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A new organization is blooming out of the partnership between local law enforcement and civil rights groups. Author: WQAD Digital Team Updated: 6:29 PM CDT May 11, 2021 DAVENPORT, Iowa — City leaders, law enforcement personnel, and members of local civil rights groups have come together on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities to create the Iowa Quad Cities Law Enforcement Community Partnership.   It's a group that blossomed out of a conversation in the summer of 2020, after the death of George Floyd. Their meetings have been held twice monthly, discussing commu...

The George Floyd murder conviction could be a Quad City catalyst for change Author: Jim Mertens Updated: 10:00 AM CDT April 25, 2021 DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Davenport NAACP plans to introduce new policing initiatives in the coming weeks as communities large and small react to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. "We will soon have a news conference to alert the public on how we are working on policies, training, accountability, funding, recruitment, and hiring practices," said Michael Guster, president of the Davenport NAACP on "News 8 THIS WEEK with ...

New agreement for police officers calls for monthly data tracking     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times ) — Parents and the public would receive monthly reports on police officers’ activity within Davenport public schools, and students and faculty would be asked to evaluate their level of comfort and safety in school buildings with officers present under a new, proposed agreement. Davenport aldermen and Davenport Community School Board members met Monday with local representatives of the NAACP and League of United Latin American Citizens for a joint work session to discuss a proposed ...