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FLINT, Michigan — The governor has authorized the Michigan State Police to triple its presence in Flint after the city has seen five homicides in six days, including a fatal shooting this morning.
Mayor Dayne Walling made the call for help yesterday to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's office, and she responded:
"Public safety is our top priority, and we stand ready to assist our local partners to ensure that citizens are protected and remain safe," Granholm said in a statement released at a City Hall news conference this morning.
Lt. Rick Arnold, commander of the Flint state police post, said the agency is tripling its Flint patrols during peak crime hours and in high crime areas. Instead of one squad of 5-7 troopers, the city will have three squads available, he said.
The additional patrols were effective yesterday evening, he said.
City officials said Granholm dismissed a recent call from two former state representatives for a National Guard presence in Flint. The governor confirmed calling in the National Guard "is not warranted or appropriate in this instance," they said.
State troopers will mostly be patrolling, but could assist in responding to high priority emergencies if necessary, he said.
The times and areas of the patrols have yet to be worked out with the Flint police department, he said.
"We will explore bringing in (troopers) from other areas," Arnold said. "We have to ensure our patrols will be used in the most effective manner possible."
Flint police Chief Alvern Lock said the city will also maintain the additional Flint police patrols Walling authorized Tuesday evening.
The news of the additional state police patrols came on the heels of a fatal shooting this morning at Eastmount and Jewell drives on the northeast side of the city.
A man died after being shot multiple times in the head, police said, about 12 hours after the increased state police patrols went into effect.
"Additional officers and additional patrols don't mean crime is going to stop," Walling said. "We'll never know how many crimes were prevented last night."
Walling again called on the city's public safety unions to give double-digit contract concessions, saying union leaders need to "wake up from fantasy land."
"I don't believe this is a time for politics," he said. "The way you save jobs is you share the sacrifice."
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/05/michigan_state_police_increasi.html
FLINT, Michigan — The governor has authorized the Michigan State Police to triple its presence in Flint after the city has seen five homicides in six days, including a fatal shooting this morning.
Mayor Dayne Walling made the call for help yesterday to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's office, and she responded:
"Public safety is our top priority, and we stand ready to assist our local partners to ensure that citizens are protected and remain safe," Granholm said in a statement released at a City Hall news conference this morning.
Lt. Rick Arnold, commander of the Flint state police post, said the agency is tripling its Flint patrols during peak crime hours and in high crime areas. Instead of one squad of 5-7 troopers, the city will have three squads available, he said.
The additional patrols were effective yesterday evening, he said.
City officials said Granholm dismissed a recent call from two former state representatives for a National Guard presence in Flint. The governor confirmed calling in the National Guard "is not warranted or appropriate in this instance," they said.
State troopers will mostly be patrolling, but could assist in responding to high priority emergencies if necessary, he said.
The times and areas of the patrols have yet to be worked out with the Flint police department, he said.
"We will explore bringing in (troopers) from other areas," Arnold said. "We have to ensure our patrols will be used in the most effective manner possible."
Flint police Chief Alvern Lock said the city will also maintain the additional Flint police patrols Walling authorized Tuesday evening.
The news of the additional state police patrols came on the heels of a fatal shooting this morning at Eastmount and Jewell drives on the northeast side of the city.
A man died after being shot multiple times in the head, police said, about 12 hours after the increased state police patrols went into effect.
"Additional officers and additional patrols don't mean crime is going to stop," Walling said. "We'll never know how many crimes were prevented last night."
Walling again called on the city's public safety unions to give double-digit contract concessions, saying union leaders need to "wake up from fantasy land."
"I don't believe this is a time for politics," he said. "The way you save jobs is you share the sacrifice."