CA City Poised to Declare State of Emergency in Violent Neighborhoods

[The Straight Story]

California City Poised to Declare State of Emergency in Violent Neighborhoods

ASSOCIATED PRESS

RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) -- Stunned by a spate of unsolved slayings, the city is poised to declare a state of emergency, a move that could lead to additional police patrols and surveillance cameras in troubled neighborhoods.

Richmond has reported 17 killings in the city this year, compared to 36 slayings in 2004. But police say some of the violence this year has been caused by increasing gang rivalries and errant gunfire.

''This madness has got to end,'' said the Rev. Andre Shumake, who works at the North Richmond Missionary Baptist Church. ''You've got to understand _ innocent people are being killed. We're tired of this carnage.''

Richmond's public safety committee voted Monday to recommend that the nine-member City Council declare a state of emergency in nine neighborhoods.

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1. Perfect, the city is going to declare martial law. It's easier than

dealing with the problems that cause gang violence and crime.