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Metro to get more domestic violence detectives

Posted on June 27, 2008 - 11:17pm at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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By KATE HOWARD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • June 27, 2008

Four detectives will be added to the city's domestic violence division by September to address one of the city's most frequent crimes, Mayor Karl Dean and Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas announced today.

With 10 detectives, the unit has less than half the staff it had in 1994. Police investigated more than 17,000 domestic incidents in 2007, according to a release.

“Domestic violence is a crime that affects