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Residents urge action on unsolved homicides, mental-health response and police culture
Summary
Multiple public commentators at the Feb. 18 Springfield City Council meeting urged the mayor and council to press police leaders for more progress on unsolved homicides and to change how police respond to mental-health and disability-related calls.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — At the City Council’s public comment period on Feb. 18, speakers appealed to the mayor and council to press Springfield police leaders for more progress on unsolved murders and to change how officers respond to mental-health and disability-related calls.
Why it matters: The speakers framed these concerns as matters of public safety and equity, pressing the council to ensure families of homicide victims receive follow-up and to reduce police involvement in…
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