#community-safety

#community-safety

In the summer of 2020, I started a directory of Black-owned businesses in Maine. I was looking for a way to support the Black community for people who couldn't attend protests. I also wanted to make a longer-term economic impact. It immediately took off. These were my neighbors and local businesses that I just hadn't heard about. That's the thing: People joke about Maine being the whitest state, but there are actually plenty of Black-owned businesses here.

Edwin Torres DeSantiago received a text message on Wednesday morning as he was tracking immigration enforcement across Minneapolis a person was shot by ICE at 34th Street and Portland Avenue. He jumped into his car to head to the scene. Torres DeSantiago manages the Immigrant Defense Network, a group that monitors ICE activity and responds to community needs after someone is taken.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can't enter someone's home without a warrant, but that doesn't stop agents from using tactics to get to people. ICE agents have altered license plates and placed Mexican flag stickers on their vehicles to try to lure and detain people, NPR reported. And now, Oregon utilities are taking steps to ensure their customers don't mistake ICE agents for their employees.

At least 11 people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a shooting by two gunmen at a Jewish holiday event at the Sydney beach. Australian police have deemed the shooting a terrorist attack and are working to determine whether others were involved. One suspected gunman was dead and another in critical condition, authorities said. A police officer is also among the dead and another was injured, said New South Wales Police.

A new Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor, has introduced millions of viewers to Marion County, Florida, detailing the slow drip of death that was visited upon one neighborhood through the lens of nearly two years of police body camera footage. Directed by Spike Lee protegè, Geeta Ghanbir, the film explores how Susan Lorincz, a White baby boomer held her

Eighteen months ago, I moved into Oak Lawn Place, an apartment building for low-income, 55 and over, predominantly LGBTQIA+ elders in Dallas, Texas. There are 125 people currently living here (with 81 one-bedroom and three two-bedroom units) with a core group of 40, myself included, that are active in community events.Just yesterday I looked around the community room at tables of people eating lunch, and I was amazed at how people who used to be strangers now felt like a community - my community.

The annual Dia de los Muertos event hosted at Berkeley High School has been canceled out of caution following the arrival of federal immigration agents to the Bay Area earlier this week. On Thursday, a caravan of border patrol agents entered Coast Guard Island, a base located in the Oakland Estuary, erupting local protests. Though the next day local officials reported they'd been told that the Trump administration's planned surge operation was canceled in all of the Bay Area, residents are still wary.

The area near McCarthy Square, a small patch of green space at the corner of 7th Avenue and Charles Street in the West Village, has become an epicenter of drug abuse for down-on-the-luck individuals openly injecting themselves with opioids, and local residents say few people are doing anything to stop it. McCarthy Square has seen a surge of individuals spread out on the sidewalk, some with needles jutting out of their arms.

A lot of times for New Yorkers, what is experienced or understood as an example of social disorder is then tasked to the police as if it's their responsibility,

The impact of this behaviour is a growing concern for the public, local businesses, and the council. Tyre burnouts leave lasting skid marks on road surfaces, contributing to the visual deterioration of a high-profile retail area and necessitating more frequent resurfacing at a cost to the council and its partners.

A caller reported a man in her apartment who was uninvited, leading to a trespass investigation at Fairview Plaza.

The changes will create two clearly defined zones: a Park Zone on the west side and a Multi-Use Zone on the east side. The Park Zone will be calm, designed for walking, yoga, play, and picnics. Non-motorized bikes will be welcome if ridden by children. The Multi-Use Zone will accommodate cyclists, runners, walkers, and e-bikes. Users will be guided to keep to their right side to create predictable movement. Pedestrians will always have the right of way at crosswalks.

Three individuals have been killed and eight others injured in a shooting at the "Taste Of The City Lounge" in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Police are investigating multiple shooters and no arrests have been made.

San Francisco's Chinatown was the center of much anti-Asian violence during the pandemic, leading to residents feeling unsafe walking down the street.

Community leaders in Washington, D.C. criticize President Trump's approach to crime, emphasizing the need for focused solutions rather than political agendas. Lamont Mitchell highlights that neighborhoods deserve safety and thoughtful strategies rather than being pawns in political games.

Police have initiated a murder investigation after discovering a man's body in a housing estate in Downpatrick, with suspicions linking it to an assault on a nearby priest.

A 19-year-old woman driving a sedan struck two children on a sidewalk in downtown Burlingame, resulting in the death of a four-year-old boy and injuries to a six-year-old girl.

A popular dog park in Santa Clara has been shut down after multiple reports of dogs falling severely ill, and in at least one case, dying, after visiting.

Tenants are being offered units in other NYCHA-owned buildings on the complex that aren't tailored specifically for those aged 62 and older. They have 90 days to leave their current apartments. Some said they feared leaving behind the community and safety of a building meant for older New Yorkers.