“We’re trying some new things.”

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“We’re trying some new things.”

By Jill Draper “We’re trying some new things,” Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Melesa Johnson told the crowd at a Feb. 10 meeting of the South Kansas City Alliance. It was a message repeated by three other speakers that night, all addressing the topic of public safety and crime reduction. “Wow,” commented a member of the 60-person audience afterward. “I’ve been going to these meetings for 15 years and this was the best one yet.” One of Johns…