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Crime commission recommends consulting police chief on shifting parking enforcement to increase uniformed presence
Summary
The commission proposed transferring parking enforcement functions from the parking authority to police special-conservator personnel to increase visible deterrence in higher-crime districts and agreed to invite the police chief to the January meeting for feasibility review.
The Portsmouth Crime and Gun Violence Prevention Commission debated a proposal to move parking‑enforcement functions out of the parking authority and under the police department to create a more visible, uniformed presence in neighborhoods with higher violent‑crime rates.
Chair (unnamed) framed the idea as consistent with the commission’s advisory charter and said that other cities use a tiered enforcement model. “They wear a French…
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