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Southaven board redirects $2 crime-stoppers assessment to state program amid questions about local reporting
Summary
The board approved a resolution redirecting an existing $2 assessment on certain citations from the local crime-stoppers entity to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety program; aldermen questioned whether the local program receives tips and discussed forming a nonprofit local crime stoppers organization for the future.
The Southaven Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved a resolution to change where a $2 crime-stoppers assessment on certain tickets is forwarded, redirecting those funds from the local crime-stoppers organization to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) crime-stoppers program.
City Attorney Nick Manley explained the change as a redirection of the existing $2 assessment: “This assessment will…
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