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County study of La Crosse area law enforcement to be finished soon

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A special committee on police activity in La Crosse appears close to completing its mission.

Chair Tara Johnson of La Crosse County’s Study Committee on Policing is hoping to have recommendations ready within a couple of months, by early April.  The panel started meeting nine months ago. 

Johnson has a few goals in mind, such as improving education for police training, and getting more community involvement in law enforcement.

A final report could pave the way toward a more permanent committee to provide oversight on police activities.  Johnson says there’s no limit yet on how many recommendations could be made.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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  1. Kent Porter

    January 30, 2023 at 9:05 am

    It took over a year for the POLICE BOARD to figure out our POLICE do a GREAT JOB !!!!!!! I hope we are not paying these dopes with our tax money !!!!! WOW

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