A ‘Safe Zones’ initiative brings together community members and city officials in an effort to stop violence at the source and improve conditions in four central city neighborhoods.
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Domestic violence groups welcome Sojourner mobile app
A new app for people in danger from intimate partners is being greeted enthusiastically by local organizations concerned about domestic violence.
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Mothers of violence victims plan to march in D.C. to demand justice
The mothers of Dontre Hamilton, Tony Robinson, Brandon Johnson and Corey Stingley are planning a march in Washington, D.C., seeking a special prosecutor to investigate the deaths of their sons.
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Unite Milwaukee Summit seeks to address violence
A day-long summit, organized by state Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, brought together organizations involved in violence prevention and enforcement to start a conversation about how to make Milwaukee better for everyone.
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Benedict Center fights street prostitution with treatment, support
The Benedict Center Sisters Diversion Program, working in conjunction with police and prosecutors, offers an alternative to incarceration to stop the cycle of prostitution.
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Safe & Sound targets eight neighborhoods for its community safety efforts
Crime prevention organization Safe & Sound has adopted a new strategy to create safer communities in Milwaukee.
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Amani neighborhood credits drop in crime to ‘comprehensive community effort’
Neighborhood leaders are crediting an increase in youth and family programming, a new health clinic and creation of a neighborhood association with a 32 percent reduction in crime since 2013.
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Milwaukee police say officers who arrested reporter feared for their safety
A Milwaukee police spokesman says officers were put on edge by a local reporter who pulled up to their police car and asked why they were in the area, just a week after two New York policemen were shot and killed in their squad car while on patrol.
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Neighborhoods earn national recognition for partnerships with police
The MetLife Foundation and LISC recognized three community organizations for their work with police to reduce crime. This is the first time three groups from the same city received the national award.
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Neighborhoods earn national recognition for partnerships with police
The MetLife Foundation and LISC recognized three community organizations for their work with police to reduce crime. This is the first time three groups from the same city received the national award.