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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Century Schoolbook"><span
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Year! Jan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Jan Girardi, 2nd District Liaison</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Councilman Charles Samuels</span></font><font
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">VA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">23219</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>(804) 646-6532</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Peters, Karla E.
- Police <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 30, 2009
10:57 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> New Year's Eve Deployment
123009 KP</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoTitle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:24.0pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=5 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Black"'>Richmond</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
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Police News Release</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=5 face="Arial Black"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Power Shift: <st1:City
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Police Specialized Units</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=5 face="Arial Black"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Join Precinct Patrols for
New Year’s Eve Deployment</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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class=lead-inemphasis><font size=3 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=lead-inemphasis><b><font
size=3 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black";
font-weight:bold'>Dec. 30, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Richmond Police
Department is more than doubling the number of officers on the streets for New
Year’s Eve. Officers and detectives normally assigned to specialized
units like Narcotics, School Resource Officers and Motors will join forces with
precinct patrol officers.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>These officers and
detectives, whose daily assignments usually involve everything from undercover
investigations to traffic accidents, will assist precinct officers with the
annual increase in calls for service overnight Dec. 31 through Jan. 1.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Annually we work
to have added enforcement on the streets for calls involving DUIs, random gunfire
and any disruptive New Year’s Eve revelers,” Major Peggy Horn said.
“We’re prepared to expect the unexpected.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The officers and
detectives will be divided among the Department’s four precincts based on
the analysis of previous years’ data on New Year’s Eve and New
Year’s Day incidents.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“The majority of
calls for New Year’s involve people firing guns in the air, especially at
the midnight hour,” Horn said. “For safety’s sake, we want to
remind people </span>that reckless handling of firearms endangers everyone</font>.
Bottom line: It is illegal to fire a weapon in the city limits.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Richmond Police reminds
citizens that they also have a role in New Year’s Eve safety. Partygoers
are asked to have a designated driver or travel by taxi to eliminate having
persons driving under the influence. In large party crowds, try to remain aware
of your surroundings at all times and travel in pairs or in groups. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“We want everyone
to have fun but to also ring in the new year safely,” Horn said.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face="Berlin Sans FB"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB";color:blue'>Karla E.
Peters</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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