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The city of Camden no longer operates its own police department. Now, police work is the business of the county. And the newly formed Camden County Police Department has sent new officers in crisp, new uniforms to train where they work—in the communities most plagued by crime and violence. [Read more…]
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It may have one of the highest violent crime rates in the nation, but the city of Camden can no longer afford their police department. Steps are being taken to dismantle the current department and create a new one under county leadership, much to the dismay of many. [Read more…]
Update: Wow, the entire police department might be disbanded.
About 50 of the 200 Camden police officer (which was nearly half the force) are getting their jobs back. [Read more…]
Update: there are calls to disband the entire police force and start from scratch with a county based law enforcement program.
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Called “one of America’s most dangerous cities”, not even the Camden crime rate could save them from the effects of a cash-strapped year. The Mayor of Camden announced this week the lay-offs of nearly half of the entire police department, not to mention a third of the city’s firefighters. [Read more…]