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Chaos and Banned Weapons: SPD’s Use of ‘Mutual Aid’ Police Departments in 2020

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30 May 2023
Chaos and Banned Weapons: SPD’s Use of ‘Mutual Aid’ Police Departments in 2020
(Illustration: Glen Stellmacher for The Urbanist)

https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/05/30/chaos-and-banned-weapons-spds-use-of-mutual-aid-police-departments-in-2020/

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