KARK/Fox 16 continues its focus on crime in Little Rock and solutions, including a national Ceasefire program that is the model for some new crime-fighting ideas announced recently by Mayor Mark Stodola.

The station’s report indicates use of people on the street to anticipate potential crime has produced benefits elsewhere. Several have been hired for that effort in Little Rock.The report raises some questions, based on an interview with an expert in the program, if Little Rock is going to make a sufficient investment to produce results.

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