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Article: Cutbacks hurting police efforts: Fighting crime in neighborhoods less effective, resource officer says.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2006
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Byline: Mike Prager
Jun. 22--A neighborhood resource police officer told Spokane City Council members Monday that staff cuts in the Police Department have hurt efforts to solve crimes.
Pfc. Dave Staben said he is one of three neighborhood resource officers assigned to the city's North Side. He handles West Central and Nevada-Lidgerwood neighborhoods, which together make up a large segment of the city north of the river.
"The area I have to cover is ridiculously huge," Staben told council members during a town-hall-style meeting at the West Central Community Center. "We could do a lot better."
City budget cuts in 2004 and 2005 ...