A string of abrupt downtown Greensboro business closings has touched off an unusually public bout of anxiety and media coverage regarding the state of Greensboro’s center city – and it has also produced a predictable response from city leaders: a reassuring press release.
On Thursday night, February 6, the City of Greensboro sent out a press release announcing that the Greensboro Police Department had “increased downtown patrol presence” through its Center City Resource Team – the unit that’s assigned to downtown.
City leaders said the team consists of two patrol squads with 18 officers who rotate schedules for a near-constant presence in downtown Greensboro, and also that GPD added three more officers to the team recently to enhance visibility and maintain a consistent presence…