Tag: police funding

Montreal Invests $5.5 Million to Boost Police Resources to Fight Gang Crime

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the city will invest an additional $5.5 million in its police force in order to help fight gun crime. Plante said today alongside Chief Sylvain Caron that the amount would to dedicated to the effort to eradicate criminal gangs. The funds will allow the force to hire another 42 officers…


Save Austin Now Says It Gathered Enough Signatures to Add Police Funding Requirement to Ballot

Save Austin Now says it has collected enough signatures to add its proposal to require certain funding levels for the city’s police department to the November ballot. The bipartisan advocacy group announced it received more than 25,600 signatures for its latest petition. Once the signatures are verified, a proposed public safety law that requires funding…


Prosecutors Seek 3-Month Delay in Trial Over George Floyd’s Death, Citing COVID-19

Prosecutors in the case against four Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd requested this week that the trial be delayed by three months citing concerns related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. March 8 has been the date set for the trial to start before Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill…