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The Milwaukee Police Department is making fewer drug arrests while shifting resources over to violent crime.

5-year decline even as overdose deaths soar. MPD cites change of focus.

 

Deaths in county up in 2021, but up the most for African Americans. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee For African Americans, this year’s numbers represent a sharp increase in percentage of overall deaths, although it has been trending up for several years. Photo by Adam Carr/NNS. The number of African Americans who die from drug overdoses in Milwaukee County continues to rise, with Black residents making up 45 percent of this year’s fatal...

What sounds like community oriented policing will really expand the War on Drugs. By Paul Mozina - Dec 10th, 2020 04:23 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Police Administration Building, 951 N. James Lovell St. Photo by Christopher Hillard. The Common Council must reject the $9.7 million Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant on December 15; otherwise, the Milwaukee Police Department will dedicate 27 veteran officers to Task Forces in the DOJ’s Operation L...