The concerns follow a discussion about body camera usage in a prior meeting.
Councilmember Keyon Young advocated throughout the meeting for fair body camera usage. He asked, for example, how many times the department has seen officers deactivate their cameras and how many officers have been reprimanded as a result.
According to Gainesville Police Department Chief Inspector Jaime Kurnick, these deactivations were non-existent.
“We did not have any issues with activation within our internal affairs department,” Kurnick said.
Young also presented concerns about the timeliness of body camera recordings.
“There may be some instances where the body camera they may not necessarily turn it on and it may lead to a delayed reaction,” he said.
The Rev. Milford Griner stands next to a bus belonging to his home church, Bartley Temple United Methodist Church. “Retiring from ministry after all these years, that’s only one part of my life,” he said. “An important part, it’s the biggest part because I’ve spent over half of my life in ministry.” (Lillian Lawson/WUFT News) Home/Florida Good/‘I’m Leaving Behind Some Good Works’: Rev. Milford Griner Retiring After 37 Years
‘I’m Leaving Behind Some Good Works’: Rev. Milford Griner Retiring After 37 Years
By Lillian Lawson
May 17, 2021
The Rev. Milford Griner considers among his biggest blessings having his name on a bronze plaque at the Gainesville Regional Transit System bus transfer station named after Rosa Parks.
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The Gainesville Police Advisory Council met virtually Wednesday to discuss youth arrest rates and overcrowding in entertainment venues. (Kalia Richardson/WUFT News)
Gainesville Police Advisory Council Discuss Overcrowding And Youth Arrest Rates
By Kalia Richardson
April 29, 2021
The Gainesville Police Advisory Council on Wednesday discussed ways to reduce overcrowding at youth-oriented entertainment venues such as the T.B. McPherson Center and the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center, as well as arrest rates among youth in the city.
Overall crime rates have decreased by 8.99% over the past year, but there have been more sexual batteries and robberies, Police Chief Tony Jones told the council during a virtual meeting.
Meet The 28-Year-Old Truck Driver Leading the Gainesville Police Advisory Board
By Kalia Richardson
April 27, 2021
Fareed Johnson’s life experiences don’t resemble those of people typically chosen to lead civilian police advisory boards across the country.
In Jacksonville, a pastor to more than 1,400 members leads the Jacksonville Safety and Crime Reduction Commission. The chair of the Dallas Community Police Oversight Board is a credit bureau reporting analyst who is also a writer, community activist and public speaker.
A private investor and former chairman of the local Boys and Girls Club heads the board of police commissioners in Kansas City, Missouri. In Columbus, Ohio, the community safety advisory commission is led by a former city attorney who is CEO of the local United Way.