SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Crime was a giant subject on the Shreveport Metropolis Council’s first common assembly of the brand new 12 months.
Council members unanimously handed an emergency decree so as to add extra cameras to trace crime.
The proposal, put ahead by Councilor Tabatha Taylor, begs Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux to rent a contractor to put in cameras all around the metropolis, however first in areas with excessive crime charges.
“We wish to be sure we begin in areas the place it is wanted first and transfer across the metropolis as a result of when there’s crime in sure areas that people are afraid to talk up for out of concern of retaliation, they want help too,” Taylor mentioned. I mentioned.
Rudolph Glass Jr. Residents like Taylor agree with Taylor’s plan. “It’ll assist in areas the place crime is excessive. Additionally, crime doesn’t transfer from one place to a different.”
Councilor Grayson Boucher, representing District D, mentioned the ordinance would assist combat crime within the metropolis. “We’ve a giant crime downside in Shreveport. We used to commit homicide in Shreveport. Nonetheless, there’s numerous violence within the metropolis.
“We have to step up all the things we may give the Police Division in device belts, which is one other device we will do to maintain our residents secure.”
Taylor mentioned the ordinance, if carried out, would enhance the real-time crime heart and assist combat crime.
“Once we speak about financial improvement, development, or simply safety, crime on the whole impacts us all,” he mentioned. “So having that further eye for cover for many who are afraid to come back ahead and say something out of concern of retaliation. I wish to be sure that our residents really feel secure in all points of life.”
There is no timetable for when the cameras will activate, however councilors are hoping quickly.
On the lookout for extra cameras for the real-time crime scene, Taylor’s emergency verdict is under:
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