22 Feb 2017

Council Discusses Crime, Police Staffing, Legislation

by Diane Oberg

The windows are boarded up at the Mini Mart after a break in.

The recent attempted and actual break-ins at Roosevelt Center along with concerns about other crime issues and police understaffing were discussed at the February 13 meeting of the City Council. In addition, two resolutions were introduced and council took positions on several pieces of state legislation.

Read the story in the February 23 News Review

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