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Wednesday, February 09, 2000     Page: 1A

Crime numbers from 1999 show the frequency of burglaries was lower in
neighborhoods in which police officers reside and take home their police
cruisers. In an effort to reduce crime and entice officers to live in the
city, Mayor Tom McGroarty on Tuesday said the city will provide every officer
who wants to move back into the city with a police cruiser to take home.
Officers would be allowed to drive the vehicles for personal use when they are
off duty.