“We have laws on the books … we don’t have law enforcement officers to stop it or go after [perpetrators] and hold them accountable.” News From Our Publishers | 0 | STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND FORMER BPD ASSISTANT CHIEF ALLEN TREADAWAY ON HOW BPD STAFFING SHORTAGES CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO HIGHER CRIME; BIRMINGHAMTIMES.COM, SEPT. 23. This post was originally published on this site