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David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview:

Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."

By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2016
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview:

The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."

By Tom Kertscher • April 30, 2015
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on January 25, 2013 in a radio interview:

"I had to lay off 48 people last year," which has exacerbated the lack of law enforcement officers in the county that respond quickly to crime calls.

By Tom Kertscher • January 31, 2013

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