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http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-41/1169567454116860.xml&coll=5
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
By Kim Crawford
kcrawford@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6242
FLINT - From mentoring elementary school kids to internships aimed at encouraging older students to consider law enforcement careers, Flint police are setting up programs to reduce youth crime, acting Police Chief Gary Hagler said.
Hagler planned a news conference for 10 a.m. today to reveal a 12-point plan that includes after-school activities and a "leadership academy" for Flint students to be held in Lansing this summer.
"Some of these have already been in existence over the years, but they've gone by the wayside and now we're going to pump them back up," Hagler said. "Others are new."
Federal grants, support from nonprofit groups and partnerships with other government agencies and schools will pay for most of the programs. Hagler says the effort is essential because of the number of crimes that are being committed by young people and because so many crime victims are young. The programs include:
"Bigs in Blue," with "bigs" referring to Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Hagler described it as a partnership between Big Brothers and the department in which officers would mentor students ages 6-14.
An Explorers post for children ages 11-17, led by Flint school employees and officers, funded by federal "Safe Schools and Healthy Students" grants.
For students up to age 21, a departmental "cadet" program would be carried out with Mott Community College and the University of Michigan--Flint, exposing them to positive law enforcement role models and experiences. Hagler said application has been made for federal block grants to fund the cadet program. For college students, an internship program would allow them to earn college credits and get job experience.
In conjunction with state police and Flint schools, a new "youth leadership academy" will select 30-40 students to attend a weeklong leadership camp in a police academy setting. Hagler said federal funding has been approved from a "safe schools" grant.
Other academic/leadership programs are 20-week sessions that would be held with the support of the Michigan National Guard for at-risk students ages 16-18 to get their GED; and the continuation of the DEFY summer camp aimed at character-building for at-risk students from Flint "weed and seed" areas, where federal funds are being used to combat crime and rehabilitate neighborhoods.
Prevention efforts include a program attempting to head off children from getting into trouble by exposing them to the impact violence has on the community. The effort, which would be carried out with the cooperation of the schools, the county sheriff's department and prosecutor's office, the police department and the Justice Department, would show students the lives of adults and juveniles who've been incarcerated.
A proposed police department "Safe Haven" program also would attempt to head off problems by creating positive after-school and summertime activities. Still being worked out, Hagler said he hopes this program would open centers in the community in conjunction with Justice Department grants and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. |
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| I think there are some great ideas in there. However, I don't understand how most of these programs will work without hiring several new police officers. It is already nearly impossible to get an officer to respond to a 911 call. Most of these programs will need to be run by civilians unless Hagler intends to further deplete an already depleted department. Officers already run from call to call during their shifts, often without a lunch/dinner break. The mayor already pulled six officers out of the patrol bureau and made them "administrators" and a vehicle coordinator. How much further can we decimate the ranks without some reciprocal relief. |
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| I hear Carriage Town is getting a police mini station, and ryan eashoo is the community organizer. |
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FLINT POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF FLINT, MICHIGAN
PRESS RELEASE
CRIME AREA TARGET TEAM
Donald J. Williamson
MAYOR
DATE: January 20 and 21, 2007
LOCATION: Flint North Central Weed & Seed area and Flint East Side Weed & Seed area
On Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21, 2007, the Flint Police Department utilized Crime Targeting Initiatives to address areas of citizen concerns in regards to criminal activity and drug sales within their neighborhoods. Officers assigned to the Crime Area Target Team (CATT) conducted two initiatives, one in the Flint North Central Weed & Seed area and one in the Flint East Side Weed & Seed area.
On Saturday, CATT Officers executed search warrants on two drug houses simultaneously in the North Central Weed & Seed area, which resulted in the recovery of cocaine, marijuana, cash and one handgun. Several people were then arrested after coming to the houses to purchase drugs. On Sunday, CATT Officers conducted a warrant sweep in the East Side Weed & Seed area and arrested 8 people on felony and misdemeanor warrants.
The two initiatives resulted in the recovery of approximately $3,880 worth of cocaine and marijuana, $2,908 in cash and one handgun. 20 adults and one juvenile were arrested on 13 felony charges and 29 misdemeanor charges.
Additionally, using grant funding from the East Side Weed & Seed Grant the jail was kept open by Community Policing Officers (COPS) and people with warrants were held over night and transported to the courts on Monday morning. Three individuals posted a total of $1,500 in bond when they learned that they were being held in the City of Flint Jail on their warrants.
Uniformed Patrol Officers, CATT Officers, Community Policing Officers (COPS) and other specialty officers monitor these areas on a daily basis. These Crime Targeting Initiatives are effective because of the additional number of officers used and the additional resource of having the City Jail open to process those arrested with warrants. The City Jail will continue to be opened at various times and those who have outstanding warrants should expect to be held until they are taken to court or bond out on their warrants.
PEACE! |
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:31 am |
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Adam schreef:
http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-41/1169567454116860.xml&coll=5
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
By Kim Crawford
kcrawford@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6242
FLINT - From mentoring elementary school kids to internships aimed at encouraging older students to consider law enforcement careers, Flint police are setting up programs to reduce youth crime, acting Police Chief Gary Hagler said.
Hagler planned a news conference for 10 a.m. today to reveal a 12-point plan that includes after-school activities and a "leadership academy" for Flint students to be held in Lansing this summer.
"Some of these have already been in existence over the years, but they've gone by the wayside and now we're going to pump them back up," Hagler said. "Others are new."
Federal grants
, support from nonprofit groups and partnerships with other government agencies and schools will pay for most of the programs. Hagler says the effort is essential because of the number of crimes that are being committed by young people and because so many crime victims are young. The programs include:
"Bigs in Blue," with "bigs" referring to Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Hagler described it as a partnership between Big Brothers and the department in which officers would mentor students ages 6-14.
An Explorers post for children ages 11-17, led by Flint school employees and officers, funded by federal "
Safe Schools and Healthy Students" grants.
For students up to age 21, a departmental "cadet" program would be carried out with Mott Community College and the University of Michigan--Flint, exposing them to positive law enforcement role models and experiences. Hagler said application has been made for federal block grants to fund the cadet program. For college students, an internship program would allow them to earn college credits and get job experience.
In conjunction with state police and Flint schools, a new "youth leadership academy" will select 30-40 students to attend a weeklong leadership camp in a police academy setting. Hagler said federal funding has been approved from a "
safe schools" grant.
Other academic/leadership programs are 20-week sessions that would be held with the support of the Michigan National Guard for at-risk students ages 16-18 to get their GED; and the continuation of the DEFY summer camp aimed at character-building for at-risk students from Flint "weed and seed" areas, where
federal funds
are being used to combat crime and rehabilitate neighborhoods.
Prevention efforts include a program attempting to head off children from getting into trouble by exposing them to the impact violence has on the community. The effort, which would be carried out with the cooperation of the schools, the county sheriff's department and prosecutor's office, the police department and the Justice Department, would show students the lives of adults and juveniles who've been incarcerated.
A proposed police department "Safe Haven" program also would attempt to head off problems by creating positive after-school and summertime activities. Still being worked out, Hagler said he hopes this program would open centers in the community in conjunction with Justice Department grants and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Note: colored GRANTS!!! to supplant regular policing! more man hours and overtime paid for! thanks to community orgs. reaching and receiving these grants in conjunction with the police dept. accepting them. Lt. has been proactive working with orgs. for additional funding for COPS. |
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:45 am |
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OOPS! Meant see: grants in colored highlights! NOT colored grants.
Envision racial police like AC Dumass! |
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:59 am |
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| Don't forget we also have a cops millage that funds 40 officers. Check and see how many cops officers you have. Around 17. Check it out. |
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Bossman schreef:
Don't forget we also have a cops millage that funds 40 officers. Check and see how many cops officers you have. Around 17. Check it out.
I asked a question along those lines at the last meeting of the "Inspectors" relating to how their job differed from that of a COPS officer... He referred me to the Chief. But most of the things that they were explaining they were responsible for I thought fell under the umbrella of the COPS program; block clubs, crime watches, being proactive in the community, etc. If that is the case, what the heck are the COPS officers for and vice versa.
Of course they also told me that they were in charge of the 911 operators and that they were there in ensure that the COPS officers were doing their job. So who knows. |
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:13 pm |
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| How do you get a guy to watch people to make sure they are doing thier job when he didnt do his own half the time. |
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:19 pm |
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This coming from the Chief who dismantled the first Cops Program. You didnt like them then and now since its election year its a great program. Hey I know lets start all over again.
You can never be chief as long as the mayor controls your strings. You know what they say in the service find a pair and stand up for yourself. |
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