City Council Votes Down Proposed Crime Task Force
The proposal by Council member Michael Glickert and Mayor Shelley Welsch was not approved Monday.
A proposal for a citizens crime task force failed to win approval from the University City City Council Monday night. Councilman Michael Glickert proposed the plan along with Mayor Shelley Welsch. Glickert said while the police are doing a great job solving crimes, the community should come together to figure out how to deal with violent crimes in the area. Councilman Terry Crow said he didn't see the need for the city to create another citizen task force. "The police chief has what he needs and Council members Price and Sharpe have laid out a plan," he said. "We have a checkered past with focus groups." Councilman Byron Price pointed to a crime report prepared by University City Police Chief Charles Adams in September and the city's …
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George Lenard
5:07 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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