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Rapid City Police Position To Enhance Cultural Understanding

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police in Rapid City are creating a new part-time position to increase cultural understanding between law enforcement and the community.

Chief Karl Jegeris announced Friday the creation of a Cultural Advisory Coordinator position.

Twenty-nine-year-old Vaughn Vargas has been appointed as the first coordinator. Vargas is a student at the South Dakota School of Mines and a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

As the coordinator, Vargas will head the department’s new Cultural Advisory Committee. The goal of the committee is to represent all races and cultures, with an emphasis on representing Native Americans in the community.

The committee is expected to be up and running by the end of the year. It will meet regularly to provide recommendations to advance the department’s relationship with the community.

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