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Police Chief Advisory Board Blog
This blog will cover the developments of community-police relations, including report backs from the newly formed San Jose Police Chief Advisory Committee. Readers can submit comments, questions, or information that may be of interest.
Weeks after SJPD announced they will bring on two federal immigration officers, they consider participation in an initiative which calls on local police and residents to be reporting agents for federal enforcement agencies.
Though repeatedly stating their department would not work with ICE, budget cuts and a climbing homicide rate has brought Chief Moore to take on two federal investigators from Homeland Security.
During a week of violence in San Jose a loved member of the community, just 18 years old, was stabbed to death and A-town in San Jose is left with a greater police presence.
A downtown resident, and high school teacher, wanted to celebrate the festivities with an evening of dancing. Instead, she was forced to trek around police blockades, and told she could not go home.
An advisory board member reports back from the group's first meeting, and says how the new San Jose Police Chief handles the upcoming Cinco de Mayo weekend may be an important indicator for the future of community-police relations.
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