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DID YOU KNOW? • Many expensive perfumes contain sperm whale feces: ambergris. • A mother's body is constantly making the perfect milk for her baby. Breast milk changes its nutritional profile as baby grows. – Source: sotruefacts.com MARK BELLING 1968 was the year everything changed Page 8 10 biggest events of America's transformative year URBAN ENVIRONMENT: DIGGING DOWNTOWN CONDO LIVING – PAGES 6-7 2018 MLB DRAFT Kelenic makes Wisconsin baseball history Page 11 State's highest-ever pick is eager to start pro career MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER JUNE 8, 2018 By DAVE FIDLIN Special to the Post MILWAUKEE — Police offi- cers' use of force increased. Vehicle pursuits between police and fleeing suspects also were on the rise. But officers' use of firearms decreased. These and other findings from 2017 were encapsulated in the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission's recently released annual report, which delves into statistical and other pertinent data in the city's two public safety agencies. The seven-member commis- sion, which exists through state statute, serves as the civilian over- sight body of both departments. The organization releases its own report each year, independent of the police and fire departments. The report also looks at differ- ent programs commissioners have helped spearhead this past year in an effort the appointees said is aimed at improving com- munity relations. "I'm proud of the important work the FPC undertook in 2017," FPC chairman Steve DeVougas said in a statement. "This body is statutorily tasked with a broad range of important duties … and the commission staff should be proud of the progress that was made last year on behalf of the Milwaukee community." The 42-page document offered up a snapshot of different statisti- cal data, some vetted through independent sources the FPC enlisted as part of its analysis. Case in point: The FPC asked Steven Brandl, professor in the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee's criminal justice department, to analyze and crunch the numbers related to MPD's use of force incidents. Use of officers' firearms down In his review of the depart- ment's numbers from the past year, Brandl noted the city's sworn police force used force 684 times — a 4.6 percent increase from the number of incidents See FPC REPORT on Page 15 But their use of firearms in subduing suspects has declined Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MilwaukeePost WILLS, TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, PROBATE Pre and post death planning by a professional with over 40 years of experience. Law Offices of Attorney James J. Winiarski 3625 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee (414) 383-3902 260639017 FPC Report: Milwaukee officers' use of force in 2017 increased OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 6204 S. HOWELL AVE., MILWAUKEE • 768-0126 (At the Greenhouse, 1/2 mile S. of Mitchell International) owned for 50 years F amil Y facebook.com/PlantLandInc WE GROW OVER 130 VARIETIES OF ORGANICALLY GROWN HEIRLOOMS INCLUDING TOMATOES, VEGETABLES, GREENS & FLOWERS ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, TOMATO, VEGETABLES & HERB PLANTS ROSES AWARD WINNING

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