The department will strategically deploy its latest graduating class of officers to the troubled neighborhood.
It's where Roz Pichardo has spent her life's work as a harm reduction specialist. She recently opened the Sunshine House to serve those suffering from substance use disorder.
The police department says it's been instructed by Mayor Cherelle Parker to address, quote, "The rampant drug sales that have created an environment conducive to an open-air drug market."Cleanup of encampment on Kensington Avenue completed, but what's next? "The high levels of violence are directly tied to the drug trade, and our increased deployment that has been underway since last year and has already led to noticeable reductions in violence," Gripp continued.along Kensington Avenue, but the rampant addiction has not been eradicated.
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