by Bernie James • • Comments Off on Safety Law News for 6/10/13
The Fort Wayne, Indiana Police chief wants to expand the school resource officer program into the middle schools in response to rising gang activity in the city.
The Charles County, Maryland School Crime Solvers program has been enormously successful. Since 2007, more than 2,200 tips have been received and resulted in more than 580 cases being closed.
After parents’ complaints, the Bayfield, Colorado School Board is applying for a grant to pay for a school resource officer.
The Onslow County Crime Stoppers program has approved a reward payment to a student in a case involving a tip to a school resource officer who was able to confiscate two handguns — a .45-caliber and 9mm — from a fellow student at a Jacksonville, North Carolina high school.