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Montgomery officials announce stepped-up police operations after weekend shootings
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City officials said police will increase patrol coverage, change assignments and use more camera, license-plate-reader, facial-recognition and drone technology after a weekend that included the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old and a separate downtown shooting.
The mayor of Montgomery and Montgomery Police Department leaders said they will increase police coverage and deploy new technology after a weekend that included the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old and a downtown shooting that struck buildings and a vehicle.
City officials moved a regularly scheduled Tuesday media briefing up to address the incidents and outlined operational changes meant to increase officer presence and investigative capacity.
Chief Grayboys of the Montgomery Police Department called the homicide "unacceptable" and said it "weighs on me. It weighs on all of us at the city and at the police department." He…
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