Monday, December 07, 2009

Perris police and Latino community leaders meet to build trust

Meetings between police and immigrants are starting to build trust on both sides. - - Donna Poisl

By DAVID OLSON, The Press-Enterprise

For months, Latinos in Perris complained that Riverside County sheriff's deputies stopped them for no reason. Some charged racial profiling. Mistrust festered.

The sheriff's office denies the allegations but subsequent meetings that sheriff's officials had with Latino community leaders -- and changes in how Perris-area deputies interact with Latino residents -- have yielded increased trust and reduced complaints.
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