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Public Safety committee urges state law to require police notification of suspected child abuse
Summary
The Public Safety Committee on Nov. 7 approved a resolution urging state lawmakers to require that suspected or threatened child abuse be reported to law enforcement.
The Public Safety Committee on Nov. 7 approved a resolution urging state legislators to require that suspected or threatened child abuse be reported to law enforcement.
Patrick Mitchell, chief of the West Allis Police Department, told the committee "most citizens probably think if they call Child Protective Services and report suspected abuse or actual abuse that Child Protective Services has to call the police, then that is not the case." Mitchell said the resolution…
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