Race remains an issue for police in Rapid City

The Rapid City police Department has created a brand new position whose duties will partly be to head up a new Cultural Advisory Committee that “will represent all races and cultures, with an emphasis on representing the Native American members of our community,” and that will “meet regularly to provide support, input, cultural understanding, and achievable recommendations to advance beyond the RCPD’s current working relationship between the department and the community.”

The newly formed position will be filled by Cheyenne River citizen Vaughn Vargas, who will also advise the Chief of the Rapid City Police Department on issues of race and other community concerns. The move is a step in the right direction and the selection of Vargas as the person to fill the position is the correct one.

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