Los oficiales de LBPD caminarán por el vecindario de Washington con la esperanza de generar confianza y reducir el crimen • Long Beach Post News lbpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lbpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The police department is launching a new pilot program in the Washington neighborhood near Downtown that will put officers on streets, on foot, to provide more one-on-one interactions with residents.
The Neighborhood Walks program is in response to a spike in gun violence and overall crime over the last year, and it’s an opportunity to combat mistrust in law enforcement by some, officials said.
“We’re as frustrated as anybody else with the level of violence that happens in this specific neighborhood,” LBPD Chief Robert Luna said in a video of the program launch outside of Washington Middle School on Friday.