Racism, Roseanne Barr, and Lawrence Chief Roy Vasque

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast is out this week. Our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot sits down with Lawrence Police Chief Roy Vasque to discuss:

• Born and raised in Lawrence
• 25 years on LPD
• Has implemented many procedures to help actively lower crime in Lawrence
  • Implemented an officer dedicated to business relationships
  • Working toward getting police dogs for the city
  • Works hand in hand with the State Police
• Over all crime down 31% year over year in the first 6 months
• Plate reader technology is a new tool the Lawrence is using
  • Is it storing the plates read during that shift and being added to a data base?
  • Some bugs in the system that the police are working through
• There is a program to help officers deal with the often-violent situations they deal with every day
• Freedom of the press vs the sanctity of the case the officers are trying to build
• Using social media to keep the public up to date in close to real time
• Would love a new police station if he could ask for just one thing from the city
• Has the District Attorney made it more difficult to get booking photos?
  • Is there a reason for this?
  • Can the photo ruin a case?
  • Where does the freedom of the press come into this?

 

Maddie Ryan is not on the show this week, so Tom does the news and the topics are:

• Juana Matias wants to do away with ICE
• Roseanne Barr’s Tweets and her show being canceled
  • Was she being a racist?
  • Was she fired because she is pro Donald Trump?
  • Isn’t this the same type of thing as NFL players being forced to stand?

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.