March’s guest speaker was Anne Bettesworth, Deputy Director of SPD’s Office of Police Accountability. She explained what OPA does and how to make a complaint about an officer.
North Precinct’s liaison to the City Attorney’s Office explained how to deal with squatters in vacant homes.
Precinct captain cited some good news and bad news year-to-date crime statistics compared to last year: North precinct overall crime is down 29%, whereas the city as a whole is up 15%. Burglary is down 34% and larceny theft is down 42% in our precinct. But robbery is up 51%, with some marijuana stores getting robbed by more than one armed person descending on them; aggravated assault is up 25%; motor vehicle theft is up 47%.
Read the minutes for much more information here,
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