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Column: To make Downtown Long Beach safer, police should look to a new (old) strategy

Avatar photo by Jake Gotta December 10, 2023December 11, 2023

Cities around the country have found success in reducing crime by returning to the old ways of walking a beat. Long Beach police should consider doubling down.

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