LA City Council unanimously votes to create unarmed crisis teams to respond to nonviolent 911 calls

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LA City Council unanimously votes to create unarmed crisis teams to respond to nonviolent 911 calls
October 16, 2020 | Frieda Powers

California residents may have to brace themselves for a surge in crimes after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to create unarmed crisis teams to respond to nonviolent emergency calls.

The City Council voted 14-0 on Wednesday to move ahead with a pilot program to partner with a nonprofit organization to launch teams of city employees who will be dispatched in response to nonviolent 911 calls which are currently being handled by armed L.A. Police Department officers, KTTV reported.

Emergency calls involving mental health issues, substance abuse, suicide threats and more would be handled by unarmed mental health workers, medical professionals and others.

A press release indicated that the city council will now “issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a non-profit partner to implement a pilot program, and in addition seek recommendations from relevant departments on creating a new classification of city employees that would be responsible for responding to nonviolent calls for service that are currently handled by police officers.”

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https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/16/la-city-council-unanimously-votes-to-create-unarmed-crisis-teams-to-respond-to-nonviolent-911-calls-985050

[PeteS in CA]

Will their official vests have targets painted on them?