The city of Decatur is putting money in the budget to address concerns about racial profiling by police officers. City Manager Peggy Merriss said the city is crafting several formal responses to recommendations the Decatur ...
Decatur Police received two reports of burglaries this week. According to Decatur Police Sgt. Jennifer Ross, on April 20 police received a call about a burglary in the 100 block of Springdale Street. The victim ...
UPDATE: Decatur Police Chief Mike Booker has released a statement about the department’s participation in this ongoing conversation. His full statement is reprinted at the end of this article. For the last few weeks black ...
I sat in a room at Oakhurst Presbyterian last Sunday, and listened while black men talked about their interactions with Decatur Police. The discussion was about Decatur, but it could’ve been about any place in ...
A group of Decatur residents is inviting the public to a meeting this Sunday to share their stories of being racially profiled by police officers. The meeting will be held Sunday, March 30, at 4:30 ...