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D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Kevin Contee credited “good police work, science and community support”

“As a former transit cop, I understand number one how dangerous these tunnels are," Adams said

Officer Miaja Jefferson says she wanted to join the organization that changed her own life for the better

Mayor Eric Adams' plan involves sending more police and social service outreach workers into the subways

The move will work in conjunction with more NYPD subway patrols, said Mayor Eric Adams

The teams will patrol trains and stations and attempt to convince homeless people living there to move into shelters

Just steps from the Opera House, drug dealers carry translucent bags filled with crystal-like rocks, flashing wads of cash while peddling heroin and meth

The HOPE Center will help get people off the streets, into warm beds, and working with social and mental health workers

Mayor Eric Garcetti says the program will free up police resources for crime-related calls

While they work closely with police and respond to nonviolent calls, the specialists free up officers' time, police said

The group allows for community members to become involved and empowered in the problem-solving efforts

Government-funded shelters and communities find success with housing-first, low-barrier approach

Dave himself says it best: “It took a while, but I can live like a human being now"

The Raleigh Police Department shares how LE agencies can team with social workers to benefit both cops and communities