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Mayor, police chief to visit Las Vegas to learn about surveillance system aimed at cutting crime

A "real-time crime center" in St. Louis
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A "real-time crime center" in St. Louis

Mayor G.T. Bynum, Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin, and two city councilors will visit Las Vegaslater this month to learn about how that city monitors for crime through cameras placed at certain spots. Listen above to Mayor G.T. Bynum and KWGS's Elizabeth Caldwell talk about the trip, as well as the record amount of gun violence Tulsa police say plagued the city over the summer.

Before joining Public Radio Tulsa, Elizabeth Caldwell was a freelance reporter and a teacher. She holds a master's from Hollins University. Her audio work has appeared at KCRW, CBC's The World This Weekend, and The Missouri Review. She is a south Florida native.