MUNCIE, Ind. – A police union in Muncie has begun advocating for more officers in the city as crime continues to increase.
President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Chris Deegan, said there is more crime than officers can handle.
"We need help. There is no doubt about it, we absolutely need help,” said Deegan. “That’s the only way we can turn from reactive to proactive and combat the drug problem that will help combat the violent crime increase we are seeing.”
Since the start of 2017, there has been six homicides in Muncie, and families of murder victims have resorted to purchasing billboards asking for the community to call in tips to solve crimes.
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“Community policing that would be awesome, to have more police officers on the force,” said Darwin Strong, president of Enough Is Enough community organization.
On average, Muncie Police respond to 50,000 calls per year, and 221 of those calls this year were related to drug overdoses. Two years ago, only 78 calls were linked to overdoses.
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