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It required the city to spend 25% of general revenue on police, up from the previous 20% requirement.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

Ms. Demings is also co-sponsoring a separate bipartisan bill to fund the police, up for consideration in the House.

From Washington Times Feb. 9, 2022

These obligations also set police up to fail by badly straining the time and resources they can dedicate to solving serious crimes.

From Slate Mar. 22, 2021

Devon and Cornwall data showed that in March there were 1,023 mental-health-related incidents flagged to police, up from 816 in the same month last year and 582 the year before.

From The Guardian Jul. 12, 2020

The order of the day is to help your mother police up the house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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