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Public safety committee urges state law to require CPS to notify police of suspected child abuse
Summary
The public safety committee voted to support state legislation that would require Child Protective Services to notify law enforcement when threatened or suspected child abuse is reported. Police and health officials said notification varies by county and cited a recent local death in which CPS had been contacted earlier.
The West Allis public safety committee voted to endorse state legislation that would require Child Protective Services to notify law enforcement when threatened or suspected child abuse is reported.
Patrick Mitchell, chief of the West Allis Police Department, told the committee that many citizens assume CPS automatically notifies police when abuse is reported, but "that…
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