Can one person make a difference?
The mid-sized city of Centerville, Iowa thinks so. A crime wave has hit this city of 5400. But the town is fighting back:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jTsWi0-xKBX7J-uDvq-FMMRSqPKQD99SA5M81
Using money from the stimulus package passed in the Spring, Centerville is hiring a new police officer. And that officer can't arrive too soon. As the article notes:
"Crime reached a high point in the past year, with the kidnapping, church burning and homicide cases. Any one of the crimes would have taxed the small police department. The sheriff's office helped, but the killing of a 56-year-old woman and wounding of her estranged husband was especially difficult."
Yet Centerville has a positive outlook on the problem. Town leaders believe that the extra officer will help restore the quality of life that the town had previously known. And they plan to place the extra officer at the local high school. They believe this is a good way to get to the root of the problem.
Will the new strategy work? Time will tell. But Centerville, Iowa is a mid-sized city fighting hard for its future.
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Town leaders believe that the extra officer will help restore the quality of life that the town had previously known.
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