More than 50 city residents listened as one after another described their personal connection to gun violence and shared thoughts on how to stop it.
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Curbing violence in Milwaukee will “take a village”
At a town meeting on gun violence, leaders and citizens agreed that community members have to take back their own neighborhoods.
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Urban Ecology Center branches provide safe options for outdoor play
In some city neighborhoods, kids play indoors because parents fear for their safety. But places such as the Urban Ecology Centers are providing safe havens for outdoor play and creating safer neighborhoods in the process.
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New shelter offers women a chance to leave life on the streets
Clare Community has opened a home for prostitutes and victims of sex trafficking while they transition to a new life.
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Local leaders seek signed pledges from community members to get involved
Local leaders envision the “I Pledge Milwaukee” initiative as a vehicle to help residents channel their resources and abilities to help improve the city.
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District 3 police, residents bond on the ball diamond
Next Door Foundation organized a softball game to strengthen relations between District 3 police and residents.
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Family remembers loved one while clinging to hope for justice
Fifteen months after the murder of Justin “JJ” Kohen, his killers remain at large as his family struggles to find peace.
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Special Report: MPD public website posted inaccurate crime data for 2012
Duplicate crime incident reports, representing about 20 percent of the total, portrayed an inaccurate picture of the number of crimes in each of Milwaukee’s seven police districts for 2012. The figures were quietly corrected late last week.
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LISC, police department create director of community safety position
The new director of community safety, John Connelly, will focus on crime prevention, diversion tactics.
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LISC, police department create director of community safety position
The new director of community safety, John Connelly, will focus on crime prevention, diversion tactics.