It's 3pm today is September the 19th, 2024 the board of police commission meetings called the order ask that the chaplain,
Chaplain Lee Sean Duncan, if you, if you're available, you can do the invocation. Yes,
sir, I am available. Good afternoon, esteemed Board of Commissioners and guests, Father, God, we just come to you today as humbly as we know how we ask that you intervene in this meeting, Father, we ask that we be a community that serves the people. We ask and extend our blessings and greetings to you, father, and ask that this community be given the opportunity by the board to serve with wisdom as well as humility, and that those that are coming forth to address their needs and concerns Father, that they will be heard and that there will be a reconciliation to the issues and the problems that the board faces, that they will continue to strive to do what is best for the Community and the city and the police officers at large, and we will continue, Father, to give your name, honor, glory and praise as it is. So do, and we say, amen,
amen. And let the record reflect that our interpreters are not available today, and we apologize for that. And hopefully everything will be in order for next week,
Mr. Chairman, please announce that there is no quorum.
Absolutely there's no quorum at this present time. And I will ask for a public comment to start. We are. We are expecting a qualm though. Thank you.
Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'll call the first three people, former commissioner Reginald Crawford, Bishop bland and minister Eric blunt. You.
Yes. Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
My name is Reggie Crawford. I'm here on behalf of the wrongfully convicted citizens, and the reason I'm out I'm here is because they're calling for and the citizens of Detroit are calling for accountability. You can't have any justice without accountability, and those who are wrongfully convicted, who were incarcerated for years on the Michigan prison plantation, someone were able to escape, but they had to fight for that, who they had to fight.
Restore is two minutes you get. You just give them two whole minutes back. We apologize for that. That's okay. She okay. You're
okay. No, I, you know, want to hear what I had to say. No, I'm just being facetious. Yeah, sorry. You may be but they had to fight to get their freedom, and they fought and on the blessings of God, some of them are free today, but there are many more who are in there, who wrongfully incarcerated. And it all emanated from here, from Detroit Police Department. You can't call yourself a constitutional police department when there were things that violated other folks. Constitution. Some of it goes back 10 years, 20 years, whatever. But you know those individuals, two of them that I know of, spent seven years in prison and 21 years. And there are others. And also, when you talk about the civil liability decisions of the city, there's 10s of millions of already have been won in those lawsuits. So simply, the group, and I support the group. I'm with the group just simply calling for accountability. Go back and charge those who engaged in criminality and putting them in prison. That's you go back and charge them with crimes. Last I checked, you know, perjury is a felony. You know, you go up into court, you don't testify, you test a lot. And that was the one issue. The second issue is the what I call political suspected political surveillance by DPD and I saw chief Hollywood Craig years ago as to whether or not they had a blue squad. Because, as you know, those of you don't know the history of the red squad, where they had political surveillance, surveillance on activists, surveillance on civil rights protesters. Years ago, Coleman, young former Ken cockroach, the attorney and many others in the city of Detroit, and they called it the red squad, and those names had to be revealed as to who. So today, I'm calling to see if my name was ever on the list when I was police commissioner. Warfield. So you were a police commissioner, you know about political surveillance I was done to you on the day they Bing administration. So it's just that simple, was I ever politically or any commissioners like or anyone politically surveil?
Pardon me. That's a good song, too.
Thought I had that summertime I thought I had that cut off a pardon me. Yes, sir, huh? Yes, yeah, but I just want to know, oh, and that should be made, you know, it's easy for the police department to acknowledge it because something's been reported in the media. One last thing I do understand social media, and that's all fair game. You know, it's what you do with it, though. You know, people put it out there on social media as to where they are, what they doing, where they eating. That's all public. It's made public then, but it's what you do with it. Okay? So thank you. All right. Thank you. Yes, sir.
You. Would you like to address that?
Thank you Chair, if I may bring up Chief of Staff, Commander Michael Parrish, to address that issue. Yes, sir, Mr.
Chairman, thank you for having me and through the rest of the board. First, let me emphasize is this microphone working? Yes, yeah. First, let me emphasize that right at the forefront of the department's surveillance directive is an opening that speaks directly to the First Amendment that paragraph is there right at the start of the surveillance directive for a reason. It's because we understand that surveillance, if misused, can impede anyone's first amendment rights. First amongst the prohibited acts is any effort to collect index, disseminate any information based solely on an individual's right of assembly, their political beliefs, or anything more than who they are or what they believe in. So any conduct on that in that regard would be a clear violation of policy. We are aware of what has been suggested in the news. We have responded to the news. We sat down and gave a very thorough had a very thorough conversation with the person that wrote that article. We are disappointed that some of the things that we said were not included in the article. However, media is what it is, what I can assure the board is that the involved lieutenant's activities are being thoroughly investigated by the department's Professional Standards bureau. That Lieutenant that was featured in that article, has been suspended without pay, and thank you to the for the support of this board. In that regard, every aspect will be investigated and appropriate discipline will be exacted based on the investigation. So we hear the concerns loud and clear, we are doing our part to address them.
Thank you very kindly. Next speaker,
Bishop bland, then Minister Aaron blunt,
Mr. Chairman commissioners. Everyone who is here, good afternoon. Good afternoon. I'm Bishop Fletcher bland, and I'm a lifetime Detroiter. I wrote a letter to Chief white back in May of 2024, and I asked to suggest two campaigns. But before I do that, the handicap parking is at the end of the parking lot, and I like to suggest that the handicap parking be moved to the first two rows near the door, and that there be a handicap wrap in front of the door. Those of us who are physically challenged, that's a long way to walk, and especially whether it's going to get colder. And I would like to make that recommendation that the handicap probably can be made closer to the door. I have a campaign I would like to suggest regarding road rage, then acronyms, our OAB, R, A, G, retreat or another direction, resist and go elsewhere. I've sent this my third time making this recommendation to the police department. As you know, there's a lot of roadways going on, on Southfield freeway and large freeways, and even in our neighborhood, and I've talked to Mr. Jordan Hall, who is I understand, is retired, and we supposed to put in some PSAs together to combat road rage. I did give Mr. Chairman a copy of this, and hopefully I like to be part of the PSA and the issues that relate to it. The second item I'd like to suggest is get the digits. You know, there's a lot of Stranger danger. Lot of kids have phones. They can take pictures of the perpetrator who try to get them to get in their cars or off them candy. Another one can go behind the car, get a picture of the license plate. And this will probably deter a lot of Stranger danger and a lot of and even when you ask that somebody take off, get a picture license plate. And that's what I'm also suggesting, that's tapping. Thank you.
Thank you. If someone from the department can work with them, get this information and see what you can't do to work with them. That'd be good
chair. Yes, sir, thank you.
Good afternoon, board. I'm minister from Sacred Heart Catholic church right here in Detroit. Please don't be deceived by the department's listing of all of their policies and procedures and what might and might not be in violation of a policy or procedure, because there's no consequence, there's no accountability, even an officer's disciplinary history cannot be used in deciding their promotion. How seriously do you think they're going to a bad cop is going to take their policies and procedures, none at all. Chairperson woods, yes, it didn't take you long. It didn't take you long, okay to fall, to fall into it. I see a resolution honoring a police officer. Really, we had the Michigan Public Service Commission here this week talking about issues of DTE. There was not a minute spent on that Michigan Public Service Commission meeting about honoring DTE or any other public utilities employees. So we see what this is headed it's a slippery slope. So once you start, I'm sure those that are in control won't let you stop. And that goes for Commissioner Bernard. I'm sure the next promotion rounds, you will solicit your personal and professional services to any police officer that's willing to take them. I was being very careful with my wording here today.
Thank you
the cops, the ones that are bad, the one who murdered Sonia Massey was discharged from the army for serious misconduct. The cop that brutalized Tyrique Hill was suspended six times before once for 20 days, and right here in Detroit, Mrs. Robinson and her artistic son were brutalized by DPD with their license plate reader technology. How many times does DPD have to show that they cannot handle surveillance technology.
Thank you. Thank you. Are you sure take 10 more seconds? 10
more seconds Lieutenant Brandon Coles his lawsuits clearly stated that Chief White has lied about who and how DPD uses surveillance tools and on innocent citizens, thank you for the extra 10 minutes. Yes, sir, seconds. What was the minute?
It was minutes? Yes,
we have a qualm now. I like the entertain a motion for the approval of the minutes.
So move
motion. Do you want to do the
introduction?
Oh yeah, thank you. I was gonna. I was cutting 10 minutes introduction of BL PCs,
commissioners missions, thank you. Yes.
Commissioner woods,
present,
Commissioner Smith,
present,
Commissioner Bernard,
Attorney Linda Bernard, present, District Two,
Commissioner banks, excuse, Commissioner Bell, excuse Commissioner Burton, President
on behalf of district five residents,
Commissioner Carter excuse, Commissioner Moore present, Commissioner Hernandez, Commissioner Presley here, and Commissioner dewash is excused. Six present, sir quorum. Okay,
now entertain a motion for the approval of the minutes for September 19, 2024 or the agenda. So moved support, moved by Commissioner Bernard, supported by commission of more. All in favor, say, Aye. Aye. And discussion. Any opposed? The eyes have it entertain a motion for the approval of the minutes for September 12, 2024 so moved, moved by Commissioner Bernard or supported by Commissioner Moore. All in favor, say, Aye. Any discussion, anyone opposed. The motion is carried, introduction of bl, PC staff, chief police, elected officials and representatives and community leaders.
Chief Investigator, Jerome Warfield, parliamentarian, Dr Francis Jackson, Mr. Robert Brown, Miss Theresa blossom, Miss Johnny Underwood, Miss armitzia Joshua, Miss Mary Barber, Mr. Drew Brees, acting, supervising investigator, Elgin Murphy, court reported today is Joe Coleman, Sergeant Quinn for audio visual, Charles Henry for Media Services video, and sitting in for Chief of Police, Franklin Hayes. Elected officials, Miss Marie. Owl overall from state representative Tyrone Carter's office is pretty a butler, second precinct Community Relations President Miss Ladon Davis, Office of council member Fred Dural rod Thomas, Detroit Police Officers Association, former Commissioner William Davis and former commissioner reginal co officer.
Thank you very kindly. Chair
Yes, sir,
through the Secretary, I'd like to acknowledge Lamar Lemmons, former school board, president of DPS, who's president, who's joined the meeting this afternoon. Thank you,
and let the record reflect that Commissioner Hernandez is present now, and we have a resolution, resolution honoring said Sergeant Shirley blesso, who just recently retired, you have that commission
stand is starting to hear, going once, going twice. Okay, Mr. Chairman, then I'll keep my seat and simply read the resolution. I'll read a couple of the whereases and go immediately to the resolution. Party. Permission, yes, just as a point of order, Shirley Bledsoe has been a police officer with the city of Detroit for 47 years. She's in charge of the neighborhood policing office at the 12th precinct. She's been there for many, many years and done a really good job. She's highly respected throughout the 12th precinct, and actually in district two as well. This resolution goes into some detail about when she was hired in 1978 she was laid off in 1979 and 1980 when we had no money in the treasurer. Essentially, she came back in 1985 she's displayed tremendous leadership and knowledge and was promoted to investigator in 1998 she earned the promotion to the rank of sergeant in 2004 and continued her education and dedication, if you will, to the Detroit community and to the department. She's been in the Western District and a number of other districts within the city. As I said earlier, she's played a pivotal role in strengthening the bridge between police residents and stakeholders, as she tirelessly served the Detroit Police Department and its residents, visitors and stakeholders, therefore, be it resolved. As a summary of all of this, the Detroit board of police commissioners, speaking on behalf of the residents of the great city of Detroit, recognizes and honors the lifelong contributions and commitment to excellence in public service of Sergeant Shirley Bledsoe, her display of courage and unwavering community spirit has improved the quality of life in our city, and she is deserving of our best wishes and all of her future endeavors, endeavors, we thank and congratulate you. Sergeant Bledsoe, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday, there was a lunch, a luncheon for her at Northwest Activity Center, the chief was there, representatives from both unions were there, her entire staff of police officers who work in neighborhood protection, if you will, were there. I mean Council, not Councilwoman Commissioner, the lady Commissioner, help me? You've got, yeah, armor Clark Coleman, that's what I was thinking of. The County Commission gave her a resolution and an award there. It was a very nice event. So having said that, I've moved approval of this resolution, which we will give her, ladies and gentlemen in this format, Mr. Don Johnson, who's head of the 12th precinct, was supposed to be here today, but he had a flat tire. He called Theresa blossom a toast. This is her resolution, and I move that it be adopted.
Move to adopt a resolution honoring Sergeant Shirley blessel by Commissioner Bernard. Is it a Second? Second by Commissioner Smith, all in favor, say, Aye. Aye. Anyone opposed, or any discussion, anyone opposed, the motion is carried. It's passed.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, thank
you so much, and thank you for your representation there for Sergeant blesso at the Northwest activity center, chief of police report.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and to this honorable body and those that are in attendance today. My name is Franklin Hayes, Deputy Police Chief, sitting in for our chief. James White. I'd like to start with some statistic as to what's going on here in the city and the work that we do in making our city safe, our crime, violent crime, we know the stories and the narrative that we work collectively with the police department, the community and so many others to drive those numbers down, We are still achieving great success. Evidence of that is some statistical data in these top five categories are homicides. We're down 22% over last year. Year to date, we had 193 this year, we are at 151 or 42 less victims of homicides here in our city, non fatal shootings. We had 632 last year. We are at a 27% reduction in those numbers as well, where we've had 160 I'm sorry, this year we've had 463 for 169 less fatal shooting. So collectively, we have 201 less families that have been impacted by gun violence here in our city, year to date over this time last year, robberies last year. Year to date, we had 1051 this year. We are at 817 for a 22% reduction, or 234 less robberies and our carjackings. Last year to date, we were at 124 this year, we are at 86 31% reduction and 38 less total victims of carjacking here in our city. So we continue to do the work, and we continue, and it is our efforts to drive these numbers down even lower, as we know some issues that have been plaguing our community that we seasonally see, both drag racing and drifting throughout our neighborhoods and city streets, and also these illegal street parties in these takeover parties that we know tragedy has come from, and really had a few horrible incidents that happened, but through a technology or strategy that has evolved from that tragedy, we have continued to make work do work, in efforts to drive these numbers down Just some statistical data of the action that we've taken since addressing both of these issues, we've made 102 felony arrests for misdemeanor arrests. We've recovered 68 illegally possessed firearms. We've answered 565 police runs or calls for service. Of that 433 of those were calls for these illegal street parties. We've issued two reckless driving tickets. We have issued six drag racing tickets, and we've issued 66 drag racing spectator tickets, additional resources that we bring or address the needs of our community, our mental health calls for service. Last week, on the last seven days, we had 339 calls for service that had a mental health Nexus, whether it be mental non violent, mental violent that's armed, mental violence that's not on suicide in progress or suicide threat. Looking at our calls for service year to date, last year, we were at 11,761 calls with those Nexus, with that nexus, I'm sorry, this year we are at 12,695 so we've had an additional 935 calls for those that are in crisis. We work hard with our partnerships, through several external partners in that initiative, led by Captain Tanya Leonard, certainly understanding how important mental health is to Chief white we will continue to address this issue, looking for a solution, knowing that mental health is not a crime and we certainly can't arrest our way out of it, but we will continue with these partnerships to get the help to those that are in need. Just want to share some significant incidents with the community and yourself. Want to start with a non fatal triple shooting that occurred this Friday the 13th, at 6:16pm or officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of West Davidson to investigate triple nonfatal shooting. Officers arrived at the location and observed three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims are all transported to a local hospital, where they were listed in temporary, serious conditions. Officers from the 10 precinct preserve the scene, and detectives from the 10 precinct detective unit responded to the scene and processed accordingly and got the information needed to start the investigation. But we need some help. We were able to determine that the victims were shot when three individuals wearing masks attempted to rob them. And we were asking for anyone with additional information regarding this incident, contact Crime Stoppers at one 800 speak up or Detroit rewards TV. Another incident that is garnered quite a bit of media attention is involving a double fatal shooting that occurred this past Sunday in the 2800 block of Russell, or the Eastern Market. And that's when officers, while we're on patrol in the area, and we certainly know what has happened, but ultimately, a shot was fired that ended up in two victims suffering fatal wounds. The suspect was detained at the scene and transported to the Detroit Detention Center, where our homicide ultimately conducted an investigation and reported their findings and turned their findings over to the office of the county prosecutor on September 17 that was submitted on September 17. On September 18, the Wayne County prosecutor's office declined to sign the warrant stating that this was lawful self defense by the shooter in this incident. Lastly, I want to share with you a fatal accident that occurred Monday, September 16, that just before midnight, where officers were on patrol in the 9900 block of Gratiot. When this fatal accident occurred, there was a BMW traveling north on Gratiot that made a left hand turn in front of a Dodge Charger, striking the charger and causing it to lose control, the charger hit several Park vehicles and crashed into the entrance of the building. Two perished inside of charger, and a third was transported to a local hospital and was being treated for injuries. The driver the BMW was also arrested at the scene, and the detectives of the fatal squad were who responded, We gathered the facts, presented a warrant to the Wayne County prosecutor's office that is currently under review, just a few positives, as this board acknowledged the 46 years of service to the residents of the citizens of the city of Detroit by Sergeant Shirley Bledsoe. We acknowledge that very amazing tenure here with the police department and which are the best in our next chapter. Tomorrow, Lieutenant Quinton Maxi, after 28 years, will be having his retirement celebration as well at the Sacred Heart activities building located on the back in regard area, there will be a graduation tomorrow for class 2020 4g at greater Grace Temple, where we will have just over 30 graduates joining the ranks and being sworn in as members of the Detroit Police Department, and then an event that's becoming an annual event that that's growing in district seven, Commissioner Moore's district tomorrow, from 12 to four, where few free community block party to celebrate the neighborhoods of the Detroit and Dearborn border. And that will be held at Littlefield and time, and we will be there in the community recruiting, and just be all being neighborhood police officers, regardless of rank, and being out there with those that we serve. Lastly, I just wanted to update the community and just share or update what's going on on an incident has garnered some public attention in the media. The Detroit Police Department is aware of an article recently published in the Detroit Free Press regarding an individual filing a lawsuit against the city of Detroit regarding the seizure of her vehicle. After receiving a copy of the lawsuit, the chief directed internal affairs to conduct an investigation and to the underlying circumstances, stances, noting that the article was written almost entirely based on the complaint filed in the federal district court, the department can confirm that at this time, there's no evidence that the Internal Affairs Section had received a complaint regarding this issue, and we also received information that no complaint had been filed with the Office of the Chief Investigator. The department has had conversations with several I'm sorry, with sorry. The Department has had conversations with some of the commissioners to discuss what we know
regarding this matter, and the commitment is made to the public that the internal affairs will be conducting the investigation as indicated, and they will be conducting a thorough and complete investigation into the circumstances. The investigation will include, among other things, the crime Team Investigation. Why was information from the initial incident? Was it properly investigated? The collection of evidence was all evidence, including the vehicle process, according to DPD policy, was technology properly utilized in this case? Was the initial detainment supported by the requisite level of suspicion, and was the vehicle, the empowerment of the vehicle supported by the requisite degree of suspicion, and was this vehicle released? According to DPD protocols, we're committed to providing an update on this investigation within 30 days, but we must be mindful that this matter is now the subject of litigation at the conclusion of that 30 days again, when we provide that update, we certainly welcome the board's input and any policy revisions that may prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. Mr. Chairman, thank you for allowing me to provide that report that concludes
it. Or members, yes, sir. Commissioner Moore,
thank you, Mr. Chair, yes, sir. Good afternoon DC. Good afternoon. Commission
Moore,
our first question is the bailiff that shot Shirley Butler, was he a former member of the Detroit Police Department?
If I may, I'm going to defer to grant Ha, our chief legal advisor to address that.
Sorry. The question in regards to the former, I'm sorry, the bailiff that was involved in shooting Correct. Was
he a former member of the Detroit Police Department? Yes, he
was a former member of the Detroit Police Department. Thank you. Was
he a retired member or just a former member?
I I don't know. It was way before my time.
Thank you. My next question is marketing plan. I had spoken with Deputy Chief Williams, and he forwarded to, I believe, Commander Parrish, the marketing as relates to folks who've had their vehicle stolen, as relates to them recouping monies that they've already paid to get their vehicles. Commander, can you speak to that?
Absolutely? Commissioner, through the chair, Anyone that believes they have been overcharged at any toll lot for any reason, whether it was because a fee waiver was not provided when one was owed, or because they just feel like there was a miscalculation of the fees. Anyone can contact the Detroit Police Department abandoned vehicle section to explain the situation. We will obviously have to verify the facts, but we will absolutely process a refund for any amounts charged that should not have been. And
my question, Commander is, will there be some type of press release saying what you just said to the general public?
So we already provided the information to the media, and I believe it was published an article, but we can certainly post something indicating that if your vehicle was towed to any city of Detroit lot, and you feel that you have been overcharged, that you contact the abandoned vehicles section. I don't see an issue with that.
I just think it needs to be updated or revisited, you know, because I'm sure it was provided. I know december 2022, the mayor stated, then you did some media a couple weeks ago in regards to it, but it's not widespread. It was through another news outlet. But just to let people see that you're that DPD is proactive in addressing the issue. That's I think that would go a long way with, you know, public trust, okay,
as long as we're speaking to to that specifically.
Thank you, Commissioner. And if you
can forward that, communicate to us to the board, so we can share it as well, and we can also upload that on our website, as well as our Facebook page as well just, you know, put that information out. Thank you, Commander, anything there's more. Quick Yes, sir, is it with the commander? No.
Thank you, Commander. At the lions game, not the not this last game, but the week prior. You aware that about 100 vehicles are broken into? Did you hear anything like that?
Thank you. Through the Chair, I have not been made aware of that level of being needs happening at that game. I can look into that and report back to this honorable body
and just very quickly, Mr. Chairman, yes, sir, it was an issue that I know that you might be familiar with, deputy chief in regards to communication, where a citizen gave me some information, and I gave it to the leadership of Detroit Police Department, and it was a bad address. And this was in July. The problem was nobody told me it was a bad address. So every week, the citizens tell me, Detroit police, Ain't this. Detroit police, ain't that. I'm hearing this every week. So finally I broke down, and I resent the email up the chain, and I got results. So I just want to say thank you absolutely. But I just think initially, if we were to know back in July that it was a bad address, it could have been resolved in DPD. Didn't have to get all that flak, and I didn't have to hear all that. So thank
you through the chair. And certainly we like you, we are only as good as the information that we receive. So the information that we got, we did go out, and it was nothing observed. But
if I would have known it was a bad address or that it was nothing saying, hey, Remo, like y'all call me. It was a bad we didn't see anything there, then we could have addressed it two months
ago. We will certainly verify any information that we get. We take crime and our citizens being victim of crimes very seriously, so we will do that second verification for further info coming into us.
Thank you, sir. Yeah, and let the record fake that commission, Carter is present, and as well as our staff member, Jasmine Taylor, is online, as well any other commissioners. Yes. Oh, Commissioner
speak.
I said I already acknowledged them already. I
didn't hear that. You said, Hernandez, yes, I was gonna let him speak his first gavel, no, I didn't hear, I didn't hear you mention him. All right, you had a question. Yes, a couple of things. Chief Hayes, the first thing is that apparently, Wayne State University is doing a de escalation training, a national de escalation training, that is being offered for three, two day training sessions for law enforcement that are interested. Shouldn't that be you have other trainings that are mandatory. Shouldn't that be a mandatory training?
I'm sorry, through the Chair, I'm missing a question. Are you saying what's what's being mandated at Wayne State Police?
No, I'm saying, Why aren't our officers being mandated to go to the to the National de escalation training? There's a two day training session that apparently, I guess we're doing it here, but it's up. It's up to officers to volunteer to go. Here's
one in administrative messages that sent out,
one of the ones that are important, right? With
any training through the chair, with with any training that's offered nationally, members may take advantage of it. What I can tell you and share with you is that, not only with as evidenced in the 30 plus recruits that will be graduating tomorrow, as well as our annual recertification training and through our teletypes and administrative messages, de escalation is an important tool that we have in our tool belt. And we teach that, we push that down, and this was some bonus or some added training and opportunity, but saying that that is a de escalation is a core value in our tactics. And despite what's going on at Wayne State, we teach that here in DPD as well.
Okay, all right, and it was one other point. The you're also doing another training on mental health issues. Is mental health training part of the standard training that everybody gets? Or is this something else as optional as well for officers who may want to participate
through the chair? So mental health training is a part of all of our curriculum, all of our training. It's taught at the academy, whether it be mental health first aid. So there is a level of mental health training, including the command staff that have taken it. There are additional levels that that members may take if they are perhaps a part of our mental health call Response Unit. There's additional training that officers can take, and this is just that, but there is a baseline curriculum of mental health training to all members of the police department,
may I suggest that maybe, maybe you do it in the precincts or something else, but that you do a refresher on that at least once a year, put so that everybody is current on this is such become, such a huge area, such a major part of your report every week. I think it may be helpful just to have that refresher maybe once a year. But my final point, a question really relates to your administrative message regarding payment for standby officers. Would you mind explaining to to the community, what's what standby, what this means in terms of what the department is doing? I never heard the term before personally
through the Chair, I would like to bring up our chief legal advisor, Grant Ha, to speak to this contract link. All right,
I have added through the chair second deputy chief. GRANT Ha, in regards to your question, in regards to standby time, you speak up a little bit so everybody can hear sure standby time is time that is afforded to a member when the member has to be on standby in regards to possibility of being recalled, if the member is recalled, then at the time that they're on standby, they're not supposed to be associating with individuals while they're so they sacrifice their time in regards to not imbibing alcoholic beverages, They have to be ready at any time to be recalled. In case they are recalled.
So you're notified ahead of time at your standby. So you can't have a beer or that's great. You have to be in uniform. It says
you have to be on standby. Okay, so you have to be ready to be recalled at any at any moment.
Any anything further. Thank you.
Any any other questions?
Good here, yes, sir. Questions for the
the chief,
after talking with many of market statements and the seven precinct and the fifth district when it comes to the Eastern Market incident, we like to make a request to have the Mounted Unit to go, you know, to go out and assist at tailgate parties and stuff in the Eastern Market area with number seven, also many of our constituents and the 7% and down in Eastern Market, applause, the 7% for, you know, for for good policing, for police In that area for many years without any incidents, just a quote from former Assistant Chief Steve Dolan. He once said that DPD cannot police stupidity, and it's clearly this perpetrator from Oakland County coming down into the Eastern Market, was the stupidity on that person's on their on that person's behalf, was definitely stupidity, but the MPO does A great job in keeping that area, safe in Eastern Market area. Recommendations, once again, is to have the Mounted Police unit to come and assist those officers. We don't have any situations or incidents like that. It's definitely sad to see something like that happening and in our city and our district and our preset, but we definitely like to make a recommendation to have them on a police unit to come and assist doing those on the weekends. Thank
you. Yes, sir,
through the chair. So absolutely a tragic incident. But if I can share with this entire body, not only the mayor, but the chief as well, has has a strong conviction that the bad actors will not impact or impair or stop a tradition that has gone on for many years. Let that stop. Let that impact it. So the direction, as you mentioned, the work that's being done currently, Commander Johnson, Javon Johnson, as well as the MPOs, who you make it a point, if I may, Commissioner Burton, to acknowledge their work every time there's a community event in your precinct, as do, certainly your colleagues and other members of this board. But we've been involved with the eastern market leadership and the request for mounted we will certainly put that in there as a rotation, but we will make sure that the horses are visible during tailgating events. Don't know how long some of its weather based. It gets a little cold during tailgating season, but we can have the horses out in addition. They are working on a safety plan, and that came out in the media as well, and we are involved with as it relates to some increased presence down there. There they will reconfigure that campus area. And one of the things that they will be doing is adopting what has been done at other large events throughout the city. There's going there, looking at making it a firearm free campus during that time. So we are working with, again, the Eastern Market and other city entities to make sure that the tradition of tailgating does go on in this city, and at the request of your constituents and residents in that area, we will make sure that the horses make an appearance as well in that effort.
Thank you. Thank you, Chief, and I would definitely relate that back to my constituents and number five, and also to the businesses and in the Eastern Market. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, yes, sir,
okay, you see a tradition. I know Cooley high school, they traditionally have their get togethers, and it was broken up this year. So I understand downtown and you know traditions of tailgating, but what about the neighborhoods and Cooley High School and those events that were broken up this year
through the chair? So as one of the events that we talked about, I reported on earlier, the tradition of the block party Detroit and Dearborn border. Say that to say that we certainly support gatherings and everyone having a good time, it just needs to be some order to the Cooley event that you mentioned, taking over a city street, ballroom hustling in the middle of a street. Busses can't get by, people can't go to work. That's not okay. Again, we certainly support people getting together have a good time. As I often joke and say, even if it's for our own personal interest, we need to know where a party is. So when we do get off, we can go enjoy it ourselves. So we are not about breaking the parties up and stopping everyone for have a good time, but it needs to be a bit of order. And we will support those events. We will bring resources, if we can there's a request for metal detectors, the magnetometers, we will deliver the evolve at no charge. If there's a traffic plan, if we have bear cage or bike racks, we will help that as well. But we are committed to the party. We want the party to go on, but it has to be in an orderly fashion,
so just in just just very quickly, so proactively speaking, if Cooley's going to have their party in 2025 How about DPD reach out to them proactively to try to get those things squared away.
Thank you. Great, great point, and we are working with the mayor's office. Jessica Parker, the Deputy CEO of city, and a few others, Council Member Gabriella Santiago Romero as well, to educate those that will be hosting large events, or not even large, but medium size, of anyone that wants to host an event, to talk about the permitting process, what that looks like. You know, if there's an impact of traffic, what needs to be done, what communication needs to be go, be given or had with those that that are stakeholders in the area could be residents, if it's a block party, if it's at a venue, talking to that venue holder, everything from capacity with the fire marshal, making sure that the venue is safe, that there's fire suppression, that there's a way in and a way out, that the place, the venue is structurally sound. So we are working. We will have that conversation coming up for the 2025 event season. So we are committed to doing just that. Commissioner Moore,
thank you. Thank you. And so that's the alumni groups that you're referring to. Yes, all right, just very quickly, real quickly.
The one thing is a rumor that I need you to tell me if it's true or not. The people, the two people that were shot at Eastern Market. It was my understanding, it was just one bullet and went through one person into another. Is that true,
through the chair, that the investigation has led to those that was a finding that was submitted to the Wayne County prosecutor's office,
what it appeared to be okay? Second, real quick, you mentioned holidays and events that are coming up the Mexico's Independence Day, I think is coming up. Is it October, November? Some No, I'm wrong. Someone just told me this. Oh, I know the sequel to mile, but this a different one, different days ago in the discussion.
Thank you.
Commissioner press,
I didn't know. So my question may be a tag team question between the chief investigator and Deputy Chief Hayes. You know, it has been stated a number of times that one of the challenges that we have in policing is when law enforcement officers go to different agencies, but their history doesn't necessarily follow them there. And I have reviewed a couple of citizen complaints where the allegations of misconduct were sustained, however, it was notated that these individuals no longer part of the department, and so in cases where there's a allegation of misconduct that sustained, but the individual is not a part of the department. What is done to one? Keep record of that, or does that follow that individual, if they indeed continue in law enforcement capacity,
if I may. So we certainly keep track of that. Well, no pause to we certainly keep track of regardless if they have left, if there is sustained misconduct, we will keep that in the file, because we have those that may try to come back. So we certainly keep a record of that. As far as I will certainly turn this over to DC, how one of the things that helps us, and I know this body is working diligently through but the timeline, this of the investigations for citizen complaints, that way we can that updated, so that it can be in their file in case they leave, and it can follow them to that other agency. But sometimes, if there's a long lapse in the event that a matter is adjudicated or the case is investigated, they may have been gone and been hired already. And it is not that we acted in good I mean, acted in bad faith, or we actually acted in good faith, but we were only as good as the information we could provide to those other agencies, and at the time those matters had not again
been told. So the there's, there's supposed to be an affidavit, when the person leaves, that goes to m cos, and that affidavit is supposed to say that they left under investigation or under discipline and things of that nature. You represent. M calls, right?
I do not so at this point. Okay, yes, sir,
through the chair the second deputy chief grant on Sir, the chief's representative on M Coles, and yes, you are correct. Under the Michigan law enforcement separation Records Act, there is supposed to be an affidavit indicating why the member separated. So if a member separated under good standing, there's going to be information in regards to the fact that the member left in good standing, if the member left not in good standing, if the member was terminated, if the member resigned under criminal charges, or if the member resigned under like internal investigations, there's a multiple series of possibilities or choices that you have to check off or circle, and that is what we put in. We put in the affidavit, and we also put the down the circumstances under which the officer separated from the
department. We updated in current on those affidavits with M call.
We are updating the ones that were done in the past as it's coming up, but we are current in regards to the separation as it's going for.
Yeah, and I mean, to your point a DC Hayes, I definitely recognize that, you know, some of the lapses in our timing and completing these investigations have made it difficult, but that's kind of what I'm getting to because I'm sure that these processes are in place when we have timely investigations completed. But in the instance where these are investigations that have lapsed that one year mark, and we don't know whether or not that individual is in law enforcement again, is there any mechanism that tracks what has been sustained allegations to update whatever file might follow them in any law enforcement agency, they might be a part of a chief investigator through
through the chair, one of the things our office made a commitment to do is to make sure that, especially when those officers are no longer part of the department, that we maintain that record. We maintain this sustained in their record, and we pass that information along to disciplinary. Disciplinary keeps a record of that as well, because, as deputy chief said, we do know that many do come back to the department, and we want that there, so that the department understands that when they left, and unfortunately, we're catching up on those records that that are older than a year, but we still want the information documented so that the department has a clear understanding of who's coming back to them seeking employment and Deputy
Chief one more time. Because the question is, once he's finished that, do that affidavit? Do you guys do the affidavit, you know, to make it catch up?
No. So again, through the chair, second deputy chief. Grant, yeah, second deputy chief. So, just trying to go through the formalities, so in regards to whether it's caught up, if the member separates at the time that that information is the affidavit at the time that the member separated. However, the hiring law enforcement agency by law has to do a thorough background investigation, and when they come to the former law enforcement agency, they have a waiver from the officer that is trying to go to the new agency. And the waiver says, go ahead and release all the information once that's produced to us, then we're supposed to provide all of that information, including any updated information,
yeah, because I know what is defined when a department do not inform M calls of The disciplinary
Well, that's something that is, I think, is going to be part of a new legislative role. Yeah, that is so we
trying to make it 10,000 I'm on that. I'm in real time on that committee right now with Senator Chang, right and, you know, the the fact of the matter is, is that that was a very, very good question, and that's why you might wonder twin, because I was, I was going to ask that question, because that's vitally important, that we are updating those affidavits and stand current on those affidavits to M calls, and people don't know what M calls is. Would you let them know what that is?
It's the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement standards. It's the oversight body for all law enforcement agency within the state of Michigan. We set the standards in regards to how a member is hired, how the member is to be separated, all the conditions and certifications required for the member to be a licensed law enforcement officer. So to your point, in regards to the separation, the current talk is in regards to fines all the way going up to the possibility of Superintendent control by MCOs, in regards to a agency that fails to do a thorough background investigation, if they intentionally or deliberately fail to do so.
Yeah, are you done? All right,
make a follow up. Point two seconds. Tell anybody else? Two seconds.
I gotta tell you. You gonna make it five?
No, anyway, no, I think the follow up, just for our community is simply that, for your information, the George Floyd Act would have made it mandatory that every police department in the country and every law enforcement entity create a statewide and national registry where, like Linda Bernard was a cop here, and then I went to California. You know, the whole record, my whole record would be there that did not, unfortunately, pass in Congress, but that's the point. But Michigan doesn't have a national of statewide registry. Do we officer hawk?
Not yet. There's, there's Senator chain has police accountability bills that's in that that I'm on a committee a lot of community organizations is being represented and pushing very hard to get this legislation passed, and we hoping to get it passed before the end of the year. So it behoove everybody in this community to advocate strongly to get the police accountability bills passed so that we can have that registry, and we have our form of the George for act here in the state of Michigan, you know. So thank you. Second deputy chief, and my final statement to the chief is that, you know, I appreciate the administration having a briefing. We had a briefing earlier. It was, it was myself, Commissioner Bernard. Well, as Commissioner Smith, and we're trying to get Commissioner Moore there but he had emergency at the job, and we're going to make sure that every commissioner, get briefed that want to be briefed and as as relates to.
Have a turn affairs complaint either, but are very committed to making sure that this be a very open and transparent matter, and that the community be fully briefed on this, on this matter, as soon as possible, based upon all of the legal situations that's involved here. So I want to say that. And, um, moving on right along to the presentation to the
board, I believe, or or communication,
or presentation, or communication, we can finish that. Thank you.
Uh, second deputy chief attorney.
He's an attorney. Second Deputy Chief, also attorney, clicking a ticket,
all right, or communications, thank you, Mr. Chair, we have 12 speakers. We'll start with Miss Tara brown after Miss Brown Lamar lemons and Miss Glenda mcghanney. You.
Good
afternoon, Commission. Thank you very much, Commissioner Moore for asking that question, because I've been battering y'all with it for several weeks. Yes, in preparation of speaking tonight, I was going to bring to your attention a lawsuit I picked up this afternoon just before this meeting. Case Number 01126255, and, oh. Craig Gregory, and it's from 1999 when he was on the police force, and there was a gentleman that sued him, Mr. Griffin, because on December 14, 1999 Mr. Griffin and one of his coworkers borrowed the vehicle of another coworker to go home. He was driving, the other coworker was driving. One of them home. They got stopped by the police. Neither one of them could produce registration for the vehicle. They were arrested. They were arrested and the lien wasn't working. So essentially, they were detained. After being detained, they were released the next day, and the gentleman that Sue, Mr. Griffin, had on a brand new leather jacket. When he went to retrieve the leather jacket, it says in the suit, Detroit Police Department did not produce it. Of course, he got mad because it's the wintertime. It was December 14, it says, As plaintiff walked out the door of the precinct Detroit police officers, Craig Gregory, Benito Mendoza and other identified officers, attacked Mr. Griffin, hunting and kicking him about the head, face and body, and continued to beat Mr. Griffin after he was down on the ground, plaintiff Griffin was then hog tied by the officers and placed in a bare concrete cell where plaintiff Griffin lay until he complained about chest pains, he was being transported to Detroit Receiving Hospital, where he was treated for his physical injuries that were inflicted by Detroit police officers. Plaintiff was then charged with a crime of disorderly conduct, which was later dropped by the Detroit Police Department. And he then went on to sue the city offered him $500 Of course, he didn't take it, and he ended up suing the city for 1000s of dollars, and at some point there was a settlement. This is the person that went into Sherman Baylor, Sherman Butler's house and shot him, and I believe that, because he was a former Detroit police officer, that is the reason that we are getting no transparency on this case. I have repeatedly asked and asked about this video that should have been shown to us a long time ago. Imagine all the stuff I would not have found if they did just show the video. Now I've been out here looking on my own. I have found the names of the officers. I have gotten the one call disabled person from my living room. I'm doing all of this for my living room. I am investigating a case on television. We need transparency on this issue.
Thank you. Thank you.
Excuse me.
Excuse me. Can the chief respond? Can you get somebody to look into that for her? Pardon me.
Chairman,
hold on, next,
next speaker. I don't see Mr. Lemons, so the next person would be Miss Glenda mcgantney. All right, and then, and then, after Mr. Maganney, I had Miss Williams and
Miss Smith. That's
good evening. Good evening.
You might be heard. Good evening. Can you hear me? Yes, ma'am. Okay. My name is Glenda magany, and I'm a 73 year old resident of the city, Detroit, and I've been having some problems. My neighbors Caucasian is Mark Colson, and he has been attacked more than once by Calvin Wilson. And this neighbor has Calvin Wilson. Can you not say names? But they wanted their name said. That's the reason why I'm saying the names. My neighbor, Mark Folsom, wanted his name says, I'm sorry. Okay,
let me move on. Thank you. This limited time now
we give you 30 more seconds.
There's a starter time.
Probation ends on December the 24th and this neighbor has also come into my driveway. I have come before this board three times. Officers have called me. Have not called me. Have not followed up. I am not happy. Labor Day weekend, this same neighbor kept me up, as well as other neighbors for more than 12 hours, and I end up sleeping in my car. A 73 year old senior should not have to sleep in their car because of safe safety and Mark Colson has I'm sorry, my Caucasian neighbor has been harassed for more than four years. I have been harassed for several months. But what are we going to do about this? Do we have car Fox two news, I would not like to go there. There's been a lot of videotape on this individual, and nothing has been done. Like I said, the probation period ends up december 2024 and he has some type of mental, emotional problems. Last time he should have been taken to the hospital, police didn't come for almost 12 hours. And I'm in this precinct, and they, even when I drove up there, they told me to go back home. There was nothing they could do. They could have taken him to the hospital. He needs help,
and we need help. Thank you.
Thank you.
We get the information.
Yeah, they get someone. They have it, somebody from our complaint.
Next speaker, okay, thank you. Yes, ma'am. All
right, thank you.
Hello everyone.
Hello. Last week when we had a community board of commission meeting out in southwest Detroit, the question I wanted to ask when I was speaking about the police officers that's in the shelter where I reside at the undercover officers. Can you guys hear me? Thank you. Okay, I continue to come here every week concerning my well being and my safety, and my safety being in danger every day, when I leave out this facility, that's number one before anything. But I want to know, why is the taxpayers paying for officers that's in there for this one person that indeed all this illegal stuff in my life and involved in a federal UPS robbery? Why they protecting this woman? I mean constantly police officers are in there, and you cannot tell me they are not in that facility. I don't care what nobody says. You want to talk about mental illness. I believe the officers that on 27 2700 officers that's on this force, they should be checked for mental screen, seeing what's going on with they, how they think and they lodging and drug testing. Let's talk about some real stuff. It's okay for them to come out here every day and just respect they oath and they badges constantly, and violate my constitutional rights in that facility. Like I said, Frank, he is a Officer of this. He works here. He left out the facility yesterday, but this the same officer who threatened me with a drink
off. That's not acceptable, period.
And what you guys gonna do about it? You sit behind these chairs every I mean, every week I sit up like this. Officer here. Officer was promoted Jasmine with promotion, she's in that facility.
I can't make this up.
Have a good day.
Thank you. Next speaker,
Mr. Chair, yes. DC Hayes, I think we had this conversation some time ago, and it was stated that there are no officers at that shelter. Is it possible that the shelter could be hiring officers through secondary employment, and if so, what would be their attire to
identify themselves through, through the chair? I will check. But since our last conversation, I have confirmed that we do not have a contract for police services at secondary and under no circumstances would a member working secondary employment be other than in uniform, perhaps business attire, and those instances require a sign off by the chief, and That has not occurred. There have been no requests. I can check back to see if they have hired secondary but again, if it would, they would be in uniform. There are no secondary undercover assignments
in the program. Thank you.
Thank you. Ms Smith,
good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Commissioner Carter, I missed you last week, I had a message from my son in law for you. Anyway, I live in the area of eastern market. It was horrible what I saw on TV, and the fact that what my son in law told me, because he has a group of men that football, you know supporters, and they always get together every time football, and they feed each other, and he does the cooking and have the TV sometimes. He has been his home there on Oakland Boulevard. Now, my suggestion, since I'm that close to the area, and I do go there, and I bank there, right on the corner that you would have each one of those, what do you call them, that has the the cooking and so forth, you would have a name, their names and IDs. I thought about this and this way any confusion that's there that you can go directly to them, because it's I don't want to say what I want to say. It's a be shame that we can go and have a good time without carrying guns. I'm disgusted about this. Look like everyone you have any kind of confusion about they got a gun. Why is there no way to talk anymore to each other or walk away. That's what I suggest. Walk away if it gets so bad. But the fact is, we got guns every time you look up. I'm so sick and tired of looking at my news at 11 o'clock. It's guns. Guns, guns. Now my suggestion, since I do live in the fifth district, that we would have the directors of the Eastern Market have the garbage cans there, because it was horrible to look at all the filth that was left there the next day. We live in a good city, but we've got to treat it that way. And I cannot understand, for the life of me, and as old as I am, seeing all this going on in my city. I went to Chicago and I saw what was going on over there.
I'm thirsty. Yes,
our next speaker will be Miss,
and then after Mr.
Foster, we're going to zoom. Thanks.
Yeah, you may be hurt. Good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Chair. First off, I do support Police Accountability Act, Senate, Bill, 473, through 484, secondly, personally, this week, I had two incidents in the third preset, I think I'm pretty fair and open with things, failure to report a crime, demeanor, failure to provide adequate grievance process, failure to de escalate. And so I really not into filing grievance. I think things could be handled at the lowest level being prior service myself, and I don't want to add to overload caseload already. Secondly, I went to court hearings this week, three victims. One was a young lady that was a gunshot victim last week. One was a senior lady, one was a senior male. And on both cases, they both requested Crime Victim Rights and compensation, of which they knew nothing about. We have to is the is the law. We have to enforce Crime Victim Rights. Thirdly, Brady act, I'm still asking for that. Over the week, we had another police officer, former Detroit police officer, with a history of issues, including sexual misconduct. So I'm glad that the detective, when I did ask him for the crime victim rights on behalf of the citizens and Laure precinct, that he was able to provide some information just quickly, a perspective moving forward, retaliation or self preservation, there is a difference. There's more self preservation than retaliations. Citizens and people do not surrender their natural right to self preservate. Most retaliation can only occur if the original offense is not caught. So I've never heard of anyone breaking into jail or prison to do anything to anybody, and so we have to do better about that and understanding that perspective the difference between retaliation
and self preservation. Thank you. Thank you very much. And Deputy Chief Hayes, can you talk about, I know there's a there was a major meeting today, and I'm sure it'd be publicized as it relates to making sure that voices of those who have been victimized, in particular by homicide, are getting better response. We have been working with the department for some time now, and I know it was a slew of homicide victims here earlier today, those who have been victimized by homicide here early today. And then there was the new captain, Captain Thurgood, and the commander has been hitting the ground running in terms of engaging on making sure that those families are getting responses and getting the care that they need. He talked about that that new,
new and fresh approach. Yes, absolutely. Chair so chief White had the opportunity to meet with some of our victims and the families of those that have been impacted by violent crime, and saw that there was an area of opportunity to do more and be better. From that, we have a commitment to a timeline that we will follow up, which each of our victims to give them a case note. Certainly, it may not always be the information that they want to hear that we found the person responsible, but it will not be silenced. So we are working with that, up to and including identifying some new staff there is going to be now an entity of the department that is committed to doing just that, not a detective that will get around to it or with the caseload that's going the caseload makes it virtually impossible. This is a priority with with feedback and with continued dialog to dialog to our victims families, so more to come. My understanding is that there will be a presentation in speaking with the chief. He wants to do more than what was even discussed at the meeting. So this is something that's paramount to Chief white, and this program will certainly increase that
conversation and those updates, absolutely. And I want to acknowledge Bishop Harris, that's here from ceasefire, who's not under the what you what department you guys are, health department now. And so thank you for your leadership. We was at the candlelight vigil for the gentleman this past week, and that's a horrific situation, but the community is there. I live in that district as well, and we as a community need to continue to lift up what Mr. Foster said in terms of those who have been victimized, but also what former commissioner Crawford talk about, there's a balance as a balance there, in terms of those who have been victimized by the police as well, you know? And so it's a double edged sword, and we're committed to making sure that there's answers on both sides. And very, very pleased to see that the prosecutor budget for the conviction integrity unit was doubled, and that is she publicized and made it a priority for some of those cases that that folks been advocating about here, that they would take A deep dive in, that once everything is approved with her budget finally signed off on by the Mr. Evans. And we have been talking offline about that as well, you know. And she will be making a presentation to this board in the first week of October. Again, this board is not just here, you know, 12 Miss fingers, you know, but we are very, very actively working, and we will be asking you guys to come to a press conference that we will have very, very soon about a transparency that you guys are going to love. The only thing I can say about it right now, but we'll be ready to launch something very, very, very good that this community is going to love. All right. Thank you very kindly.
Next speaker,
we're going into zoom now. Our first speaker will be black bag grew. Election integrity rule. Margarita, Maddox and iPhone,
you may be heard
now as I sit here and debate whether I come on as election integrity rule because I done busted him. Cold busted Department of Elections, Gina, Edward Walker, Dennis Winfrey, Daniel Baxter, TV, Detroit, Lexus, still two irrefutable current, iron clad, concrete evidence and proof is what it is. And an awesome lady got it for make sure it. Got a 45 hands. He got proof positive, iron clad, irrefutable still, two concrete Bear Tribe, proof that he was cheated on in the 2020, elections. Now man living victims of absentee ballot fraud, preventive, pervasive, rapid, throughout the state of Michigan, I found out now they weren't just doing it in Detroit. They
was doing it in other cities too.
2024 is about to be what it's about to be,
but there was
this board voted to subpoena that record, the one that's going to prove to Mimi that her mama didn't shoot herself, and it's going to prove it in not the way the Michigan State Police thought, but from what I found out now, you went in the next Friday morning, you sort the voice directive, which was to subpoena the record from The Detroit Police Department, and you come up with this puppy, Cocker, send a letter over to the Michigan State Police, because you've been talking to them, and that's all you got to do, is what's been weeks. Man, Nini still ain't got what she want, so now I'm getting ready reduce this whole city to rubble, this election part, and Detroit has become the epicenter in the United States of America, these United States of America, of election fraud, voter fraud, the National T ball of voter fraud. And I put the whole 40 years on it,
the whole four decades. They call me black bag rule.
Thank you very kindly.
Next speaker, Miss Maddox.
What goes to the next speaker and go back to Miss madax, okay,
we're gonna go to iPhone.
You
may be heard. Okay,
thank you. Yes, ma'am. I
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Yes, sir, Okay,
the next the next speaker will be iPhone after iPhone, it'll be former Commissioner William Davis, Joyce, Jennings and Chris Gilmore here Hill, okay, thank you.
You may be heard. Are you there?
Yes. Can you hear me? Yes, sir. Oh, awesome. Thank you for having me. My name is Chip Clark. I am a representative from DCC, we are passing through the call, making a public announcement to all of those who have been disenfranchised by a number of different organizations, people, entities across the city, if you have been negatively impacted, if you have been a victim of police brutality, if you feel as though you've been raising these concerns to your elected leaders, to know, to know avail, to know to know end, we are asking that you join with us. We are building a coalition of a quarter million people to participate in the 2025 election, that is the local Detroit election, and we together will have our voices heard. I submit to you people here in Detroit that there are people who have been overtaxed and who are ready for a change. There are people who have who are upset that they don't have schools for their children to attend, and they are ready for a change. There are people who have lost their jobs as a result of the EV mandate. They are ready for a change. There are people who don't feel like the justice system applies to them as well. And you may be under the sound of my voice, I humbly submit to you that alone, your power and your complaining will mean nothing. But if we join together my brothers and my sisters, if we come together and prepare our propositions, prepare our ordinances and weave that our own candidates and we hold public forums, and we vet our elected officials, and we reach the quarter million mark, which we are projected to do for the next election. We have already, we're already adding 1000s of people to our coalition. Uh, we have been, we were at the police headquarters today. We are standing with those people who have been wrongly incarcerated. And we want to let you know, regardless of what your what your challenge is, we have a we have a coalition for you. It is the Detroit community coalition, and we are going to be meeting at the oasis of Hope Church on the
25th of September.
Thank you.
Next caller. You
Hello. Can I be here?
This is William Davis, how you doing,
Commissioner? Okay, I'd like to start off by saying that I think that the Board should do some more public service announcements. During the time I was on the board, I was involved in a couple of public service announcements. I think this board should be doing public service announcements, especially about letting the public and community know about the fact that those who act as spectators for these drag racing that they could get tickets and that they could be cited for that. You know, there's a lot of stuff that goes on that the community needs more information on because I think we have too much drag race and we got too many problems going on. Also, for those newer board members, also, I'm part of the all pack for Detroit metro. And you don't know alpac is advocates and leaders for police and community trust. You know, it's composed of community leaders, civil rights leaders, government and law enforcement leaders from all across southeastern Michigan. You know, we have people from the federal government, like the US, different aspects of the federal government, you know, be it the FBI, we have county people, state people, local municipalities, you know we can and should be doing more, because Senator Chan, she's usually on our meetings or a representative from our office, because if each and every one of us did a little bit more, we can make Detroit a much better place to live. But especially, I think what needs to be done as relates to officers to falsify official documentation, officers to get people in trouble. I did 34 years in the water department. If I filed some if I falsified official documentations, I would be terminated. But it seems like there's different rules for even different city employees, you know. So I think we should be moving towards making sure that there's greater transparency in all we do and say and make the people believe in y'all again. Thank you.
Thank you very kindly.
Next,
good afternoon board.
Can you hear me?
Yes, you may be heard. Hi. My name is Joyce Jennings. Again. I would like to thank you all for the referral Commissioner Bernard regarding our church and Saint James, Missionary Baptist Church, later, name, renamed should of faith and the referral to the Wayne County prosecutor's office during the time that the break in and illegal transfer of our church occurred. I was absent from my home as a result of a sexual assault that occurred in my home, and the police had told me, when I met with sex crimes that I could not disturb the scene of the crime, so I temporarily relocated with my daughters to a family's friend's home to this date, the sex crime has never been investigated. When I met with sex crimes, they had made me aware that the person who assaulted me was working under an alias name, and he's the grandson of a judge who recently passed away, and I just would like for the board and the police department to look at policies of the police department, especially the Sex Crimes Unit. And it should not matter if a person is connected to a family of prominence, especially if they as a as I was told, he's actually a sexually assaulted many women, and when they came into sex crimes, Sergeant Ward would intimidate the women from pressing charges. I formally served as the violence prevention coordinator when Herman Kiefer the complex was in place, and then went on to work for the mayor's office, and as I shared with Sergeant Ward during that time, that if this family knows that he's a habitual offender, then they need to get him some help, because there will be some people who don't care about who their family is, and they'll take actions into their own hands. Nobody's going to care more for us as a community than we're willing to care for ourselves. Let's get together
and be a blessing.
Our last caller is Mr.
Chris gilmerhill,
good afternoon. Can I be here?
Right? Yes. My name is Chris gilmerhill. I'm a lifelong resident of the city's Second District. I'm calling hopefully I'll be brief today, but once again, I'd like to raise the serious issue of the police non enforcement of our city's idling truck ordinance. This has been illegal for 10 years. For 10 years, it's been illegal in the city of Detroit for trucking companies, for any company, to leave their trucks just idling on our streets, spewing out diesel exhaust fumes for minutes and minutes and hours on end, and yet, in the entire time that ordinance has been on the books, the DPD has never issued a single a single citation. They simply have chosen not to enforce this law. Last week, Commissioner Willie Burton raised the issue of what the the DPD could be doing to help protect our residents in the city of Detroit from the very real problem of air pollution, because we know in the city of Detroit, as a majority black and brown community, we're always looked at last, we're always a place that ends up with these sources of pollution, and it is literally killing us. I'd like to again thank Commissioner Burton for raising that issue. I'd like to draw attention to the fact that the DPD hasn't actually given a response here. We need a concrete plan. We need, we might need, in the future, a stronger policy, something clear from the board to the department in order to ensure that this law gets enforced. But for now, I'm asking you to do your oversight duty and ask the board for a full report, or ask the DPD for a full report to this board as to why that law hasn't been enforced and what concrete steps need to be taken now to ensure that we have the right to clean air in our city. Thank you.
Thank you very much. I would like to say article 10 of the bill PC, bylaws prohibits threats of violence being made by the public.
You know
is I caution the those who are making public comments to be careful in their language and not talk about threats to any individual or to this city, and so just want to make that absolutely clear
presentation to the board by the human resource bureau.
Good afternoon through the Chair, I'd be presenting the human resource Report for the month of August. So for your departmental staffing for August, the department was filled at 95% for sworn officers, we were at 97% we had 76 vacancies at the time for 3% so that equals to 3% for civilians. We were at 89% with 91 vacancies, vacancies rate was 11% and then for police assistance, 94 with two vacancies at 6% for the vacancies forced one recruiting from beginning the fiscal year July 1 through August 31 total applicants. We have 1465 and processing. We have 307 we have three that withdrew, 625 that was archive, 35 that was higher during that time, 20 126 that was temporary disqualified, 132 that was currently disqualified, and then 237 that was awaiting and calls testing. So for the imposed testing for August, for written we had 217 that was scheduled, 101 that appeared, 65 that passed the exam. 64% passing rate, 36% 36 that fell, 36% failure rate for reschedule. And 112 no shows for the physical Julie, we had 273 schedule. 107 appeared out of that. 46 past. 43% passing rate, 60 failed. 56% failure rate, one reschedule at 165 no shows during the month of August, we had Academy graduates. He had 34 students that graduated. For new hires. We had 23 sworn, 16 civilians, for a total of 39 personnel, new hires for the Detroit residency information for Detroit, total sworn, you had 590 for Detroit, for civilians born in 28 and 15. Police assistance for the non sworn. You had 2007 civilians, 302 and 17. Police assistance. Out of those numbers for the new hires, there were 16 new hires for Detroit residents and six sworn new hires for the Detroit residents for our internship program with ended on August the ninth. We had a total of 23 eight Mayor fellows, and then 15 grow Detroit that was here, interning here in this building. And then we had some of the Detroit Public Safety Academy, about 40 over there for attrition, sworn we had 20 that departed, separated 22 civilians for a total 42 and then for your medical legal absence and leave absences for sworn 15. FMLA, continuous, 79 FMLA, intermediate, paid parental leave, 17, one medical leave, one military leave, 145 restricted, 26 disabled and 36 for civilians. We had six on FMLA, continuous, 43 on FMLA intermediate, three unpaid parental leave, three on medical leave, 11 restricted, and then sick was six for the sworn personnel suspension, a total of 26 the breakout is 23 police officers, two sergeants and one lieutenant. And then for monthly separations, was a total of 2016 police officers, two sergeants, one detective, one commander. And then for the drop defer program, we had a total of 506 applicants of total of 506 that participated in the program for the Academy students. We have a total of five classes over there right now. 143 students. Class of 37 will graduate tomorrow, and then for would continue to receive members that have left the department that want to return. So we're still processing reinstated packages as well, pending any questions. That concludes our
presentation for today.
Commissioner Hernandez, thank you through the Chair. Thank you. Thanks again for usual, for a great report. I have a question related to in the packet. I don't know how many pages in it is, but it's the attrition promotional availability report. It says there are 14 budgeted mental health NPO positions in zero or filled. Can you remind me of those? Are newer?
The ones that were, those were part of the 25 that came through, I believe the state funding. So some of them were filled on the police officer side, but the, I believe it's the MPOs
that you're talking about. So this is probably a lagging indicator, because it's August 31
I'm guessing. Yeah, so the captain Tyler Gilbert, that's her section of the CIT, so they are working to staff that. But yes, so once they go through all their process for how they're
going to staff, that we'll have it and then, not, not to be facetious, but second last column on that same table, manpower rate, are we going to start moving away from gender personnel? Yes.
Thanks for the catch.
Thank you. Sure. Yes, sir.
Three quick questions, Director. First of all, there are 11 people suspended with pay. What are they doing? I mean, where are they working?
If you know,
are they at home, or are they
so I would have to get
that information from
disciplinary because all I have is the suspension report, but I can come back to you. Okay, thank you. And you're referencing
the ones that are that that something be sent to the board regarding that, and Madam Secretary, make
sure that's followed up with, thank you, Mr. Chairman. The second quick question is, do we have, do we hire people with criminal records?
We follow the M cool standards, so there is a guideline for impulse. So if it's a disqualification based on M? Cos, no, we do not but we look at everything from character, fitness, background, felonies,
all of that. So it is possible for somebody to have a criminal record to join the police department. How are you classifying the criminal record? Criminal Record is a criminal record where they've done something and has been expunged, or they've
committed some sort of crime. No so for him, calls if someone committed, like a felony or something like that, even if it's been expunged, we are not. That's the M Cole
standard, that they cannot be What about like retail fraud or something
like that. It depends on the category. So I can't, I would have to look at a specific package. But if that is a disqualifier for him calls. So it's not just an isolated incident. You have to look at
everything in totality. So it is possible for somebody to be recruited that has a criminal record or has committed a crime. I'm just I'm just
asking, Is that possible in their past? In their past,
their past, of course, is possible if it's something that is approved through impulse, even with that imposed are the licensing agency. So even after we review and do all the background investigations, when impulse comes to look at it, they make a decision on each
individual package understood and finally, is race considered when appointments are made to the executive levels? And I guess that's a question more so for the chief Hayes took off when he comes back. I'll ask him when he comes back.
I can't answer that, but I will take that back to the basically, what you're asking is, is that a consideration for
appointment? Correct?
Don Yes,
sir. Thank you. Yeah. Hernandez, thank you. To the chair. I'm going to stick with the demographic questions, specifically the Demographic Report, August, 31 2024 where do we capture Mina individuals mean, as in Middle Eastern, North African.
So we do not have that breakdown on our report if they categorize as that, because now everything goes through ot Pro, then we would have to request a report from the city of Detroit, and then if that category is in there, and they've classified themselves as that, then they will be
able to give us that report. So most classification
is based on the Census
typically, which might be why there's a gap, but obviously the census there's going to be a shift in how demographics are captured. I'm just trying to see if, if we're going to get on board with what's upcoming
census,
we can look at it again right now.
You couldn't really tell me where our middle eastern population sits for sworn
or civilian. So like I said, if we put a report from the city, and if they have identified themselves as little Eastern, then we would be
able to get the demographic. Is the option to do? So there, I doubt that,
and that's really what I'm getting at. I would have to ask the city, because that's their program of
record. Yes,
thank you. Chair, can Commissioner Peters question, what was your question
you just asked? So the original question was, where are MENA individuals captured on that demographic report? There's currently Asian, Hispanic, Black, Native American even. And yet they're not captured Historically, it's been a suppressed population from a metric perspective, and so I'm just curious if there's anything that we can do to
improve that.
Thank you. The report only reflects minorities and white people. They're considered white people
as you know, I understand how historically that has been categorized, and I'm pushing against that. That's the
attempt I'm trying to do anything further.
Yes, sir. Question for the HR director, how many, how many offices do we have currently that are bilingual, and are we keeping track of the new recruits are bilingual, and we're in where we have an empty normally deployed.
So I can tell you that that is something we're currently not keeping track of. However, I know we do have officers and civilians that do speak another language. But as far as someone who's proficient and has taken an exam, things like that, we do not have
a
record of that. The reason, the reason I raise that is because, you know, Commissioner Carter and myself, you know we both represent downtown Detroit,
and we also, you know, represent
other, you know, parts of the city where, where are, some of our constituents are. You know, speak, you know, a second or third or fourth language. But more importantly, when you talk about downtown, downtown Detroit. You looking at whether the Tigers have a home game or the Lions have a home game, and things of that nature. You know, you have, you know, a lot of people that's coming into our districts, you know, like to know how many offices that we have on the force that are bilingual, and are they, you know, do we have those officers, you know, deployed in the downtown area in portion of district five and also District Six and third precinct?
Sure? Can I ask Deputy Chief Hayes the question? Yes? Okay, we you good?
You good? Commissioner, Commissioner Burton, are you good?
Waiting to hear from the
that's all I'm asking. Yeah,
okay, all right, see, I did answer the question. He asked if we practiced so, like I said, I know we have officers and civilians that may speak a second language, but as far as tracking, meaning proficient taking exams, don't live proficiency, things like that. No,
we're not tracking it. All right.
Thank you. Would it be something that you your office will be considering
doing going forward? I can look into the loop.
All right. Chief Hayes, the question while you were gone was, is race considered for executive
promotions through the chair? Absolutely not. Knowledge, skills, ability, integrity, ethics, a commitment to this organization and this community, and a desire and willingness to lead are the contributing factors in the role or being elevated in this agency, and race is
not a part of that, sir. And I was just wondering, why did we keep the demographics
if it's not considered?
And sorry, if you can circle,
if you can bring me up to the we have a breakdown of different executives in their race, and I was just wondering, if it's not considered, then why do we have the
demographic print out
through the chair? I believe that's what the HR director provided you. I'm not sure the why that metric was captured in that passion, but to be elevated to any of those ranks races, I just doubled down. Race is not a contributing factor or sex or gender or religion
or any of that sort. If you just said something else, the chief would
probably you probably look for one down.
Yes, sir, yes,
sir. Do you want to reference EEOC? Do
I want a reference as to his question.
He asked, Why do we track it? No, we do get questions and inquiries on the demographics of the department, and so we do track it as far as the
demographics of Thank you. Essentially, there's a federal commission that oversees any kind of HR analytics and practice, if you will. And any federal contractor typically has to report out certain demographic information, hence why you have to capture it. I'm speaking in general. I don't work for the city. I don't work for city HR or DPD, but generally across most institutions and agencies
and so forth, and corporations have to do that where,
thanks Commissioner. All right.
All right. Thank you. So I see here that we had resigned on the charges approximately five people. Are you ensuring as we had the discussion earlier, absolutely, okay,
what was my question? Your question was, are we tracking or inputting the information in that we need to when someone separates disciplinary or has any type of negative connotation that goes to it so the law enforcement agency comes, they will actually have to
report that information.
I like that
good asset.
All right, there's been no more questions. Thank you very much for the detailed report, and thank you for making sure you get that to M calls, yes, three days. Far from our perspective, that's one of the you says required in three days. Their requirement is three days. Yeah, three days. So that's that's good to know too. So thank you very much.
You're welcome. Let's go to the board report from the board secretary. You
the incoming information today is special order responding to mental health crisis and the Office of Chief investigators, weekly inventory report for the dates, September 7, 2024 through September 13. 2024 the announcements are the next meeting is Thursday, September 26 at 3pm here at Detroit Public Safety headquarters. And the next community meeting is Thursday, October 10. 2024, 6:30pm, which will be in the third preset at Goodwill Industries Career Center in Detroit. And I apologize to the board that should have been committee meetings listed as well for October 1, there will be a citizens complaint committee meeting at 1pm 3pm my apology, as well as a policy committee meeting at 5pm the same day, my apologies to the
board,
not Not a problem. Thank you very much.
Any new business through
the Chair? Yes, sir. At this time, I noticed looking at the calendar that apparently the third precinct during the time of the NACO conference, we're going to end up missing that. So I like to move the third precinct Community Relations meeting to the board meeting to the third week of the of the month. So so we as a board can still be able to honor those men and women of that precinct, but also
to hear their report as well.
Okay, motion, motion made by Commissioner Burton to move the third precinct meeting to the third Thursday and second by Commissioner Carter. Any discussion?
Yes, sir. Yep.
So Naco, we leave for
travel October 12, correct? This is October 10. That doesn't impact it. It doesn't impact I was going to make the same point,
okay for us to move it to the third week. That means we'll be traveling from they go, and we could make them third
precinct meeting. And we also don't know the availability of goodwill industry center
the third Thursday, which, how can we
make it from? So let's vote it down. You know, saying so she seconded already
that we had a discussion all in favor say, Aye,
remove it for now. Okay,
retracted. Okay, thank you. I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman, once the motion has been stated by the chair, can be removed, withdrawn by individual member. You can, however, ask for unanimous consent for the
board to withdraw. Do we have united unanimously consent to be draw with or draw Yes,
amen.
Motion to adjourn, motion to motion by Commissioner nandance and second by Commissioner Bernard. All in favor. Say, aye, you ain't got to vote any discussion.
