Tar Heel of the Week: Raleigh officer shapes how police deal with mentally ill

Officer M.J. Macario has devoted much of his law enforcement career to keeping people out of jail.

In his eight years of police work, the former college professor and retail salesman has tackled a touchy and persistent problem -run-ins between police and the mentally ill that too often end with sick people sitting in jail cells instead of getting help.

via Tar Heel of the Week: Raleigh officer shapes how police deal with mentally ill – Wake County – NewsObserver.com.