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Youngstown Police Chief Carl Davis takes the oath of office while his wife, Kimberly, holds the Bible. Administering the oath in Youngstown City Council chambers Friday was Mayor Jamael Tito Brown. Davis became chief a week ago.
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YOUNGSTOWN Carl Davis took the oath of office Friday in Youngstown City Council chambers with a gallery full of family, friends and fellow police officers there to wish him well.
His wife, Kimberly, held the Bible for her husband as Mayor Jamael Tito Brown administered the oath.
Afterward, the veteran officer of 34 years with the department said the Midnight Basketball program he wants to bring back for young men and the town hall meetings he wants to have, are about “connecting the dots.”
Youngstown Police Chief Carl Davis took questions from City Council members Thursday.
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YOUNGSTOWN City council members Anita Davis and Jimmy Hughes offered praise and support to new police Chief Carl Davis at the end of a nearly two-hour grilling by council’s safety committee.
Five council members, during a Thursday safety committee session, quizzed the chief hard on his plans to acquire body cameras and how he will improve the police department’s transparency and community engagement.
“Welcome to the crazy zone,” said Anita Davis, who had 35-plus years with the police department. She told the new chief: “You’re going to be pulled and prodded,” but to “put the city first before the police department.”