Board of Police Commissioners, Evening Community Meeting

11:30PM Feb 8, 2024

Speakers:

Commissioner Banks

Commissioner Bernard

Commander McKay

Commissioner Moore

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening. It is now 6:30pm. So we want to call this a board of police commissioners meet recording in progress. Look at my colleagues not sure if we quite have a quorum as of yet, but we can indeed start with a word of invocation. And that will come from Bishop Henry Davenport, who will be doing the invocation as well as a word of welcome

Well, if you love Jesus I want you to clap your hands and give him some praise

we hear a Solomon's temple believe in praise and and blessing God I just want to welcome each of you. And I'm so happy to have you and the house of the Lord that God has granted to us to worship and to praise him but even to do things that will bless the community. Here at Solomon's temple our theme for the year of course is holy goes out or in 2024. So if you feel the Holy Ghosts, just say Lord have your way. I know this is a community meeting but God can move in a community meeting. If you see somebody raise their hand, just say go ahead. Hallelujah. Yeah, there's somebody say hallelujah, say go ahead. It's all right to praise God. Let us bow our heads Lord in the name of Jesus Christ. We come to say thank you for everything that you have done. What are you doing right now? And what are you about to do? Lord, how can we say thanks for all the things you have done for us? Being so undeserved? Yet you did to prove your love for us. The voices of a million angels cannot express our gratitude, all that we are and all that we ever hope to be. We owe it all to thee To God be the glory for the things that you have done for this city. I pray Your blessings upon this meeting tonight. Send it your wisdom. Send it your knowledge, send your resolve, sin, break through sin, love, sin, peace, send everything we need in this house, so that we can walk away from here, feeling that our needs have been met. And we would be so careful to give you the praise, the honor and the glory in Jesus name. Let us all say a man. Amen. Come on and clap your hands and praise Jesus one more time. God bless you well,

and keep those hands together for the Solomon temples church. Come on, keep those hands together, but Solomon's Temple Church afford their hospitality and opening up their space for our meeting tonight. Again, we are so grateful for everyone's attendance and again for those words of welcome and the invocation by Bishop Henry Davenport. With that we will now move on to the introduction of commissioners by Mr. Brown person

Presley here, VICE CHAIRPERSON bail. Here Mrs. Smith export excused absence

Mr. Linda Burt our attorney Linda Bernard district to present listen

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missing a burden. Commissioner Willie burden is present.

Current acts were an excuse for missing Ricardo more present. Mr. Hernandez. Mr. Roy gamble, present, Mr. Darrell Woods present. With

that we do indeed have a quorum and Tony will now move on to the approval of the February 8 2024 agenda. I hope my colleagues had an opportunity to review the agenda. Is there any objection to the approval of this agenda? Hearing none, we will now move on to the approval of the minutes for Thursday, February 1 2020. For the meeting. Is there any objection to the approval of these minutes? A Hearing no objection we will now move on to the approval of the close excuse me Hearing no objection, Those minutes are approved. I will now move on to the approval of the closed session minutes from February 1 2024 beginning with Officer LaVale. Is there any objection to those minutes?

I'm going to eject on on those minutes because I have not seen those minutes posted anywhere at this time. With

that and is there a motion to accept the minutes from the closed session February 1 2024. From their second has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Hearing no discussion? All those in favor please signify by saying aye. All those opposed, no. The eyes have it. Those minutes have been approved. Now. We'll move on to the approval of the closed session minutes from February 1 2024. Officer Goodman, the chair entertain a motion. There second. properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Hearing no discussion? All those in favor please signify by saying aye. All those opposed, no. The eyes habit that those minutes are approved. And we now move on to the approval of the closed session minutes for February 1 2024 for officer Cabano the chair entertain a motion is there a second has been properly moved in second any discussion? Hearing none all those in favor please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed no. No II eyes habit Those minutes are approved. And then lastly, the approval of the closed session for minutes of February the first 2024 for officers Sears the chair entertain the motion. Is there a second? It's been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Hearing none all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, no. No. The eyes have it. Those minutes are approved. And we will now move on to the introduction of the OPC staff Chief of Police elected officials representatives and community leaders by Mr. Brown.

Good afternoon. Let's tear up attorney Stephanie LaBelle. Ozel Miss Teresa blossom. This journey and the word is Jasmine Taylor is Candice Hayes, supervisor and guest investigator Cromwell. American Sign Language interpreter Dr. BD the Chicago DPD HR director Katrina Portillo's on Zoom. A court reporters Mr. Dodd Handyside, a videographer side by side and Lucas and Sergeant Quinn is doing the audio. Sydney for the chief deputies Williams, elected official Councilman Scott Dixon, Mr. Murray overall from state representative Tyrone Carter's office, Mr. Don Davis. Any council member Fred Hall The third office, former Commissioner William Davis. This Kim Jackson Eaton Amina relation president for the 11th precinct and former commissioner. They'll call Commissioner Davis fitness here.

Thank you. We are so grateful for everyone's attendance and that includes our special guests and again, we want to give special acknowledgement to Councilmember Scott Benton who is here. Why don't we put our hands together and acknowledge His presence. We're grateful to have you here today. All right. And so with that, we will now move on to our board of police commissioner's offices report. But we will begin as we are in the district I believe of Commissioner Cedric banks. And as we were in his district, I want to give him an opportunity to greet us and then he can move forward with his certificates and resolutions. Yes.

Welcome. Welcome to the wonderful world of district number 311 Three st that's why I got started at about 2015 It was President Kim Jackson, who appointed me as Sergeant of Arms. For her I did that for about a year or two years. I was surprised. That was my first shot at getting into political arena. I started there remember those days, Kim? You put me in that position. It was a blessing. It really helped me a lot. I thank God for SAR to spruce. Also D Roc and my man Doug Nichols sod and spruce used to give me hotspots at Dequindre eight mile and all of that, and me and my church will go up there every Saturday and we will pray for crime to go down. And we saw the blessings and I thank God but nobody 11 Number 11 precinct is special to me. And I thank God for number 11.

Excellent. Let the record show that a commissioner Hey Soos Hernandez have joined us. Go right ahead. I just wanted the record to reflect that Commissioner Fernandez has joined us go right ahead with your certificates and with our certificates and resolutions. All right.

Yes, sir, Mr. Chair, come in now. Give me a moment to gather everything it's a lot.

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Oh, Commissioner banks for the sake of time I'm going to ask you to read one of those certificates and then list the names of the people who are coming to receive them. Yes, sir.

Thank you. We got a certificate of appreciation neighborhood police officer Renee Acker, rish or devel developing strong ties with residents and community organizations in the LM precinct and enhancing public safety, stronger police community relations in our community. Renee you want to come forward please, young lady.

Oh, and welcome and thank God for the great job that you do out there in the community. Okay. All right. You're quite welcome.

All right, next up is Pastor Wayne McQueen. I don't I don't think he's here. This is a friend. of mine right here who passed steel.

clap it up for him.

Thank you

all right, next up is Kim. Jackson. Let's give a hand for Kim Jackson.

Young been a great blessing to me great blessing. She helped me get started. Open up some doors for me when I was trying to get into political arena about what 10 years ago we got it worked out we did.

Excellent All right. Next up is Marcia Williams. Well you

got here No, you got here. All right. Yes. Appreciate you. All right. All right.

Appreciate all you're doing.

All right, next, next up is Eric he'll a MPO. Now the NPO Eric Hill. Eric, are you here? He's not okay.

All right here, Commissioner.

We'll do we'll do next up, we'll be right here. You up next. Nico Douglas Nichols.

You got it. Gotta get you got to gas. Next up, we'll be there and yo Robison, also deride.

Next up Sergeant Charles spruce

All right, we're getting ready to get down to the resolution

Hey, Mr. Chair. Yes, sir. I'm record. I'm requesting for two minutes for my people to speak. I don't have that many. Can you help me? Can you help me out? Sure. Appreciate you Mr. Chair. Oh, man, appreciate you

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Two minutes is two minutes. We got it. All right. Appreciate it. Oh, my man. All right. resolution honoring Mr. Frederick bolt bolt. Bolton is a former associate pastor of lifeline Christian Center ministries. Waitwait whereas Mr. Fred Frederick Bolton is a former associate pastor of lifeline Christian Center ministries, where he served up under the leadership of Bishop Anthony Claxton. During his tenure, there, Mr. Bolten began doing evangelism and lifeline Mr. Bolton and his wife look wanna bow Bolton had a desire to go beyond the four walls of the ministry with an outreach program, recognising the need present in the metro Detroit area and having a passion and a desire to help the citizens of Detroit. They began going into impoverished neighborhoods, neighborhoods and providing care packages to citizens with items, including blankets, toiletries, and food and whereas, God gave Mr. Bolton, the vision for the 501 C three, nonprofit organization encouragement corner, outreach, the organization declaration and guiding philosophy is wherever you are God's love. We'll find you Mr. Bolton family stands on and walks in that declaration. Mr. Bolten serves as the CEO of encouragement corner outreach. Through his organization, Mr. Bolten encourages and empowers others by applying the Word of God every living everyday living together with his wife, and a wonderful staff. He Thanks, God for encouragement corner outreach also has a sisterhood mission and a senior program. There is also a podcast and titled The next level up. And whereas encouragement corner outreach is making preparation for the next annual backpack giveaway. held every August during though the giveaways the organization blesses a few 100 families with prayer backpacks filled with age appropriate appropriate school supplies for the children food entertainment, including games for the younger children. Additionally, several full size brand new bikes and have been raffled off for the community. The organization has hopes to bless the community families and children even more this year. Now, that it Now therefore, be it resolved. That the Detroit board of police commissioners speaking on behalf of the citizens of the great city of Detroit recognizes and honors the lifelong contributions and commitment to excellent and public service. Mr. Frederick Bolton, Bolton is display of unwavering community spirit has improved the quality of life for the citizens of Detroit. We think we thank and congratulate you. Mr. Bolton, pasture free come on up.

And as he comes.

Chair entertain a motion to accept his resolution into our archives. So we'll probably second all those in favor please signify by saying aye. All those opposed, no. Congratulations, the resolution is adopted.

Amen. Amen. Glory to God. I'm gonna keep it real quick. Thank you. I'm obey. But I just wanted to say and I prepared something very short. So I won't forget. But first of all, I want to thank the Lord for allowing me to accept this award and just the wonderful staff of encouragement corner outreach and bless God for my lovely wife. All right, all right. All right. I want to thank Commissioner Cedric banks and fellow commissioners and I want to say thank you on behalf of myself, my wife and the entire staff have encouraged Mokona outreach we truly believe in evangelizing and serve in our community in the city of Detroit. Our declaration is where ever you are, God's love will find you and we're truly grateful. God bless Thank you

Mr. Banks, for the sake of time, I'm going to assist in reading these resolutions and then you can provide your remarks. Next.

Can I get one more the pastor you're gonna take the rest of them? Yes,

sir. Right ahead.

Appreciate it, Mr. Chair, no problem. All right. resolution honoring Raylan G Hill Jr. Whereas Raylan G Hill Jr. is a native of state of Michigan, and a 100% service connected Navy veteran who has served the kingdom of God in the name of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. for over 37 years, he accepted the call to preach and teach the gospel according according to the book of Mark 1615 Mr. Heal was baptized with fire and ordained as a minister by God and the assistant of Bishop green Overseer and united outreach ministry. Church of Oakland California, and the year of our Lord 2007. And whereas elder he'll is a is the husband and a millennia millennia. Joy co Deacon Eddie Lynch, senior daughter. Together they are blessed with six children, six grandchildren, and whereas elder Hill has led 1000s of souls and for the kingdom of God, wow. All over the world. Furthermore, he is a published author and a seasoned spiritual recovery coach who has helped me and and women transform their lives by testifying about how, how he overcame all of life's greatest challenges. And his recent new motivational guy guide book called perception busters. Elder heal greatest passion is to help others discover their purpose in life that would ultimately lead them toward a life of abundance and fulfillment. Now, therefore, that'd be resolved that the Detroit board of police commissioners of the police commission speaking on behalf of the citizens of the great city of Detroit recognizes and honors the lifelong contribution and commitment to excellent and public service. Mr. Raelynn G he'll and his display of unwavering community spirit has improved the quality of life. The citizens of Detroit, we thank you and congratulate you, Pastor, he'll come on up and get your award.

And as he comes the chair entertain a motion to adopt this resolution into our archives. So there second has been properly moved and seconded. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed to No, the resolution has been adopted. Congratulations.

You're sure I'm gonna be Bureau brief. We just want to thank God my wife and I for this gracious, you know, invitation from commission of banks. You know, this reminds me of Proverbs 1923. It says that the fear of the Lord leads to life and he who has it shall be satisfied and shall not be visited with evil. And when I think of profit banks, I think have the master arms when I first met him initially, you know, he just pillar of the community here in Detroit. So you know, I just want to thank everybody for having us. My wife and I my lovely wife right there, Miss Melania we look forward to working with flip the script over at the Salvation Army where I'm serving over right now with Greg Anderson, and all the brothers over there we are making a difference. So it's just good to be here in this setting this evening. I'm deeply grateful for this honor.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thanks once again.

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know you your plaque a row.

Mr Chair, do you need the resolution so you get I

think I have them here. So now we'll move on to the resolution honoring Ricky and Cassandra Williams whereas born Ricky Dale Williams in 1963 He is the youngest of five brothers and one sister a native to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Durant, Mississippi. The phrase best describes our D Williams is Oklahoma born Mississippi raised but now living in Detroit, Michigan. He comes from a rich ministry heritage and is the fifth generation preacher or Dee Williams served his country for 16 years, and he's retired from the US Army Reserves serving the Operation Desert Storm and is highly decorated and whereas Dr. rd Williams has been a born again Christian since 1975, are we dedicated st since 2001, licensed as a Baptist preacher in 1995. Licensed and ordained as an elder in 1999 and pastored, the original chain breakers deliverance church in Duncanville Texas from 2005 to 2008. Our Dee Williams then moved to Detroit, Michigan and married his wife, Dr. Cassandra Williams, became a licensed and ordained bishop in 2008 and found a chain breakers deliverance church. In Michigan. He and his wife both received their doctorate degrees in 2010, from the Christian Association of Christian churches and ministries in East Pointe, Michigan under Bishop Earl Lacy. And whereas Dr. Sandra Winans, became a licensed and ordained pastor in 2008. She is the second presiding Prelate of the church fellowship ministry and the second chair CEO of the chain breakers deliverance church network because Sandra Williams is a unique and gifted leader in the body of Christ, she eloquently desex the scripture to give both the Scripture and practical reflections into modern Christian living with the healing and deliverance ministry that God has given her as a prophetess administer, she transformed the lives of those she's touches and whereas apostle rd, and apostle elect Cassandra Williams have been ministering together since 2010. And since 2020 Are the senior pastors of the chain breakers deliverance Church International. Their unique style breaks the change of the enemy and self destructive behaviors through Revelation liberation and transformation. This sets the believer on not only a path of freedom and maturity, but a much deeper understanding of what true prosperity and growth really are. Now therefore be it resolved that the Detroit board of police commissioners speaking on behalf of the citizens of the great city of Detroit recognizes and honor the lifelong contributions and commitment to excellence and public service of apostle rd and apostle Laker Sandra Williams. Their display of unwavering community spirit has improved the quality of life for the citizens of Detroit. We thank and congratulate you the chair entertain a motion to accept this resolution into our archives. There seconds been properly moved and seconded. All those in favor please signify by saying aye. All those opposed, nay the resolution has been adopted. Congratulations apostle. And Apostle leg

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praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Again. For I am standing here so gracious. Before the Lord honored just to receive this. This is our first time and I thank God because we're we mean to make a difference here in the city. We getting ready to set our indents in some places so that we can help the people of God and the people in the city of Detroit. I have an endeavor where I have been dealing with women of domestic violence for the last eight years because I like helping them I myself helped myself because I was a victim. So I'm endeavoring to help them and we have been helping other churches throughout the city of Detroit do various things various programs and whatnot, just making our mark and we just want to say thank you. I want to say thank you personally, to all of you and to the police commissioner and his wife and everyone that's here.

There's a law of somebody. border police commissioners, I thank you. And I honor you because I was over at public safety. When you guys had your meetings there and it was such an honor to see people of rank and distinction began to come together and make a difference for this city. And that's what it's really all about. It's not about me and accolades or anything that I've done, but it's all for the glory of God, To God be the glory. And also, I like to thank Bishop and Lady Kay smiley, and you've been such a blessing to us, and we love you. We love you the love of the Lord and we love you as one of our own. Thank you and God bless you.

Thank you Congratulations once again. Next we have a resolution honoring Carolyn Williams in green Mrs. Carolyn Williamson Green was born on April 21 1944. She was raised as the second youngest of six children into a huge family whose foundation has always been rooted in the love of God. Her nurturing Spirit began at a very young age and once she turned 11 She was deemed a neighborhood babysitter and was known as an aide and caterer to the senior citizens in our community. Mrs. Green attended well known educational institutions in the city of Detroit, such as Davidson Elementary, Cleveland junior high school, excuse me, Cleveland junior high school, the High School of Commerce, which was the business school connected to the victory Memorial arc in the historic Cass Technical High School. She finished her schooling at Highland Park College. Once she completed her education. She worked for General Motors as a troubleshooter until her retirement in 1997. However, her work was not finished until she began her true life's mission of dedicated service and whereas post retirement she focused more on her community service and co founded the well known Detroit organization community united for progress, whose mission was to give the children of the city opportunities to reach their greatest potential and to create a bond between the city's youth and the senior citizens. Mrs. Green has been a longtime member of her neighborhood watch group she has been a volunteer for the Detroit Police Department for over 50 years and has been a leading member at her church home peace Baptist church. She previously acted as president of the Missionary Society. She currently is one of the leaders for their senior citizens program. Head of their kitchen ministry, their after care ministry and as a long time warrior for their intercessory prayer group. Her love for service throughout her lifetime opened a beautiful opportunity for her to give back to her own lineage and roots when she began assisting and taking care of her cousin and the late mother of the Civil Rights Movement Rosa Parks, her love for her cousin furthered her purpose and for caring for all the people of the world. And whereas Mrs. Green's relation and connection to her elder son opened a world of social justice and civil rights activism into her own life missing mission she has starred in several documentaries, such as the Academy Award nominated, mighty times the legacy of Rosa Parks, my life with Rosie a bond between cousins, a documentary exploring a deeper look into the relationship she had with her cousin, and how she continues to preserve the integrity of Mrs. Parks legacy. My life with Rosie is a scuze me is also an Amazon Best selling children's book. She was most recently seen on the streaming app peacock in the rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, which was featured in the Tribeca Film Festival. She was also asked to be a familiar advisor and consultant on the 2002 biopic The Rosa Parks story starring Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James and the late Cicely Tyson. And whereas Mrs. Green nurturing spirit for her community and her continued fight for social justice and civil rights has won her many awards, such as the City of Detroit's lifetime of service award, the Wayne County lifetime of service award, and she was even awarded with the City of Los Angeles for her involvement in the civil rights movement. In 2018, she was awarded a humanitarian award of honors from Detroit's Trinity Film Festival, for her continue acts of service and persistence in continuing to fight for justice and civil equity among all people. Mrs. Green has loved and raised many children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and community children in her lifetime. She continues to fight for equity, equality and encourages everyone to know with the love of God. Anyone can make a change in this world. Now therefore be it resolved that the Detroit board of police commissioners speaking on behalf of the citizens of the great city of Detroit recognizes and honors the lifelong contribution and commitment to excellence in public service of Mrs. Carolyn Williams in green. Her display of unwavering community spirit has improved the quality of life for the citizens of Detroit. We thank and congratulate you, the chair entertain a motion to adopt this resolution to our archives. Is there a second? Second? It's been properly moved and seconded. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, no. This resolution has been adopted. Congratulations and thank you for your life of service.

Well, the guy be the glory, the things he has done. You know, I start my community service. Right. I'm gathered right down the street at 1123. I was working at GM and it was closing the plant. We knew he was going somewhere. So they asked us we want to they will pay us to volunteer. So I say well, I can walk there from my house. So rather than go out downtown and say out I would just volunteer. And I never forget it was officer Jones. At the time. I didn't know he was a minister and he would go to different places. You're from his schools and he would ask me to go with him sometime. I would get things together for him while he would go. And one day he was talking he say why don't you come with me and volunteer at the share house. I say oh, that sounds like something nice to do. And so that's how I really started being with him. And he got me where I can do volunteer and that's and I began to see that it did help the community then I went out and started working with I mean volunteering with the police department and that volunteered and with other food banks and different things. So my life has been mostly volunteer, taking care kids, not man volunteer. So it's just been a volunteer life. I enjoy every minute of it. And I thank God for me being able to do it because somebody's got to do it. And like Rosa Parks with all we say, one person can change the world. That's

right. Beautiful. Thank

you. So very much. Congratulations once again. And finally, we have a resolution honoring Oliver Leon Wilson, whereas Oliver Lyon Wilson was born March 7 1952 to Edward and Mildred Wilson. Mr. Wilson comes from a large family where he is one of nine children, having four brothers and four sisters. After graduating from Central High School in 1971. Mr. Wilson enlisted in the US Army in 1973. After serving for three years, Mr. Wilson was honorably discharged in 1976 with the rank of spec four and began working for the US Postal Service and whereas during his career with the US Postal Service, Mr. Wilson served as union steward for the National Association of Letter Carriers from 1985 to 2015. Additionally, he served as the representative for employee involvement, quality work life, as well as a safety advocate. In 2015, Mr. Wilson was awarded the 1 million mouse safe driver award, and after a long and successful career Mr. Wilson retired in 2016. And whereas Mr. Wilson is active within his community, as an active excuse me as an advocate and activist serving on several block clubs and community groups. This includes the MO RS community block club, the north central block club, or the Conant garnets, excuse me corner gardens community united for progress, the Farwell community group. Additionally, He is the former president of the Detroit National Action Network from 1997 to 2017. Mr. Wilson served as the vice president for the Farwell recreational Advisory Council, and has currently served as president since 2017. Mr. Wilson has been instrumental in petitioning for a new gymnasium for Farwell recreation, and is pleased to announce that the new Jim is coming in spring 2024. Mr. Wilson has also been a participant in the week hair day for 35 years. And whereas as an avid sports enthusiast Mr. Wilson enjoys running basketball, table tennis, softball, pitching horseshoes and bowling. Spending time with his family is of great importance to Mr. Wilson, who is the father of two children, one son and one daughter and grandfather to seven grandchildren, and a great grandfather to four great grandchildren. Now therefore be resolved that the Board of police commissioners speaking on behalf of the citizens of the great city of Detroit recognizes and honors the lifelong contributions and commitments to excellence in public service of Mr. Oliver Leon Wilson. His display of unwavering community spirit has improved the quality of life for the citizens of Detroit. We thank and congratulate you the chair entertain a motion to accept this resolution into our archives. Is there a second it's been properly moved in second. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, no. This resolution is adopted. Congratulations. Oliver Lyon Wilson.

Oh, thank you, commissioners. And sound a little dry. It's okay because I come here with a heavy heart. My sister's husband was on life support. When he removed all these various tubes and our support and all that kind of stuff. He did pass away and we received a call at about one o'clock this morning. So we met up at the hospital and that was her in support. Of and I love and reassuring her that I'll go and Savior Jesus crisis with her and our family and she reassured us that her husband is with the Heavenly Father. So that helped a lot. So just ask that you pray for her when you can. Her name was Renee Wilson sharp, and all prayers will be welcomed. And I humbly accept this resolution that I have been presented with on this day. And thank you very much.

Thank you and our condolences goes out to you and your family.

Thank you and again, thank you Commissioner banks for the acknowledgement of all of these well deserving individuals on say

one more payments for right ahead if I could go right here. I want to thank God for Mr. Wilson. Because when I first started out back in 2015, he opened a lot of doors for me in District Three when I didn't know nothing about the political arena. He was opening doors for me left and right so I thank God for him. Bless you, Mr. Wilson. reached out to Mr. Chair,

no problem

said between Bishop Davenport's welcome and introduction and Commissioner banks resolution. It's feels like a church convention in here. We are grateful I wouldn't that we are completed with our border police's commissioners report. And so now we will move on to the report for the chief of police.

Who's the chair Deputy Chief Williams on behalf of police chief James White. So we have one officer just to give an update who was injured in a shooting it took place on January 11. He's at home recuperating peacefully with his family. He can't wait to get back to work. So we're making them wait, but he's doing very well. Want to talk crime data. So this crime data is as of February seventh. So for homicides, we are down four homicides this year from last year. We're at 20 last year was 24 now fatal shootings were down 21. Last year we had 65 This year we have 46 for robberies. Were down 51 Last year we have 448 During the same time period this year we had 97 overall in part one violent crime we're down 11%. So we are trying to continue to do as well as we possibly can. Any crime that happens is a crime to many. So we're doing everything we can with the strategies we have in place.

You see when we can you pull your mic just a little bit closer to you. Short,

thank you. And with everything we're doing those strategies are proving to have success. Go into some of the significant incidents we've had. We had a missing persons investigation and this is just a case of date. So on January 27, in a 1500 block of we'll do may we had a call that came in for missing person. Units responded to the scene. Talk to family. They discovered that the family had information that the victim may have been shot when officers at that were at the scene they were able to find evidence to show that there was possibly a shooting there. On February 2, we received a tip that there was an individual who was shot who was in a sewer with the assistance of Michigan State Police dive team. We were able to go into a sewer and we were able to recover a body and that body was identified as the victim. So this case is still under investigation. If anybody has any information to we ask that you call one 800 Speak up or go to Detroit rewards TV for information. The second incident we had was a critical assault This happened in the 1100 block of pressed and this was this was on February 1. So what what we had was an individual was assaulted struck twice with a two by four officers made the scene they were able to they weren't able to get that much information because of injuries. The individual was transported to Dearborn Beaumont Hospital. At this time, we don't have any other information and we have not been able to get any more information from the victim. But if anybody has information again, we ask that you call one 800 Speak up with that information or Detroit rewards TV. Additionally, we had a homicide that occurred in the seventh 7300 block of Callahan or sorry, the halen in a Fourth Precinct. So, officers arrived on a scene and they found a victim that was a side of a vehicle that was shot multiple times. The victim of the vehicle was actually a 20 2002 Chevy Trailblazer. Medics got to the scene declared the victim deceased we were able to get some information that there was a white Tahoe that fled north on Green Street in western Werner highway. We don't have any other information other than that, so if anyone has any other or additional information if they can, again, reach out and call one 800 Speak up or go on rewards TV online. And give us whatever information you have that will be extremely helpful. The last incident that we're going to discuss is a homicide that happened on February 7. This was in a 700 block of Covington and what we had was a victim that was lying in the alley suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Again, this victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Detectives were able to determine that there was some unknown persons that were driving a SUV with license plate d w g 062 or David William George 062. If anybody has any information or if they see a red SUV with that plate, please call the police. Or if you have information about the crime itself, please call one 800 Speak up or again Detroit rewards TV with any information on a positive side. So the Detroit Police Department we have a couple of social media things that we're doing for Black History Month. On February 5 department posted his first Black History Month video with a DPD explores all in this was posted on multiple social media platforms. So throughout black history month we'll be posting other such things with Detroit Public School students as well as other explorers. We'll also be featuring a healthy heart and deadlock presentation so this happened actually Tuesday. So Tuesday, February 6 At the second precinct, the Detroit Health Department collaborated and hosted a healthy heart event and gun lock presentation where gun locks were given away for free. Today the third precinct hosted a bingo with for seniors at the village of Woodbridge Manor that went very well. And tomorrow the 11th precinct was actually hosting this event. They'll be doing a are hosting a chili cook off competition and fundraiser that will be taking place between 12 and 4pm. It will be taking place at the 11th precinct and donations received from the event will go towards the Public Safety Foundation. And I believe the 11th precinct may have more information on that and through the chair that will end the Chiefs report. Thank you. Any questions for DC Williams? Are you Mr. Commissioner more?

Thank you, sir. Chief. I know this may be a little bit outside of your purview as it relates to ARPA funds However, he did sidewalks came to my attention that can be utilized for a senior citizen buildings and police and fire stations, especially with the senior citizens. I think that well when the time comes. A lot of senior citizens have mobility issues. And it'd be a good idea for those ARPA funds to be used for citizens, senior citizen buildings and for their comfort. So can you just pass that up your chain of command? Thank you

through the chair. Definitely will Commissioner.

Any further questions or comments? All right, Commissioner gamble.

Thank you. I want to commend and let them precinct for your efforts continuing to keep the numbers down. This is something very monumental and very important to an entire community. And we see this trend across the city in different precincts. So I just think it's very relevant that we acknowledge the efforts of your team and say to you guys, good job and let's Let's keep it going in in the southern direction.

We do have a report from the 11th precinct coming up and I'm sure they will really appreciate those words of gratitude. All right ahead. Mr. Woods.

Yes, I don't Deputy Chief. I'm doing very well. Great. Um, if you could pass along as well that you know, you know, as a commissioner myself, I would have liked to have seen something even more robust for African American History Month. You know, coming from the department maybe engaging with some of the students here in city Detroit. You do have African American that is the chief of police. And this in the spirit and where we at right now in terms of this commission, you know, was formed, you know, and in 1974 under the leadership of Coleman Young, who brought in the first African American Chief and the city of Detroit and I think that message to stay alive, you know, and when we talk about African American History Month, I would like to see more than a Facebook posting.

Any further questions or comments? Hearing none, we now welcome the 11th precinct to come forth and make their report.

Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. board through the President. Good evening board. I am Rebecca McKay, the commander of the 11th precinct. I am humbled and honored to be here today to present to you our statistical data see without my glasses so presently we are in our criminal homicide. We are three more than we weren't last year at this time. So we're reporting for as opposed to 2023 reported we're reporting one. Our sexual assaults are down 20% With this year having four last year having five at this time are aggravated assaults are down 50%. With last year reporting 90 This year reporting 45 or non fatal shootings are down 75% with last year reporting for this year reporting one a robberies are down 28.6% with last year reporting 14 This year reporting 10 or carjackings are down 100% reporting zero this year and three in 2023. Our burglaries are up 12.5% with reporting 36 This year, as opposed to 32 and 2023. At this time, our larcenies were down 29.3% 2024 We were reporting 87 and in 2023, we reported 123 At this time our motor vehicle thefts are actually equal we've not moved where 0% when myself and Captain Griffin were appointed to the 11th precinct in October actually October 30 of 2023 we found that our robberies were up 8.5% Since that time in January of one of 2024 Our robberies were up 5% Now, as of February 6 Our robberies have decreased and we're down 28.6% Our larcenies when Captain Griffin and I took over the 11% or at the 11 precinct were up 10.2% In January, they were up 7.6% And as of February 6, they are down 28.8%. So our strategy on our robberies and our larcenies are working. We're continuing with high visibility patrol. We're continuing with our ShotSpotter wraparound rapid ShotSpotter wraparound with search warrant executions to get guns off the street. Our current trend of burglaries in which we are showing a 12.5 increase as of today in the last 28 days of 2024. There's a 33% decrease in burglaries with 26 as opposed to 39 compared to a 36.8% increase for the same 28 day period last year and 2023 that has since changed when I ran the numbers today it's actually 13% with 26 this year as opposed 23 Last year, so we're up three our burglaries are trending down with continued relentless follow up by the precinct detective unit, or witnesses video, evidence Tech's were identifying scrappers in our area monitoring secondhand dealers and scrap recyclers for stolen items. We are conducting traffic stops and investigating on top loads and unlicensed scrappers. We do find that about about 40% of our burglaries are happening in unoccupied dwellings where they are taking hot water tanks, furnaces, copper pipes, and things of that nature. So we are working to try to get those numbers down as well. Our hotspot areas where we find the most crime is in 11 111, two and 11 Six area. Again, we are going after these individuals with high visibility patrol and traffic enforcement. We are looking at disrupting our groups and our gangs with continued enforcement year to date we've executed 15 search warrants taking 25 guns off the street arrested 5053 felons confiscated 11.6 grams of cocaine, 10.2 grams of fentanyl 1,177.5 grams of marijuana six grams of heroin 921.8 grams of methamphetamine and 150 pills. We are conducting restore peace or operations on a weekly basis. We conduct five mtoc checks per week. We're working closely with homicide gang Intel major violators, vice and force enforcement, traffic enforcement unit, neighboring precincts, Highland Park Hamtramck, the ATF and the FBI to continue to drive down our crime in the 11th precinct. We are getting with ceasefire our ceasefire team is identifying CCW aggravated assault, intimate partner and domestic violence and other aggravated assaults, robbery and carjacking offenders were the cases were denied by the prosecutor or dismissed at the court so that we can conduct our ceasefire, custom notifications to those individuals and see if we can save them before they get into any more trouble. Our computer our community programs, the 11th precinct has an embedded social worker at our precinct who works with our officers and chaplains reaching out to victims of intimate partner violence, domestic violence and other violent crimes to offer resources in an effort to assist victims with counseling food, shelter and employment. And this effort is is meant to empower victims and to reduce further victimization. Our our NP O 's are conducting programs which include anti bullying classes, conflict resolution, mental wellness and dealing with trauma classes. police encounters their Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Eddie Eagle gun safety where we teach them stop, don't touch, tell an adult. We also have gun safety pledges that we give to the parents and to the children. When we when we give that training. We give stranger danger training to youngsters in the daycare centers and we also are training the older students on tobacco and vaping safety for awareness purposes. Our upcoming community events within the precinct again repeating what the deputy chief did say. We do have our first annual chili cook off we have 12 individuals I am one of them who is making chili in the competition. So we welcome anybody who would like to come and taste and be the judges as to whose chili is the best. It is anonymous. So you won't know whose chili you're tasting so no one's gonna say I'm voting for the commander because that's the commander. So we welcome everyone to come and taste and taste. February 14, we're hosting a senior Valentine's Valentine's Day dance and luncheon February 20. We are going to have a coffee bagels and conversations with the cop or the captain and I will be there to answer any questions or concerns and reason through any issues that the community may have. And of course, we welcome any of the commissioners that would like to join us in that as well. On March 12 2024. We do have our Police Community Relations Council meeting. So we'll be back to doing those every second Tuesday of the month. Moving forward. And that can concludes the report for the 11th precinct.

Great, thank you for such a thorough presentation. Commissioner banks.

Thank you Mr. Chair, commander in the chair right here. Commander, what type of role is spotter playing at decrease in crime in number 11? What type of role what percentage which is can you give a percentage on the role ShotSpotter is playing at crime decreasing in number 11 I

don't have a number for you. I can definitely look into that to see if when ShotSpotter was put in in the 11 precinct where it was and where it is now. What I can tell you is it has definitely assisted us with taking guns off the street. I don't have that number, but our team goes to response to the ShotSpotter runs that actually pinpoint where the shots were fired. We collect the evidence of the casings from the scene, we're able to obtain search warrants to get into locations to seize weapons and get these weapons these dangerous weapons off the street. So they are assisting us with that and and we are able to respond very quickly even before sometimes a police run even comes out or somebody calls the police when when gunfire does happen.

Thank you Mossad Mr.

Commissioner Bernard.

First of all, a commander excellent report. I enjoyed your report and your energy is contagious. No, I want you to know that I'm sorry. I won't be available to probably taste her chili. I would be looking forward to it. I wanted to ask you a question though about the use of surveillance technology in your precinct. Do you have license plate readers? How many Greenlight businesses do you have? And what are your plans regarding technology? I should in all fairness, I should tell you. I chair the policy committee and we're looking at these issues right now. So it would be nice to hear your perspective for your precinct. And also if you have any successes or not.

So we do have license plate readers on our cars. On our on our on some of our scout cars are equipped with license plate readers. I'm not aware of any stationary license plate readers in our precinct at this time. As far as our the number of green lights. Can anybody answer that you know how many green lights we have? NPO Nichols 63 At this time, and we are still continuing to visit locations where we don't have green lights. In fact, we had a meeting with the community business owners that we invited every one to two weeks ago and one of our biggest things that we talked about was green light and how important it is we had other businesses there that had green light and who were very happy with it. And so we definitely want to get as many businesses on board with green light that we can it assists us in, in in solving crime. As well as deterring crime at locations where the green light where the green light is.

Well, I urge you to pick up later today or tomorrow or have someone in your office pick it up the river wise special report summer edition you know it comes from downtown. They do a report on green light saying the cameras are a distraction and there's been no decrease in crime as a result of green light. But it's the issue of surveillance is one that's a topic I'm very interested in. But thank you for your perspective as well. You're welcome.

Commissioner Moore.

Thank you Mr. Chairman, Amanda great presentation. We hear a lot about crime going up crime going down how do you measure crime going up or going down?

So basically, it would be the number of incidents that occur in indefinitely in specified areas. We of course our precinct is broken down at scale car areas. We watch those areas very carefully. We monitor and we strategize regarding what types of crime that may be happening in these certain areas. And we target those areas. We do have a prime analytics map that we're able to go to and we're able to see and pinpoint exactly where our burglaries are occurring or are non fatal shootings or homicides whatever the case may be,

but you're saying in essence that crime reports are generated with your crime statistics for crime going up and down crime. That's correct. Okay. Thank you.

Any further questions? Or comments? Commissioner banks? I'm sorry. I'll come back to you Commissioner banks. Commissioner gamble.

Thank you, Commander. In your confiscation of weapons what type of weapons are you mostly seeing small caliber? large caliber assault weapons we are

seeing We confiscated to lock weapons that had a switch. Those switches make the Glock weapon actually an automatic weapon. We have confiscated I have the numbers here. We have confiscated one long gone that would have been a rifle. The rest have been 17 and 17 hand guns and two of those 17 were equipped with a with a mechanism to make it an automatic weapon, which we call a switch

a fully automatic weapon. Yes.

Commissioner banks

Yeah. Bucha cheer. How effective commander. How effective have license plate reader men.

Well, they're definitely effective in the investigative aspect. Of, of of what we do when a crime is committed, even if it's committed in another in another precinct. And a license plate reader picks it up picks the plate up in the area. Or we know what a license plate number might be of an individual who's involved in a crime. And we can run that license that plate through the license plate reader and identify the path that that vehicle has taken in in many cases. It takes us sometimes across town to where that perpetrator actually either stays lives. Or plays. And that is a huge asset investigatively to us,

okay, now, what's the distance where a license plate reader can pick up what's the distance?

I don't know what the distances are? It's it's enclosed committee who

was here, we can get that information to you. That's gonna be a technical side. Gotcha. So we'll get that to you.

So we can get the information for you. Thank you. We're gonna go with Commissioner Burton. And then Commissioner woods.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Question for the commander here at number 11. Are you familiar with Michael Williams case? That is going on right now out of Chicago? Pertaining shots. ShotSpotter.

I'm not familiar with the case.

The next question for you. Are you familiar with Sivan Simmons pesada, Rochester, New York, also pertaining ShotSpotter

I'm not familiar with that. case either.

Okay. So these two cases are evolving African American males. In Rochester, New York. A judge says that ShotSpotter is unreliable. That was in 2016. Also the Michael Williams case is a multimillion dollar lawsuit that is pending right now in Chicago, pertaining to ShotSpotter where Michael Williams was falsely arrested for a crime he didn't commit. You know, so I really encourage encourage every top brass officer with this department to become familiar with with these two cases, because I used to chair the policy subcommittee. Now I'm just serving on the policy committee. But when I read these policies and looking at how things have changed and other cities and jurisdictions is you know, we need to have more of these dialogues with the ACLU. Also with the post Institute, which is a poverty think tank as well as having the top brass when DPD as well as the prosecutor's office, as well as the community where everyone is involved in these discussions and especially when we have in policy discussions where we look into we'd make some changes or some preparations to our to our policies.

Commissioner woods.

Thank you, Commander and thank you for the great work that you guys are doing and particularly MPO Williams back there, shining star in your in your precinct on amazing work with the young people in the community. I've worked with her I hand in hand with youth and deterring you from crime and things of that nature. She has been exemplary they're operating under the leadership of second deputy chief hope as well you know, so but I want to ask this, what is your retention rate as relates to your green lights?

That's probably another question for me. Yo. Nichols. I have not I have not heard since I've been there. Have any pulling out. So I've only been there since October 30. And Pio Nichols may be able to better answer that question.

And so you say you brought round about 65 right now green light 63 I believe the 63 right now, and you say you've heard a lot of positive things. What are some of the good things that you hear about? Well,

I saw a positive thing when I reviewed a body worn camera

one second, please Can somebody please mute their phone?

Thank you. All right ahead.

When I was reviewing a body worn camera of a couple officers that were called to a a greenlight location. It was actually a salvage yard. The individual had broken in it broken into part of the inside of the one of the in buildings and while the officers were on the premises, they were being guided by our real time crime center as to where the perpetrator was hidden. And the officers were there for quite some time trying to find the individual and they would not have found him had it not been for the green light cameras and the communication direct in in time communication with the real time crime center. So that's one positive thing that I saw with my own eyes. The the other positive aspects that I've heard from business owners is, is is that their customers feel safer. They have a they believe a safer property. And in addition to that, the police response because they are priority one runs for us if it's a greenlight location, we do respond as priority one for those locations. They also express the fact that they're able to assist in investigations of incidents that happen outside of their business on their property. So it's just very multifaceted and different, different elements of it are if

it's not a deterrence, is AWS is a powerful investigative to to solve this. Would you say

it is? It is through

the Chair? Yes. Or I would also like to say that the metric that will be used to look at that is difficult to really grasp. So one of the things one of the questions you asked was how many businesses actually fall out? That's a report that we can give you specific to the precinct and we also give you that specific to the city. It is a voluntary program for the absences that produce participate in it. And it does provide us some some assistance as Amanda just pointed out,

right, thank you Commissioner. more

quick question commander, what you just mentioned you stated that it's a priority one at a green light.

So say for instance a party store has somebody stealin a bag of chips, and they call the police. That priority one of stealin the bag of chips takes precedence over someone getting shot

no

or someone getting assaulted?

No, I wouldn't take precedence over that. But it is a priority one run

in comparison to other crimes in comparison to my house was getting broken into my car has been stolen. That takes precedence over

to the chair. So, the priority will be yes as a priority but all of those will be higher priorities than than larceny from the gas station even though it will be a priority one. So how will be dispatched would be those will be the last and then more violent crimes will be the first

those including your priority one but it falls on the lower rung when there are other more urgent matters that you are

understood how to do a follow on with that Mr.

Commissioner woods and secondly, Deputy Chief, you they've been reading every week about what happened with the officer best shot. My understanding that was a ShotSpotter type run right?

Yes, that was a shot.

Well,

let me say this. I'm not quite sure the initial report said that it was a suppressed ShotSpotter showing it was inside but I really can't speak on that because I'm not sure if we confirm that or not.

Okay, any further questions? Here now again, thank you for your report and good luck in your chili competition.

Thank you.

I'll be there.

Right. Is there any objection to us amending the agenda to allow Miss Kim Jackson eaten and make her presentation now before public comment any objection? Right Hearing no objection. We now welcome Miss Eaton Jackson Eaton to come and make the presentation on behalf of the 11th precinct Police Community Relations Council. Okay, great. You can just hand it Yep, thank you

good evening, commissioners. My name is Kim Jackson eaten. And before we get before I get started with my representation. I just want to say again, thank you to Solomon's temple by allowing the 11th precinct to use a beautiful church and that wonderful hospitality. Thank you so much. Very nice church. I've never been in here before and it's beautiful. So thank you. And that goes to Bishop Henry Davenport, Pastor Adams Deborah Reese, and the Solomon Temple Church family. Thank you. Next, I would also like to acknowledge our district three Councilman Scott Benson. I don't know if he's still here, and his wonderful team. We've made great accomplishments, I think within the 11th precinct. My proudest moment is the selling to minors, not on my watch. That was a really good program and Councilman did an amazing job on getting these businesses that was telling to our miners. Also I want to thank Kiana Sessoms and she's our district manager and also like to say thank you to Teresa blossom for putting her hard work and coordinating this with the church. I really appreciate all her hard work and thank you to her as well. Attach you guys have you have three pieces. You have my card on top. You have the presentation and at the end you have our lead in the preceding calendar for the year. I have my topic I call bridging the gap between our community and our police department. So the living precinct, Police Community Relations Council, and I say it's a great time for all residents to get involved. We are North East eight mile row. We are East, East outer drive, South Miller Street, West John R Street, and we border the following cities which will be Warren Hazel Park, Highland Park and Hamtramck.

What to Expect When you join the 11th precinct Police Community Relations Council is an open dialogue with your neighbors businesses are MPOs which our neighborhood police officers, our commander and our captains, joint problem solving, improve neighborhood safety and a bunch of fun activities at our precinct. Easter egg hunt the senior Turkey bingo National Night Out annuals veteran luncheon trunk or treat back to school rally and so much more that builds the community spirit. Also we have our MPOs listed as well as our Commander in our captain. We have our sergeant of course Sergeant spruce, we have officer Raina. We have officer Hill Nichols Robinson senior and Williams. And your last piece of the presentation is that we have every second Tuesday at six o'clock. We have our community meeting. Our next one will be March to 12. We do not meet in January and February and we meet at the precinct 5100, eastern Nevada. And we also do zoom. Any questions for me?

Right Thank you for your presentation. Any questions for President Jackson Eden.

Excellent presentation.

Thank you.

Right and so again, all of those who are in this community, we surely encourage you to make sure you're plugged in and engaged with all of the conversations particularly around Police Community Relations Council. And again, thank you so very much for your attendance and your presentation. And now we'll move on to oral communications and public comment.

And so who do we have?

Miss Underwood?

Mr. Chair, we have seven speakers called the individuals that are in the sanctuary right now. First will be Miss Beatrice Smith. Miss Smith. are nice. Smith are nice. And then after Miss Smith, Megan Douglas.

Was that seven speakers you say it or nine

seven only seven after Megan it will be Mr. Evans

Good afternoon to our guests and to our commissioners.

afternoon Good afternoon.

Notice that I mentioned you second fabulous church here so I got a really realizing that Pastor he something else. Yeah. I spoke with him. And it's it's wonderful for you This shows just know this church to for us to come to you have to do little more surveys so we can come more churches. Now. Saying that. I just want to say I wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. We live we are living in a state of destruction. Racial and justice is the black man. Oh my god, I was talking about black man's burden. We must pray for love and peace. We must be we can be coworkers of God. And we must end the crime in our city. I came here 60 years ago from Chicago. And at that time, when much crime not even in Detroit and I loved it, especially where the blacks were living on Dexter. They had beautiful homes over there and they took care of their property. And I made made it up in my mind that I was going to come to Detroit to live and I didn't do too bad. I bought a couple of homes and I raised my children. Matter of fact, I'm so thrilled to meet this young lady because my daughter's name is Kim Jackson, can you imagine that? But she's 65 years old. She's older than you and a workaholic, not married and work at board for 35 years. So I don't know maybe we're going to see by getting hooked on something. But anyway, being seriously speaking, we must in the crime in our city. It's a serious situation for all of us to endure. And Enough is enough. We must stop the shooting and killing of each other which is unnecessary. And to the parents. You have children at home and they're not going to school and not being productive. I think you should check them out, especially their associates that they deal with and see what they're doing. With their time when they're out of your sight. Do not have guns in your homes unless it's necessary and if you have a lock and that wood is

alright, turn them already.

Female do me that way all the time. I guess I've talked too slow. Thank you Hello, hello.

Thank you for shouting out Riverwest

Hi, everybody. Thanks for your time. My name is Megan Douglas. I'm so I wrote what I had to say. I just read. I was raised by a father who worked for most of his life as a caseworker in the incarceration system here in Michigan. He mostly worked in juvenile detention running a house for girls in Detroit in the 80s. Before moving on to Maxie in the 90s. Throughout his career we listened to he told stories about the young people in his care and what their life could have been if there had just been something more done for them at critical moments. It's what prompted him to retire early from the system and begin a youth golf program that eventually became one of the largest youth tours in the country at the time. You can still see the legacy of his work and offshoot programs that exist around the state today. I'll never forget how proud he was when one of his youngsters a child of a single mother living in Section Eight housing became a state champ and his programs which married mentorship and the cultivation of skills not just at sports, but an etiquette networking, teamwork and discipline. Were able to serve as diversionary for youth who had troubled home lives or difficulties in school, or who were just sometimes black and brown. I'll tell you his program did not cost millions to run was not based on the judgment that people are bound to be bad because of where they live was not predicated on the idea that the best we can hope and dream for our kids or communities is that at least once somebody makes a bad choice and gets caught we can then profit off of their incarceration. I've called Detroit my home now for about six years, but I grew up mainly on the border between Ypsilanti in an arbor and the stark differences that occur when a city decides to direct its money towards investing in communities has always been clear. Even though we're here tonight talking about yet another way to throw money at tactics that drain resources from the realities people face and working to alleviate them. I know in my heart that you all know this to be true as well. Well funded schools, active community centers, parks, playgrounds, trainings. These are the pipelines that we desire, not the ones that lead to prisons. And when we take away the polarizing language of defunding, whether they ask people questions like whether they would rather community centers or more money for the police. Even those in the most conservative of towns understand that adding value is much more worthwhile than it is for people to be surveilled. Thank you. I urge you to consider the moments in your life that have led you to where you are today and ask if they were based in fear are based on trust connection and stewardship. And I think all of the honorees tonight show you guys right all of the people who are doing that work. Thank you for your work. Thank you appreciate. Two minutes is not enough.

It was two and a half.

Next is Mr. Dane Evans, and after Mr. Evans, Victoria and Ruben X, please state your name.

Yes. Dean Evans. Thank you very much for letting me speak as a white person from Ann Arbor. I don't want to take up too much space. I'd like to compare my experience in Ann Arbor to the experience I hear about in Detroit regarding surveillance U of M won their football championship a few weekends. ago. During the celebration 21 couches were set on fire. I know a member of the U of M police and their response to the aggression was to stand back and let the aggression happen because to intervene could start violence. But that was violence. Surveillance does not impact as white people in Ann Arbor the way it impacts black and brown folks in Detroit yet violence still happens. The inaccurate technologies like ShotSpotter and the greenlight project are very clearly not tools to curb violence but ones to surveil black and brown communities please consider using these funds instead to support communities. Too many, too many people have been wrongly incarcerated by these technologies. Thank you under two minutes

Yes, thank you.

And if you could stand in the middle aisle, please. So that's Victoria Rubin X and Ray Baker.

Good evening, commissioners. Good

evening. Hey,

first, I have some good news. The homepage of the city of Detroit website has a home address tool that allows you to enter your address and get helpful information specific to your address. Staff has been requesting that the Board of police commissioners will the police commissioners be added and I'm happy to say that the request has been fulfilled. I've created and brought some brief instructions on how to use a tool to find your district commissioner using your address. Commissioners. You have a copy staff has a copy and I left some copy copies for the public as well. So please use that as you wish. Now that the board has a civilian oversight analyst on staff I hope she will have access to itemize data that will allow her to independently analyze the efficacy and civil liberties impacts of Project Greenlight and other DPD surveillance tools. Detroiters invest out of their own pockets either through taxes or through overhead costs for goods for these technologies as the oversight board it's important that you facilitate independent evaluation of these tools and not simply accept DPDS readouts as fate as face value. There are diverse opinions throughout the community about the use of these technologies and all voices should be heard and respected.

Also DPD indicated today that Greenlight locations receive priority one which means that businesses that comply with surveillance surveillance ideology are rewarded with better services than businesses that do not want or can't afford the green light program. The Detroit city charter indicates in its preamble that the city has an affirmative duty to secure the equal protection of the law for each person and ensure equality of opportunity for all persons. This preferential treatment of businesses with green lights to receive or be told that they receive priority one services over businesses who do who do not is a disparity of offered services.

Thank you have a good evening,

thank you.

The autopsy was good. I'm starting your time. Okay, well, let's start to turn a why to as president you appointed by the mayor. We got absentee ballot fraud here. Our case is 27 district seven we're dual heart district he lost by 58 votes I got three good leads have added time to follow up on them. But we only about 1510 15% through the list. But district seven that equates to you is an NS really burdened by James Presley and Banagher. And you should call him in Coleman and shooter so we got absentee ballot for confirmed cases been appointed by somebody been elected unfairly residents, taxpayers citizens as valid for up to five cases. All those to lead to the Department of Elections AB Walker, her deputy and his Winfrey Lexi commission need immediate investigation into all your votes. They got elected Willie bill over District Four. You got to put print over there. Now man I'm there in for 205 Yes. came here for a reason. You know what it is? Your throne. What you did is wrong. Nene gonna get what she won't. He was in a way that you got to go. I know how to go. I know how to go under code is one of them. The only reason I say that because over the last 40 years, some of the code is a detour history or told me so in a inwardness study, I don't care who you get to say so. Well, let's call this told you to stand down and I met it maybe got to get what she won't back the eff out. Now that's how we gonna win we didn't Brock but in Detroit, you got to thank you.

I'm sorry. Please do not interrupt. Please do not interrupt. Thank you

Miss Ray Baker, and then we'll go into zoom.

evening my name is Professor Ray Baker. I'm a resident of District Two in Detroit and I work in the College of Criminal Justice. And education at the University of Cincinnati. It's a long commute. And I'm here today to say that a year ago on February 8 2023, our local NPR station reported that the National Institute of Justice released their own program evaluation of Detroit's Project Greenlight and gave it a no effect rating. Federal officials in the Department of Justice agreed with this rating. No effect reading implies that the implementation of a program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome and may result in a negative outcome when presented with these findings, DPD questioned the ability of professional criminology and criminal justice researchers to analyze changes in crime data corresponding to the implementation of Project Greenlight data that cannot be disqualified and is known nationally that half of all cases of suspect Miss identification using CCTV and Project Greenlight. type programs in this country happen in Detroit. The coalition I represent implores the board to submit an inquiry regarding how DPD has addressed the problem of race based mis identification within Project Greenlight and the coalition implores the board to uphold the community input over governance surveillance ordinance that requires DPD to produce honest and raw data that demonstrates the efficacy of surveillance technology in the city, reduce crime and to increase public safety. Not anecdotal data, not storytelling and not tangential data. And just to respond to the question earlier about ALPR efficacy in 90 days in the city of Detroit ALPR is read approximately that this is September's data, 24,867,687 scans. And of those scans, a lot of scans. Point 0000025 7% of those scans result in an arrest. That's actual data. That's not tangential data. That's not storytelling. That's using data to demonstrate efficacy.

Thank you

Mr. Chair, our next speakers will be Tijuana petty and Samaya. McKinney. Mr. Petey. Yes,

right ahead.

We are experiencing a trend of poorly regulated mass surveillance systems implemented across the United States. But none are as stark as what we are experiencing in Detroit. Detroit is a navigating daily life under the tracking eyes of surveillance helicopters and other aerial vehicles, surveillance traffic cameras and gunshot detection systems. Despite evidence of the effectiveness of these systems to reduce violent crime, millions of dollars continue to be cycled into their expansion. As many know, even the Department of Justice issued a report stating that Detroit's Project Greenlight program which relies on facial recognition technology has virtually no effect on violent crime. I will add that according to the Council on criminal justice, crime rates across the US were trending down before the pandemic and have now returned to near pre pandemic levels unrelated to surveillance. In August the world learned about another Miss identification case in Detroit, pregnant mother Portia Woodruff was arrested and falsely accused of carjacking because her expired driver's license was pulled from the facial recognition database. We are all in this database simply because we have a state ID or driver's license. We are all in this database simply because we have a social media page. It could be any one of us next, Detroit now boasts 50% of the known Miss identification cases in the United States by law enforcement leveraging this technology. I want to stress known because we do not know how many people have been coerced into pleading guilty due to fear or prior interactions with law enforcement or simply because they did not have the resources to challenge the accusation. I've been saying this for years, but I will repeat my urging. Tonight. We know what keeps us safe. It has never been surveillance and it will never be surveillance. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Chair.

I just wanted to add that

we wait into them in the comments and and allow you to make your comment. Thank you so much. Miss Underwood who else we have?

Miss McKinney? onso. But it looks like she can't get her mind to to open. Okay. And then that's it, sir. All right.

Thank you Commissioner burden

to the Chair. I just want to just pick up with Mr. White Patty was just saying you know facial recognition and other technologies even saw spotter where we learned and and Chicago with Michael Williams and Rochester New York with Sivan Simmons case. Techno racism often miss identifies people of color on that doesn't have the resources for good legal defense. And what it does it criminalizes those that wake up every day in poverty. We must shut it down.

Right it's our understanding

I've just been informed that there were two other commenters who are on Zoom, but we're having some technological issues. And so we will hopefully they will be able to come next week and will allow them an additional two minutes if they indeed choose to utilize it. We do apologize to those who are ones who, because of our technical difficulties have been unable to speak today. Again, we thank everyone for their public comment. And with that, we'll now move to the report of our ACTING BOARD SECRETARY as well as incoming communications Mr. Brown Good

afternoon, Mr. Chair there are currently seven incoming correspondence. These correspondents are requested the board previous made to DPD and through the efforts of our former secretary and our current attorney. We're filing in some information moving from DPD so I won't list them I won't name them but those seven are been emailed to you as well. And few of my in your package.

Right. Thank you go right ahead. What announcements are

next bill CPB Thursday February the 15th at 3pm. Located at Detroit Public Safety headquarters 130 1/3 Street, our next board community meeting would be Thursday, March 14, and present hosted at Dexter Avenue Baptist community center that address is 3350 West Davis. Monthly community schedule committee meeting scheduled for February 2020. For personnel and training February the 14th at 4:30pm. Budget Committee meeting Wednesday. February 14 at 5:30pm. Next policy committee meeting would be Tuesday, February the 28th at 5pm. And the citizens complaint meeting will be Tuesday, February the 27th at 5pm. And Mr. Chair, all those are held at Detroit Public Safety headquarters. And you can also be on Zoom.

Thank you so very much. Now we'll move on to new business. And we have a policy committee report. And so we will now turn it to the chair of the policy committee. Commissioner Linda menar.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Policy Committee met on February 6, we meet every Tuesday at 5pm in the in D PDS headquarters. You're welcome to come you can come straight in the building and come straight up into the meeting. There's no you don't have to you have to go through the metal detector I think but you don't have to be you know, have your driver's license scanned, et cetera. The commissioners that were present were Commissioner Darrell woods, as well as Commissioner Willie Burton.

We are we have initiated a new program now where we have community members as also members of the committee,

the community members included our Acting Secretary Robert Brown, Miss Jasmine Taylor of social a former social worker, Victoria Shaw, who's the president of her Rosedale. I believe block club, Mary Barbour, who is a expert who's a new employee actually at the B LPC. She's a cyber expert, and DC and Deputy Chief Franklin Hayes. The bylaws draft review, I allowed Well, Victoria Shar made a presentation as on behalf of the new bylaws that were drafted by herself. The parliamentarian as well as Dr. Jackson, as well. As acting Attorney Stephanie LaBelle. She just simply indicated that that's how they came together. We passed them out. No one did anything with them. They were simply an information item. And I believe that they are posted on our policy committee website as well. So you can see what the proposed bylaws are. We're gonna mark them up and then of course bring them to the full board for review and approval. The action item on the agenda related to the eyewitness identification and lineup directive. Number two zero 3.11. We discussed I had made a few minor edits. The other committee members shared recommendations and gained clarification from Deputy Chief Hayes on the items in the document the committee voted and agreed to move the policy for out of a committee to the full board for review and approval for the P for the police department. So that will happen at our next meeting. Downtown it was an LPR license plate reader. Public Hearing recap, the committee reviewed and discussed the license plate reader public hearing recap that was conducted on May 18 2023. It was a document also presented reflecting that date in response to the public hearing that we held on license plate readers on May 11 2023. We received some feedback from approximately 15 different persons that feedback was summarized in the region the specification report, which was subsequently passed by the board as you know, a DCA is provided outcomes and discussions were held around the following change requests one oversight reporting indicating that DPD will provide the LPC with a list of agencies DPD as data sharing agreements with so all the information we have, who else was going to Secondly, immediate deletion of he promised immediate deletion of protected information collected through any technology and then finally, storing the data that that is collected through technology on servers route. We just discussed that as everything on servers or DPD versus at a centralized location. He told he informed us that everyone does it now to centralized location. It's just it's too much and too much confusion when you try to keep all the data in house. So Detroit. The police department's data is also in a centralized location. In a cloud. That's what that really means. And then there was an the memo regarding license plate readers. Victoria Shaw was kind enough to provide the committee with some significant resources from the Department of Justice regarding license plate readers and their efficiency, their technology, et cetera. So we she provided us a lot of homework that we will have to go through. I think those resources are also posted on the website. I urge everyone to to review them and our next meeting as I said, I Laura didn't say I'm sorry. It's February 20 at 5pm at headquarters. Come one come all. And thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank

you, Commissioner Moore.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just one thing, Madam Chair of your committee, Policy Committee, I was concerned about the one photo lineup. I did ask the chief that question at a previous board meeting he said that's prohibited. Is it possible that before the policy comes to the full board that you can add that one line in there, spelled out specifically, one photo lineups are prohibited? As opposed to we

can certainly do that the photo lineup part of the of the policy specific specifically says it has to be at least six people, but we'll be happy to say there can't be

one there because I mean, you could say that but if you double say the one photo lineup to us, that's not saying thank you. Mel mentioned a woods. Yeah, yeah.

Two commissioners pointing to the chair. We did make that strong clarification in there and get that on record in that line that that would be prohibited, you know, and so that's clear to everyone. Anything

else for the policy committee

that a policy committee Mr. Chairman,

Mr. Burton,

thank you. You know, in the past when I once once chair at the policy subcommittee, made it possible for and convenient for other organizations to come in and express their concerns like the ACLU and many other organizations to come before the policy committee and also to give presentations when it comes to the eyewitness identification lineup policy. I do have some concerns. We have not heard from the ACLU or in this matter intensely, nor have we heard from the post Institute, which is a poverty think tank here, nor have we heard from many of you, you treat residents as well as the National Action Network or from a national perspective. There are two universities that have helped change policies when it comes to eyewitness identification policy. That's the University of Wisconsin law department as well as Duke. I love to see what best practices are versus just standard. And I think that we can do a lot better in Detroit. In America's Black is poor city like Detroit and just standard we can do a lot better bars protecting our citizens.

Thank you there any further for the commissioner woods?

Yeah. Let's be absolutely clear through the chair that I know personally, I've done my due diligence on that particular policy. I've consulted with the prosecutor's office consulted with a number of organizations. And our meetings are open to the public as Commissioner Bernard hedges stated. We did have the ACLU chime in at that meeting. If you put that meeting up. They were in lockstep with with the department on some of the safeguards that policy is being designed and created to prevent wrongful convictions. And we are at a point where it's a living document, if so, if there's any more recommendations to be able to enhance it, we can do that at any time. But we're dealing with the fierce urgency at now to make sure that we do prevent wrongful convictions, and that's why we voted it out of the committee, and we ready to move to

the chair final permission a burden, final say on this subject line is that oftentimes, citizens of Detroit, oftentimes our policies here in the city of Detroit are Taylor, more so from law enforcement perspective, the ACLU, as as well as any other civil liberty activist organization, are in the interest of the public. And so therefore in order to to have a sound policy, we have to have all parties at the table as we have these discussions. So everyone voices can be heard and written somewhere in the along in the policy, we have not done that. Therefore, we should never rubber stamp these policies or rush these policies. And we must be very careful what we're doing because these we talk about human lives that's going to be affected.

Thank you. Is there any further there any further? Yes, Mr. Woods,

through the chair. We are here in place to do a job to do research. We need to study we need to bring the information to the meetings. And if we have any recommendations, bring them to the table or do some in writing make it public on what your recommendations are, and move forward so that we can move this city forward and protect people from wrongful convictions. I have consulted with a number of men and women who are who were wrongfully convicted. The organization of exonerees in particular, we're in this particular meeting of the public meeting. And it's so I we felt very strongly to move it out of committee. If anyone has any more recommendations. They can bring it to the table and we will listen to them wholeheartedly.

Okay, thank you is there any further new business new business, Mr. Chairman,

Commissioner Burton?

I was I was going to do this last week but I guess I would do it is now the board of police commissioners conference room I liked like it a weekend named the conference room after the late Ron Scott, who was a civil liberty activist here in the city of Detroit are, you know, you know,

*he once attended every one of these meetings. He's with you know, and he's been a voice and a champion in our community.*

And so, I'd like to make a motion to this time that we named the board of police commissioners conference room after the late brian scott

there a second. Second, properly moved and seconded any discussion?

Commissioner Moore, I would like a resolution to go with that as opposed to just to vote for the board. Resolution I would like to Alright,

so are you asking for an amendment to his motion?

Yes, I am. Alright, are

you amendable to that amendment, that a resolution accompany the renaming of the conference room?

I think I think I think the board can can vote. can vote this today. You know,

*Ron Scott has been a leader in our community against police brutality.* This week, celebrating 50 years of police oversight.

*He's definitely been a champion and a voice here in these meetings. And I think it would be our honor to name the board's conference room right now, currently that doesn't have a name to name it after the late Ron Scott. And I think Detroit citizens will be very appreciative of that."

and we can work on a resolution and

a resolution as Ross Scott has done so many great things is agreed just now we need to read it into the record and just do it again.

This Yeah, to do the motion here for the resolution. We just have the staff to draft it and then when we do the room, we can have that resolution to be adopted. Okay, any further discussion? Yeah, there's nowhere

good choice. Ron Scott was a very beautiful brother and good friend of mine, dedicated to the cause of freedom. So I appreciate the commissioner making that recommendation. All right, any

further discussion? Hearing on the game the motion is to rename the board of police commissioners conference room after Ron Scott. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, no. All right. The eyes have it That motion passes. Is there any further new business? Hearing none. There is a motion for German. Is there a second? It's been properly moved to second any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. All those opposed, no. The eyes have it. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you so very much and again to Solomon's temple for your wonderful hospitality and inviting spirit. And all of you get a recording stopped. Absolutely.