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Police report: crime down, clearance rate above 80% and new grants aid enforcement
Summary
Cottage Grove public safety staff reported lower overall crime relative to comparable communities, a clearance rate exceeding 80%, a new auto‑theft prevention grant, canine therapy deployments, and recent traffic enforcement and DWI enforcement successes.
Brad, the public safety representative, summarized highlights from the quarterly police report and fielded questions from the commission.
Brad said overall reported crime is down versus comparable communities and that the department's clearance rate is exceeding 80% (clearing most reported crimes through prosecution or return of stolen…
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