Apr
13
Aggressively fight crime in North and South Omaha
I’ve seen alot of good ideas mentioned here, so I won’t restate them. I would like to say though, that the next mayor of Omaha needs to aggresively fight crime in North and South Omaha. The Omaha Police Department is a great agency already, but as always they could improve further and the next mayor can have a major impact on that. Here are some of my ideas.
- More police on the street. Funding for new recruits is essential and most not be lowered. The money used to get officers on our streets should be one of the last places the city looks to cut spending, not the first.
- Modern, in-car laptops for police cruisers to replace the outdated systems currently used.
- Increased use of the Able 1 helicopters. Have them spend more time in the air, if only for use as a deterrent.
- Increase “community policing” to strengthen the bond between the public and the police.
-Eric Powell
