Recently, law enforcement officials within South Dakota have said violent crimes are continually being committed by repeat offenders who have lengthy criminal records or are out on parole.
This issue is something the Sioux Falls Police Department is dedicated to combatting through a new unit of detectives.
Making the decision to report a violent crime that happened to you isn’t always easy.
“Many victims, their motivation for following through on prosecuting or reporting a crime is to prevent this from happening to someone else,” Michelle Trent, executive director of the Compass Center, said.
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