson for the Minneapolis Police, believes the additional law enforcement officers are an impending necessity.

“We’re not going to be having these people out taking bicycle theft reports. These are going to be people out combating crime issues,” Elder said.
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