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New Trenton police director: Task force to combat violence
Clip: 7/22/2021 | 3m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Last year the city hit a grim record with 40 homicides.
Trenton is still reeling from two fatal shootings on Monday. The surge in violence comes as a new police director takes the helm. Among his first initiatives, police director Steve Wilson said creating a task force to combat violence in the city is a priority as well as putting an emphasis on community policing.
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New Trenton police director: Task force to combat violence
Clip: 7/22/2021 | 3m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Trenton is still reeling from two fatal shootings on Monday. The surge in violence comes as a new police director takes the helm. Among his first initiatives, police director Steve Wilson said creating a task force to combat violence in the city is a priority as well as putting an emphasis on community policing.
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