Residents Demand Police Reform, Point to Racial Disparities in Watertown Arrests
Residents Demand Police Reform, Point To Racial Disparities In Watertown Arrests Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, from the group Watertown Citizes for Peace, Justice and the Environment, is working to open up lines of communication between the Watertown Police Department and city residents. Marilyn Schairer / GBH News Watertown Police | May 6, 2021 Watertown residents are demanding that local police be more accountable and transparent after public record requests revealed that Black residents are arrested at a rate five to six times higher than white residents. Nearly 200 people attended a cont...
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