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untanglingwebs
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The Flint 911 Center receives a far greater volume of 911 calls than their counterpart in the county. To many in Flint, that raises the question of whether the county has the manpower and is equipped to handle the excessive calls coming from Flint residents?
Are Flint 911 call takers being denied a fair employment opportunity? Is this going to be another instance of "separate but unequal"? Is the county looking forward to opening the positions up to the public for possible political hires?
As the time approaches for the takeover of the Flint 911 center, many employees are in limbo. Some who previously passed their psychological tests are failing with this Detroit based Psychologist. The reasons vary but the county has found way to exclude some of those who already have successful records for performing the tasks and who have knowledge of the city and historical recollections for trouble spots.
Council still is not responding to police concerns about whether Pamela Coleman will serve in some new capacity that will eliminate even more police positions. With the city down to 99 sworn officers, that will be disastrous. |
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Mon May 11, 2015 9:29 am |
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I have been informed the joint city county 911 center will not be ready on July 1st as planned.
Can anyone explain to the residents of Flint why they will be greatly underserved? How will Flint 911 calls be handled? |
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Sat May 23, 2015 7:35 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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Sat May 23, 2015 8:00 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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Flint allegedly still has budgetary restraints. Yet the city leadership is allowing the hiring of a team related to 911 services that is coming out of the Police Department budget. Cronyism is alive and well in the motivation of the police administration promoting the need for this unit.
Pamela Coleman was the head of the Flint 911, but she declined the option to go to the county 911 system. So the Police Department has created a position for her that will pay her the equivalent of starting at the county 911 leadership staff between $84,000 to $85,000 annual salary.
Coleman's team will consist of 5 to 6 part time staff that will be paid about $13 per hour.
Flint is already paying $325000 of the estimated cost to switch Flint 911 to the county system. Flint residents are paying two millages for public safety. Yet the police department is promoting this team over using the budget for more officers. |
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Sun May 24, 2015 6:38 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Chief Tolbert is saying the city has 25 fewer officers than this time last year. The city has posted they are hiring full and part time officers for months, there seems to be little progress. Chief Tolbert recently stated he would hire two full time and seven part time officers at $15 an hour for Hurley. Originally ten part time officers were proposed. Hurley is paying for officers and the part time officers allegedly will free two officers currently used at Hurley to the streets.
The figure of 99 sworn offices was reduced when an officer left for a higher paying department. In two years the last of the large police academies will be eligible for retirement. About 40 officers strong a mass retirement of this class would be devastating.
Residents are demanding to know why they are paying two public safety millages for fewer service. |
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Sun May 24, 2015 7:21 am |
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untanglingwebs
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An example of the dangers of a reduced police force can be shown in the very recent triple shooting at Atherton East and a stabbing at the same time. First responding officers did not have enough available officers to handle the scene. As a result the officers fell behind on 40 to 50 incoming 911 calls.
Residents should follow the scanner sites and either listen themselves or read the postings of Flint Police Operation or Genesee Count Scanners. Nearly nightly there are multiple calls of shots fired often into occupied residences,fights shootings and stabbings. The police are kept busy and the media ignores these incident as the promote their "blueberry moments". It s wrong and embarrassing that the truth is denied.
Recently carloads of girls were fighting at the closed Northern School parking lot. Police had to block the exits control the violence and make arrests. Fights between 30 to 50 people is becoming commonplace.
Small communities have "police blotter" type news publications. Why can't that happen here? The police department only posts one or two incidents a day and frequently is far behind.
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Sun May 24, 2015 7:37 am |
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untanglingwebs
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The county 911 appears to have difficulty filing enough positions on the new 911 center to implement services. What will happen? Will county 911 respond to calls of a community they are not familiar with. Will the calls have responses?
Meanwhile Flint 911 operators not making the transition are making plans to go elsewhere. |
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Sun May 24, 2015 7:43 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Topic: CPSM Flnt Police operational Report PDF
untanglingwebs
F L I N T O I D
http://cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/CPSM-Flint-Police-Operational-Report.pdf
Post Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:52 pm
untanglingwebs
F L I N T O I D
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/report_calls_for_16_major_chan.html
Report calls for 16 major changes at Flint Police Department
Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com
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on January 22, 2015 at 5:34 PM, updated January 23, 2015 at 6:24 PM
FLINT, MI -- A report released by the city of Flint calls for 16 major recommendations to overhaul the city's police services.
The 82-page report, released Thursday, Jan. 22, after being commissioned by former Emergency Manager Darnell Earley, calls for major operational changes at the department responsible for patrolling and investigating crime in a city often described as one of the most violent in the nation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Currently, the department has 108 sworn officers, according to the report. Ideally, the report calls for more than double the number of officers.
The creators of the report, the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Safety Management, claim the publication contains hundreds of suggestions, but the 16 major ideas recommended by the study include:
•Create a public information advisory group of prominent community leaders who would digest the the report and work as a liaison between the department and the community.
•Establish more aggressive protocols for responding to service demands from the public.
•Reprioritize investigative priorities that would create changes in staffing in certain areas, such as arson, cold cases and multi-jurisdictional task forces.
•Create a Neighborhood Safety Unit to improve crime prevention efforts and foster community collaboration.
•Equip at least one marked patrol car with an automated external defibrillator and an automatic license plate reader. Equip every car with e-ticket readers and printers.
•Create a professional standards officer to coordinate training, discipline, internal investigations and administrative integrity.
•Develop an in-service training program.
•Reassign the sergeant from the Safe Streets Task Force to the professional standards officer for investigative and administrative support.
•Update or replace the current records management system.
•Continue with the plan to merge with the county dispatch system.
•Create a technology task force.
•Reduce the amount of property and evidence retained at the police station.
•Create a multi-year strategic plan that includes performance goals and objectives.
•Foster a greater collaboration and true partnership with the Michigan State Police.
•Identify and train additional civilian volunteers to provide effective administrative support.
•Explore the possibility of part-time police officers.
The plan is expected to be presented Tuesday evening to the city council's Public Safety Committee.
Check back with Mlive.com as more information becomes available.
Amid national debate on police tactics, technology shows promise for Grand Rapids
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Post Mon May 04, 2015 10:23 am
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F L I N T O I D
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/01/report_recommends_flint_police.html#incart_story_package
Report recommends Flint police stop responding to some calls, investigate only violent crimes
Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com
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on January 22, 2015 at 8:29 PM, updated January 23, 2015 at 6:23 PM
FLINT, MI -- A new report is recommending that Flint police stop responding to certain calls and limit investigative resources to only violent crimes.
The report, commissioned by former Emergency Manager Darnell Earley, was presented Thursday, Jan. 22, to City Council members and called for 16 major changes to the department. It also included suggested changes to the city's fire department.
The presentation provided council members a stark look at city services that are pushed to their limits.
A major change the report, created by Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Safety Management after nearly a year of investigation, included was overhauling the way incidents are reported and responded to by officers in the city.
"Officers in Flint are going to calls they just shouldn't be going to," said James E. McCabe, an ex-New York Police Department official who worked on the report and presented the finding to council.
McCabe recommended officers stop responding to incidents such as accidents, medical incidents and alarms.
He added that the high call demand on officers combined with an understaffed force caused call response times to lengthen dramatically.
On average, McCabe said, it takes officers nearly 22 minutes to respond to the highest-priority calls, such as robberies in progress. The response is more than four-times longer than the 5-minute response benchmark for these types of calls.
"There's more work than there are people to do it," McCabe said.
Currently, the department has 108 sworn officers, according to the report. Ideally, the report calls for more than double the number of officers.
The flood of calls and lack of staff also can create dangers as fewer officers are available to respond to each call.
Ideally, McCabe said, two officers should be responding to calls. Currently, on average, Flint falls below that benchmark.
"It's a precarious situation that backup is not there as often as it should be," McCabe said.
The lack of staffing and high call volume is magnified in the department's Criminal Investigations Bureau.
McCabe said nearly 13,000 cases were assigned for investigation during the study. The department employed only 12 investigators during that time frame.
"It's not physically possible to do it," McCabe said of the investigator's ability to work the entire caseload.
The addition of Michigan State Police troopers to the department's investigative bureau has propped up the city's ability to investigate crime, but McCabe said the city still needs to consider what crimes it investigates.
McCabe said city investigators should handle only violent interpersonal crimes, such as rape, homicide and armed robberies. He recommended the city cut its arson and cold case investigations and reassign those resources to investigating violent crime.
The creators of the report called for the city fire department and state fire marshal to help cover arson investigations.
"There are different ways you can handle the arson piece," said Joseph Pozzo, who worked on the evaluation of the city's fire services.
Pozzo said the large number of vacant structures in the city fuels demand for public safety resources. The buildings play host to intentionally set fires and other criminal activity.
Despite the arson fires, Pozzo said it may not be in the city's best interest to invest in arson investigation.
"You typically don't catch people who set vacant buildings on fire because they are long gone before anybody sees it," Pozzo said.
Sixty percent of the calls the fire department responds to are for fire services.
Nearly 30 percent of the calls are for emergency medical services.
Flint uses several private ambulance companies to provide EMS transport service in the city. The fire department acts as a first response EMS service provider.
The report claims the EMS transportation system is "highly inefficient" and has no city oversight. Pozzo said the EMS service should have local government oversight even if it is handled privately.
"Those are citizens calling 911," Pozzo said.
Flint's fire department ranks in the 90th percentile in dispatch times, with the times being 3-4 minutes longer than national averages. Turnout times are also two minutes greater than national benchmarks.
"We know there can be some improvements made there," Pozzo said, adding that extended travel times due to shuttered stations emphasize the importance of streamlining dispatch and turnout times.
It takes Flint fire crews roughly 13 minutes to respond to fire and EMS calls, the report says.
Recommended changes include overhauling the organizational structure of the fire department and better targeting resources to times of higher demand.
Current Flint Emergency Manager Gerald Ambrose emphasized the changes recommended in the reports are not automatically going to be implemented. He said the recommendations would be reviewed by city leadership for potential incorporation into city policies.
"Both the police and fire departments are evaluating these recommendations and will use these as guidelines for the development of upcoming revisions to the city's strategic plan," Ambrose said in a statement. "We still have severe limitations on the available revenue for public safety services."
The report creators called for city leaders to include residents in an open, collaborative effort to determine what changes should be made to city services. |
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Sun May 24, 2015 8:05 am |
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He added that the high call demand on officers combined with an understaffed force caused call response times to lengthen dramatically.
On average, McCabe said, it takes officers nearly 22 minutes to respond to the highest-priority calls, such as robberies in progress. The response is more than four-times longer than the 5-minute response benchmark for these types of calls.
"There's more work than there are people to do it," McCabe said.
Currently, the department has 108 sworn officers, according to the report. Ideally, the report calls for more than double the number of officers.
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The official number of officers dropped by 10 since January |
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Sun May 24, 2015 8:10 am |
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untanglingwebs
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•Reassign the sergeant from the Safe Streets Task Force to the professional standards officer for investigative and administrative support.
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The Safe Streets Task Force with the FBI is an important investigative and prosecutorial role. I don't understand the reasoning here.
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•Identify and train additional civilian volunteers to provide effective administrative support.
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We are paying two millages for public safety and have been warned that if they cease, more cuts must be made. sure use volunteers, but realize that many current volunteers are older. Most working individuals have limited time to volunteer.
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•Explore the possibility of part-time police officers.
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tried but so far no results |
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Sun May 24, 2015 8:27 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Last night was one of the bloodiest I remember.
A parking lot party at Southwestern Academy resulted in 7 gunshot victims. Three were transported to Hurley and are critical. A shooting on Holmes and one on Industrial are possibly linked according to the replies on Flint Police Operations
Just prior to the Southwestern shootings a an was shot in the stomach in the 4300 block of N Saginaw and a woman has hit by a car on Fenton and Lincoln.
Do we need this 911 team when we really need more police officers? Too many locations and not enough officers.
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Sun May 24, 2015 9:11 am |
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http://www.abc12.com/home/headlines/Several-people-shot-outside-Southwestern-Academy-in-Flint-304845681.html
FLINT (WJRT) - (05/24/15) - MSP and the Flint Police Department are investigating an early morning shooting that happened around 2 o'clock outside Southwestern Academy.
Investigators said there was a large gathering in the school's parking lot, for unknown reasons, when the violence erupted.
MSP confirmed to ABC12 that a total of 7 people were hit by the gunfire. One of the victims was rushed into surgery and is listed in critical condition. Information on the other victims injuries hasn't been released.
Police said several people were taken into custody. Those individuals are being questioned as investigators try to learn more about what led to the shootings. No one's been arrested.
Multiple shell casings were found in the school's parking lot as well as other possible evidence. A crime technician from MSP was mapping out the crime scene.
Meanwhile, police are investigating another shooting that happened around 4 a.m. on Industrial Avenue in Flint. Police said the male victim was in critical condition, but he was seen communicating with first responders at the scene. |
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Sun May 24, 2015 9:14 am |
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Flint Police Operations had more information. This was a "Parking Lot Party". About 2:10 am the police heard multiple gunshots and screams. They responded and the first unit on the scene reported cars in the lot and a male shot.
A Blue Tahoe left at a high rate of speed and an Impala was observed going west bound. A white male ran and threw down a pistol. The weapon was recovered and the white male was arrested. A police pursuit of a car with Indiana plates resulted in three more arrests.
There was a victim on the west side of the lot also and three victims had been driven in private cars to Hurley where they were reported in critical condition by the ER Physician.
Replies on Flint Police Operations indicated a linkage to this shooting to one on Holmes and another on Industrial at Gillespie, the Van Club. The man shot on Industrial had a gunshot wound t he lower leg and is in critical condition. Apparently these victims had attended the party.
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Sun May 24, 2015 9:27 am |
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The first of two nights of multiple shootings! We need more police. The recommendation was to double our force.
Flint police investigating triple shooting at Atherton East Apartment complex
Police investigate the scene of a shooting after two men one female were shot, leaving one in good condition two in critical condition on Friday night, May 22, 2015 on Kleinpell street in Flint. Police say they currently have no suspect in custody. Zack Wittman | MLive.com
Amanda Emery | aemery@mlive.com By Amanda Emery | aemery@mlive.com
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on May 22, 2015 at 11:55 PM, updated May 22, 2015 at 11:59 PM
Flint police investigate triple shooting at Atherton East Apartments
Flint police were called to the 2900 block of Kleinpell Street around 9 p.m. for a shooting on Friday, May 22. One woman and two men were injured, leaving one person in good condition and the other two in critical condition.
FLINT, MI -- Flint police are investigating a shooting at the Atherton East Apartment complex that left three people injured Friday night.
Flint police were called to the 2900 block of Kleinpell Street around 9 p.m. in reference to a shooting. When police arrived they found multiple victims.
Flint Police Lieutenant Devon Bernritter said the scene of the shooting covers nearly a third of the complex. Bernritter said two men and one woman was shot, leaving one of the victims in good condition and two others in critical condition.
Bernritter said investigators are still working to piece together what triggered the shooting Friday night. He said a number of people have been taken to the Flint Police Department for questioning.
No further information has been released at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call Flint police at 810-237-6800, or to submit an anonymous tip call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP, or text CSM and your tip to CRIMES (274637) or online at www.1800speakup.org.
Amanda Emery is a police reporter for MLive-Flint Journal. Contact her at aemery@mlive.com or 810-285-0792. Follow her on Twitter or Facebook.
Amanda Emery | aemery@mlive.com
Flint police have identified one of the victims from last night's shooting. 17-year-old James Willie Doshie Jr. is listed in critical condition.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Detective Sergeant Ronald Dixon, or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
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tdimhcs
Very sad. Wait until it really warms up.
How about an article on how many Flint Officers are actually WORKING the street during any 12 hr shift?
Hint....you will be in single digits. That is what is scary. However, Flint has a city administrator is making bank.
For those living or visiting Flint, be safe.
catgirldo
@tdimhcs For what the City Administrator is being paid (including annual salary, car, and all the other percs) the City could have hired THREE full time police officers and made a huge difference in response time to 911 calls. But...no..........the Emergency Manager decided to use City of Flint as mini-Career Alliance/Job Corps program for applicants.
john
Can we hear from Flint's own Detroit trained police chief. He could tell us again how he has cut crime in Flint.
backward_MI
I bet in 10 years the City of Flint will have about half the population it has today.
jacobsmith
@backward_MI It is most likely to stabilize around 67k not 49k. There are areas of the city that are still nice and will continue to be as they as favored by geography and roads/rails. Also, the east side is starting to look more like up north than a city, it will be pleasant in a decade.
Remain Anony
@backward_MI Just wait until the boomers die off. Flint/Twp/Burton/Clio/Mt Morris/Flushing without tens of thousands of current retirees' pensions will be ghost towns.
John Harvey
@backward_MI I believe that in 10 years, the pendulum would have started swinging back in the other direction. What will be left of land and real estate would have been sold at "bargain basement" prices, which in turn would have started bringing investors back to the Flint area. You have to remember that crime would not have flourished because was no real estate or businesses left. |
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