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Lafayette City Police Chief Jim Craft will retire on January 31 and an interim Chief has been named.

On January 31, 2016 Chief Jim Craft will have served 39 in law enforcement

Craft said he had received numerous calls asking if he would run.

Lafayette Police will seek to force drivers to become more aware of their surroundings and to reduce the number of distraction with the launch of its annual "Give the Kids a Brake" campaign.

It's kind of a 'force multiplier' for the Police Department.

Craft also pushed Monday for better starting pay for new recruits.

Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said Precincts 1 and 4 have seen a recent increase in "sporadic gun violence."

Right away we noticed it violated our oath of office.

Lafayette Chief of Police Jim Crafted joined us to discuss the Girard Park drowning as well as the subsequent outrage as the result of some controversial media coverage.

Craft said although he supports a pay increase for his employees, he doesn't think the state shouldn't mandate it.

Craft attributed the uptick in robberies to drug activity.

Police Chief Jim Craft discusses the recent rash of armed robberies and what steps police are taking to put an end to the crimes.

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