Board of Police Commissioners
Detroit Board of Police CommissionersRemote
Due to commissioners being out-of-town at this year’s NACOLE conference, this meeting was moved to Friday.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team
Former UAW President Rory Gamble joins the board; starting salaries for new OCI investigators set at $54,500.
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08:09 AM Nov 17, 2023 CST
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but this week was the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement conference- causing the postponement
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And can be joined via Zoom, phone or streamed on Channel 10 & streaming in the city’s social media.
Find the link to join here:
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- Former UAW President Rory Gamble (mayoral appointee, approved at 11/7 Council mtg)
- Formerly incarcerated turned activist and minister Darryl Woods Sr. (approved at 11/14 mtg)
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- Darryl Woods has been appointed to BOPC by Council
- Attorneys advised BOPC it is in violation of the city's email and mobile device policy
- BOPC has an updated draft of the 2022 annual report + 2024 BOPC calendar (which comes before approval on Nov.
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☑️Chair QuanTez Pressley
☑️Vice Chair Rev. Jim Holley
✖️Tamara Liberty Smith D- 1
✖️Linda D. Bernard, Esq. D- 2
☑️Cedric Banks D- 3
✖️Willie E. Bell D-4
☑️Willie E. Burton D-5
✖️Lisa Carter D-6
✖️Ricardo Moore D-7
☑️Jesus Hernandez at-Large
☑️Rory Gamble at-Large
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➡️ The Nov. 9 meeting minutes are also approved
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Starting with a welcome for Gamble
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Pressley said this was his first time in attendance & he enjoyed it being hosted in Chicago because there's lot to be learned from them
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He said this was the first BOPC had ever heard of this new technology
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- Shah started by thanking everyone for eagerly attending the NACOLE conference - staff will present a summary of key takeaways and initiatives by mid-December
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Criminal homicides down 15% - 40 less people than last yr
Sexual assaults down 8.3% - 50 less people than last yr
aggrevatived assaults down 10%
burglueries 3% - 277 homes not burglurzied
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- carjacking are down by 35% - 78 less carjacking than last yr
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Officers arrived on the scene to see a victim shot in the chest in a pool of blood. Medics declared him dead on the scene. The case is open and there are no identified motives
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Officers arrived to see a victim treated by a medic where he was listed critical. 1 hour later officers were called to another stabbing, a 60-year-old, stabbed by the same man. He was in a mental health crisis, White said.
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Officers arrived and the victim said he gave 4 men a ride after being robbed at gunpoint. The men took his vehicle, assaulted him, took his phone and drove away. License plate readers were used to help track them down and make arrests
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- Police reserve graduate 9 reserves
- Turkey giveaway gave out 100 turkeys
- 2023 graduation was today, 19 students graduated
- Tomorrow is a one-day hiring fair (more than just policing jobs) from 7am-5pm at DPSH
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They will not be used for traffic enforcement or speeding, it is strictly for safety.
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White said the investigation is being handled by state police.
A victim was in a stolen car, was being engaged, and was shot one time by the officer.
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Banks also asked for an NPO be there.
Pressley asked Banks to please go through Shah to schedule this.
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White said they knew the area he was in and was able to check into the Green Light cameras in the area to finally track him down
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White said there have been 286 homicides in the city, all of which are being investigated. He said there have
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"We will go where the investigation takes us... and that's all I can say," White said about Woll's case.
In the case of Dr. Hoover, White said the case is open but no where near close to being closed
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"I was taken aback by that," he said.
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White said that is tracked and he will see why it's not in the report. He said he's not sure why this data is missing and he will look into it - because guns are apprehended in most cases
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White is asking if this was brought up. Shah said it was. White insisted he will look into it & figure out what happened, he asked for 2 weeks to respond
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*there are 6 people present to speak
1: wants Gamble to know how corrupt BOPC is - and wants him to be the one who can speak up for the people. He said we need a focused look at officer misconduct instead of so much talk about crime.
*allotted 4 mins
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*the last two commenters were only given 2 minutes
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5: *not present
6: said BOPC should expect an email in their inbox soon connecting former OCI Director and some BOPC members with corruption ties
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92% staffing
- 95% sworn members
138 vacancies, 5% vacancy rate
85% civilian staff
120 vacancies, 15 vacancy rate
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31 civilians
The academy class graduated 28, and DPD graduated 19
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Hired 222 since Jan. 1 and separated 126.
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16 officers were reinstated
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- Issuing an updated resolution to Ms. Stanley, after several errors were found in the last copy
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Burton is asking for the current hiring rate for the last few cohorts of investigators. He said he feels like there should be a range or something to allow for negotiation
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He said once they vote on this they can vote on following motions
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Turns out that isn't necessary, so the reccommendation is to bring in 'new' investigators at $54,500
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So the recommendation is for the starting rate to be $54,500.
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And he's asking if this is a union position? How do they feel?
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He said he put a lot of work into this motion.
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Pressley said the $54,500 is the final offer and she is welcome to decline if that doesn't work for her.
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Pressley repeated that the appointment offer is a hard $54,500 and the motion passed with no objections
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Motion approved with no opposition
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Warfield said backlog cases are 837.
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Pressley quickly made a motion to adjourn and the meeting ended at 4:54 pm
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The Board of Police Commissioners has supervisory control and oversight of the Police Department, including plenary authority over citizen complaints and the power to appoint fact finders, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. The Board also appoints a civilian as Director of Police Personnel and approves all promotions made by the Chief. The 11 member board is comprised of 7 elected members from each city council district and 4 members appointed by the Mayor. https://detroitmi.gov/government/boards/board-police-commissioners
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