Fayetteville officials say they’re in the final stages of setting up a new office with a big mission. The Office of Community Safety (OCS) will be offering mental health support and tackling violence and homelessness.
Officials say they’re in the process of staffing and gathering data for OCS. At Monday’s city council meeting, officials say they will officially start implementing the program by transferring more than $2 million in city tax dollars to fund the project.
“This is a great day. Just a great day,” Rick Iwanski, the grandfather of Jada Johnson , said. In July 2022, Johnson died after being shot by a Fayetteville police office r during what her family says was a mental health crisis …