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Dateline New Haven: Policing Expert John Velleca

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New Haven Independent Editor Paul Bass spoke Thursday on WNHH to John Velleca, a retired city police assistant chief who now teaches criminal justice at Albertus Magnus College, about the latest uptick in violence in the city.

• Here’s Paul’s story that followed the interview.

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