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29-year-old Man To Lead Rapid City’s New Cultural Effort

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been selected to lead the new effort by the Rapid City Police Department to increase cultural understanding between law enforcement and the community.

Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris has selected Vaughn Vargas to be the department’s first cultural advisory coordinator.

Vargas is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports that in the past five years, Vargas has overcome criminal, alcoholic and mental health problems to become a community activist and a top student at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

The advisory committee’s goal is to represent all races and cultures, with an emphasis on representing Native Americans in the community.

Native Americans make up 12 percent of Rapid City’s population but account for 59 percent of arrestees.

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Information from: Rapid City Journal,

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