DeWitt Walton On April 27, Allegheny County Council voted to create an Independent Police Review Board for the county police department after a two-year effort to create a commission that would provide oversight and accountability to the region’s second largest police force. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said he supports the measure and will sign the ordinance, which passed by a vote of 9-5. The review board will be established in 2022, with nine members and will have jurisdiction over the Allegheny County Police Department. Other municipal departments throughout the county can opt-in to the review board. The bill was supported by nine of the 12 Democrats on council, and was opposed by three Democrats and two Republicans.
Thursday, February 18, 2021 4:00 AM Mike McCarty has devoted his life to putting a stop to violent crime. Mike McCarty, left, was interviewed by Inside Indiana Businessâ Gerry Dick. • •
- 1990 graduate of Wabash College
- Returned to Montgomery County eight years ago to set up company
- Married to Trish, a former Munster Police Officer. They have five children
McCarty is a former police officer and detective with the Metro Nashville, Tenn. Police Department, Mike spent 10 years in the violent crime division and violence prevention program. He is regarded as the nation’s leading expert on violence prevention in churches, businesses, schools and public spaces. Mike is also a consultant to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and has partnered with the Secret Service and FBI on Intervention and Violence Prevention Programs as well as tactical and high-tech security systems.
Workplace violence; school shootings and sexual abuse by teachers or volunteers; and the abuse of children by trusted mentors in sports, youth organizations, an