Springfield aldermen advance police reform ordinance

With a few modifications, members of the Springfield City Council unanimously advanced a police reform ordinance Tuesday night that largely codifies existing department policy while making changes to the city’s Police Citizen Review Commission (PCRC).Among the reforms included in the package: a ban on neck restraints, chokeholds or carotid holds in most cases; a ban on the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse any assembled group unless necessary to […]