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Amarillo's homicide rate is climbing fast, and the police are launching a new gang unit to try and get it under control. They're hoping this dedicated team will make a difference in stopping the violence.
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Declining — being discussed less frequently. 1 mention in the last 30 days, 6 the 60 before.
This new unit will likely cost taxpayers more as the police department expands its resources to combat crime.
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The Amarillo Police Department asked community members to avoid the area of the 2000 block of Paramount Boulevard on Tuesday morning, amid an agency response to a "barricaded subject, possibly armed."