Minneapolis neighborhood plans to pay for extra police patrols

[sarisataka]

Minneapolis neighborhood plans to pay for extra police patrols

 A group of neighbors in south Minneapolis is taking matters into their own hands to increase policing in their neighborhood.

The group is raising money to pay for extra patrols in the Lowry Hill neighborhood, performed by city officers working overtime.

The program, which was approved by city council last week, would run through the end of the year, the Minneapolis Police Department continues to work to cover a staffing shortage.

The leaders behind the initiative say the actual number of extra police on patrol will depend on how much money they raise and how many officers sign up for the extra shifts.

https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-neighborhood-plans-to-pay-for-extra-police-patrols

New idea- neighborhoods compete for police, highest bidder gets patrols. You're poor? Good luck, get a dog.

[Ocelot II]

1. Lowry Hill? Please. That's one of the most upscale neighborhoods in the city,

and their crime spike probably consists of a few people getting catalytic converters stolen off their Beemers.

[sarisataka]

2. Maybe a homeless person walked through the neighborhood

But I'm sure the people there can afford the $220 per house per month.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. lmaooooo

[wildheart]

4. The rich do that all the time

hire firefighters to protect their neighborhoods, private armed security to protect them.

[geardaddy]

5. Lowry Hill

Of course they can afford it. They live in multi-million dollar homes.