MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 12, 2020 2048
Black in Edmonds panelist Dedi Davis, upper right, speaks during Saturday’s conversation on the Edmonds police chief selection process. Others included Alicia Crank, upper left; Misha Carter, lower left, and Richard Taylor Jr., lower right.
The topic of the latest Black in Edmonds panel discussion? The Edmonds City Council’s 4-3 decision Dec. 8 to confirm Mayor Mike Nelson’s appointment of Sherman Pruitt as the city’s next police chief.
Two of the four Black in Edmonds panelists appearing Saturday via Facebook Live Alicia Crank and Richard Taylor Jr. sat on the community panel that Mayor Nelson appointed to interview both police chief candidates. Both stressed that contrary to the belief of some the panel did not make a recommendation for a preferred candidate between Pruitt, now Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Police Chief, and Edmonds’ Acting Police Chief Jim Lawless.