Viewpoint: Proactive policing needed to combat surge in violent crime, MCC says
By Danae Columbus | Uptown Messenger | August 20, 2020 The Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC), New Orleans’ premier criminal justice watchdog agency, is urging the New Orleans Police Department to refocus on violent offenders during a time when shootings and murders are surging and fewer arrests are being made for violent and weapons felony offenses.…