Chief Charles Kimble explains how Chauvin s case resulted in real, recent changes in Killeen. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 10:48 PM CDT April 21, 2021
KILLEEN, Texas When George Floyd died as former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pinned his neck to the pavement with his knee for 9½ minutes, on video, the national outrage brought changes across the nation.
On May 3 of last year, far away from the crime in Killeen, Texas, Killeen PD Chief Charles Kimble addressed a crowd of protestors about his reaction to that video. We all watched the video, and collectively we said this is a problem. Kimble said. I talked to my administrative assistant who had seen the video and she said Chief what are you going to do?
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KILLEEN, TX â The use of no-knock warrants has been under fire within the city of Killeen since 2019, when the execution of a no-knock warrant led to an injured officer and the death of James Scott Reed. Now, the decision whether to ban this practice is in the hands of the city council.
A no-knock warrant is exactly what it sounds like, or doesn t sound like. Itâs a tactic officers use mostly in drug related cases or when law enforcement is trying to arrest a suspect who is known to be violent.
âIt provides officers a little bit of the element of surprise so that they can enter without allowing someone time to perhaps get a weapon, explained Dr. Tammy Bracewell, professor of criminal justice at A&M-Central Texas.
The Killeen City Council could eliminate the use of no-knock warrants by the Killeen Police Department as soon next week, following a discussion on the item at Tuesdayâs workshop meeting.
During the discussion, Councilman Ken Wilkerson said this potential change âshows leadership and upstream thinking in how we can keep residents and the police force safe.â
âI am definitely in favor of totally doing away with no-knock warrants,â Wilkerson said.
Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble told the council that what he and fellow police officers do is inherently dangerous.
âWe deal with some very bad people at times ⦠and I do have hesitancy to take a tool away from the police officersâ tool box,â Kimble said.
Killeen Police Department could soon be done with no-knock warrants
In Tuesday s meeting, Charles Kimble, Killeen s Chief of Police said his department already stopped no-knock warrants regarding drug-related cases. Author: Melissa Guz Updated: 10:33 PM CDT April 21, 2021
KILLEEN, Texas The Killeen City Council could soon permanently eliminate the Killeen Police Department s use of no-knock warrants.
In Tuesday s meeting, the city council heard from Charles Kimble, Killeen s Chief of Police, regarding the department s policies with no-knock warrants.
He informed councilmembers that the police department already stopped using them since last June. We came down as a staff and we really sat down and thought about what was going on nationally, Kimble said. We knew we had to look at our policies. We knew reform was imminent. We knew we wanted to make sure we were doing best practices. we were doing the right thing.
Opinion: No-knock warrants are death warrants. The Legislature should abolish them.
By Jumeka Reed
Last year, Breonna Taylor was murdered while sleeping in her Louisville, Kentucky home when police executed a no-knock warrant. Unfortunately, it is a story all too similar to that of my brother, James Scott Reed, who was also asleep when the Killeen Police Department SWAT unit entered his home under a no-knock warrant at 6 a.m. on February 27, 2019.
Within a minute, shots rang out, and James was tragically killed. No-knock warrants are death warrants for both members of the community, as well as police officers themselves. The Texas Legislature must abolish all no-knock warrants by enacting HB 1272, Breonna’s Law.