Detectives pulled from beat

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Homicide detectives working Monday’s fatal shootings were pulled from the investigation for the rest of the week Wednesday to walk a beat as part of Police Chief Cathy Lanier’s All Hands on Deck effort to increase police visibility, sources said.

The move left some in the city’s depleted detective ranks grumbling that homicide cases were growing cold while veteran investigators wrote parking tickets.

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