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Volunteers to Help Philadelphia Police Keep Peace Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson is looking for thousands of good men to be volunteers. Violent crime has gotten so bad this year a group of local executives and organizers brought Johnson a plan to help protect their neighborhoods. Johnson calls them peacekeepers.

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Volunteers to Help Philadelphia Police Keep Peace

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson is looking for thousands of good men — not as police officers but volunteers. Violent crime in the city has gotten so bad this year a group of local executives and men who worked on the Million Man March brought Johnson a plan to help protect their neighborhoods. Johnson calls them peacekeepers. Commissioner Johnson speaks with Steve Inskeep.