Crime & Safety
Mayor: Cops Step Up Security At Schools In Wake Of TX School Massacre
"Last night, I hugged my two kids a little tighter," Mayor Justin Elicker said. "It's a national crisis, and demands a national response."
NEW HAVEN, CT — “Last night, I hugged my two kids a little tighter," New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said. "This morning, I gave them an extra kiss before sending them off to school. There are at least 19 children in Uvalde, Texas whose parents can’t hug or kiss them anymore."
Elicker said the New Haven Police Department is in "contact with our state and federal intelligence partners, and out of an abundance of caution, we are increasing the police presence at our schools.”
And he shared his concern, and frustration, in a statement.
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"We also lost two adults and there are more in the hospital still who are in the fight of their lives. How many more must die in our schools, in our supermarkets and in our streets before the U.S. Congress acts to help address this carnage? Cities and states can only do so much. This is a national crisis, and it demands a national response. Enough is enough."
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