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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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Forum focuses on preventing gun violence
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city resident was shot twice in the back.
That shooting followed others which saw
the shooting of an 11-year-old girl in
February, and another that took the life
of a 51-year-old man as he exited a car
with his son on Benkard Avenue last
month.
City of Newburgh Police Chief Dan
Cameron said a small number of people
are responsible for the majority of
the violence. “Just because we don’t
have enough probable cause to charge
somebody doesn’t mean we don’t know
who it is,” he said, but people need to
come forward with information in order
to make arrests. “In the meantime, we
focus our intention on whoever is the
most violent group.”
Omari Shakur, whose grandson was
among the shooting victims, called
on parents to become more proactive
and police their own children. “We are
responsible, the parents are responsible,”
he said. “Don’t let kids in the house with
guns.”
Newburgh City Councilwoman Hillary
Rayford suggested a curfew for residents
under age 18. “We want them to live,” she
said.
“These
young
people
need
employment,” said Councilman Torrance
Harvey, whose student was also one
of the shooting victims. “They need
mentors and sponsors who will help them
transition out of poverty.”
Cameron said community policing is
key in addressing the swell of gun violence
in the city. “We are increasing all of our
community policing,” he said, including
foot patrols and youth outreach. Without
community policing, officers are dealing
with the community “in bad times” only,
he said. “If we don’t all work together,
we’re not going to accomplish anything.”
Among other projects, the City of
Newburgh Police have implemented the
Group Violence Intervention Program,
which zeroes in on specific criminals. The
program, he