John Mason is reporting in the Register-Star while crime in general is on the decline in Hudson, gun violence is increasing, this according to city Police Chief Edward Moore. “It’s not time to panic, but to focus our resources on it,” he said. Moore made the comments during a meeting with city residents at Providence Hall, Tue., Jul. 14, in response to a question about the decision to deploy the city's SWAT team at Hudson Terrace on July 7 to recover a handgun. In the 30 months since he became chief, Moore said there have been 41 instances of shots fired, a 20 percent increase over the preceding period. “If you look at the statistics, the trend in this city is for gun violence,” Moore said. “That worries me. A police officer is going to get shot, a citizen is going to get shot.” Read the full story in the Register-Star.