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The latest crime statistics to come out of Wilmington, DE showed a 44 per cent decrease in murders in 2022 to-date vs last year from 25 to 14 and a 24 per cent decrease in shooting victims from 114 to 87

Police officers across the nation are leaving their jobs because of the “defund the police” policies in cities, leaving personnel shortages and longer response times.

An increase in crime and a formidable "defund the police" movement has created a dangerous "ripple effect" as law enforcement agencies across the country struggle to retain staff.

The Defund the Police campaign is to blame for crime levels spiking, putting people off becoming cops and leaving forces burned out, retired police chiefs have warned.

Jan 15, 2021 / 08:19 PM EST GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — No charges will be filed in the December death of an Indianapolis man who fell after being struck with a taser during a chase with Greenfield police, Indiana State Police said Friday. The man, identified as 42-year-old David Donelli of Indianapolis, was suspected of stealing a vehicle that three Greenfield officers found in the parking lot of a Home Depot on Barrett Drive the morning of Dec. 15, 2020. Police believed the suspect was insid...

Dec 19, 2020 / 03:32 PM EST GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The family of an Indianapolis father who died after being tased by Greenfield police this week is asking for justice and says he didn’t have to lose his life. A Greenfield police officer deployed a Taser on David Donelli during a foot chase Tuesday outside a Home Depot. Donelli was being pursued as a suspect connected to a stolen vehicle. He fell after being tased and died at a hospital. Holiday cheer has turned to sorrow in Stephanie ...

‘THIS WAS REAL’: Police chief describes debilitating bout with COVID-19 12/18/20 9:32 AM GREENFIELD — Some people may still think COVID-19 isn’t real or isn’t as bad as is commonly thought. Jeff Rasche, chief of the Greenfield Police Department, has a different take after recently becoming ill. Rasche, 54, who used to be an avid marathon runner, has been wearing a heart monitor and will continue to do so until the end of December. Doctors are keeping a close watch on his well-being af...

Probe continues into suspect’s death after chase David J. Donelli GREENFIELD — Indiana State Police detectives continue to investigate the death of a man being pursued on foot by Greenfield police officers who struck his head on pavement after being shot with a Taser. David J. Donelli, 42, Indianapolis, died in the incident at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the parking lot of Home Depot, 2055 Barrett Drive, according to a news release from the state police. Donelli was part of an inv...

ISP: Man Gets Tased, Hits Head on Concrete During Police Chase, Later Dies in Greenfield GREENFIELD, Ind.—A man died Tuesday after being struck with a taser and hitting his head on concrete during a chase with Greenfield police, Indiana State Police said. At around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, three Greenfield police officers were investigating a stolen car in the parking lot of a business located at 2055 Barrett Dr. That address corresponds to a Home Depot store. The man has been identified as 42-yea...

Dec 16, 2020 / 06:40 AM EST GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A man died Tuesday after being struck with a taser and falling during a chase with Greenfield police, Indiana State Police said. It happened around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday while three Greenfield police officers were investigating a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a business located at 2055 Barrett Dr. That address corresponds to a Home Depot store. The man, identified as 42-year-old David Donelli of Indianapolis, was suspected of stealing...