Before Monroe police can complete one violent crime case, its investigators are chasing another; it’s a problem that Monroe Mayor Oliver Ellis rarely talks about in public and other city officials never mention at Council meetings.
While the city is spending millions to rehabilitate downtown, it has no plans or studies underway to deal with the root causes of its fabled “Murder a Week” violent crime trend.
The Monroe Police Chief Victor Zordan says violent crimes in Monroe are on the downswing, but very few in Monroe’s Southside agree.
This week the website NeighborhoodScouts scanned the nation’s cities and towns and has again listed Monroe, La., as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for…
