Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 2000 — Page 2

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We are adding more police officers, and this will bring about more visibility. We want these officers to be your friends, and people you know you can go to for help.” Peterson emphasized the need for everyone to be involved for best results. “We can’t fight crime without the partnership of a neighborhood,” he continued. “Where the neighborhoods and police are active (together), those are the ones that can be turned around. Recognize that I will work for you 24 hour»and seven days a week, and so will these public servants.” The city’s Weed and Seed program was discussed. “The mission is to attack the bad guys, and build up the community and rid it of bad elements,” Peterson explained. “My simple understanding is that it provides funding for police and community relations, overtime for officers to (continuously) fight crime, after school and educational programs, and computer programs for residents.” Barker told of his recent trip to Russia, where he addressed a group ofRussian police officers.' “The whole world is hungry for good character,” he commented. “I started to see people as real (a

long time ago), not just some^ thing I responded to from a (dig-, patched) radio call. This is, ^ mindset, because we are respon^, sible for public safety. But mbpjj, 0 of all it’s trust that’s needed. want neighborhoods where achil^ walking down the street wo^’.t/ get hit by a stray bullet from a drive by. We are a partnership.’^ Although the importance or contacting police about drug ad*3 tivity was stressed, residents s$£| that they were hesitant in doing. so. “Nothing is ever done aboUf* it,” one woman said. “The hoiiie is not shut down, but even if it they just move on (to anotlief n neighborhood.)” Ul ’' J But Turner told residents thaf * much more is being done thin they know about, like using tH& r ' police helicopter to monitor strdetcomers and other suspected driig’ '' areas. “Our focus is that the prdB- 0 lem with narcotics has got 'td^ change,” he said. c According to Pierce, ey

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when drug activity is reporte , there is more to stopping the prdb^ J lem. Law enforcement officer^' and the courts need the propfer 0 evidence to take the appropriate. action and convict drug violaf- 1 ’ tors. “By law we have to follow^ certain procedures,” Pierce ek-" plained. “We send in officers jto'' buy drugs, or we use informants^ but we have to get the evidence^ (the drugs). We also warn thdfn 1 ,' that we are watching them.” Since unkempt property it' sometimes a haven for drugsi^ Pierce added that landlords an<T homeowners are given notice to' ? clean it up or face fines from $50 to $2,500. It was noted thatTrr* some instances the elderly, w|q} cannot keep their property looking nice, own homes being ne-

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But in most cases, it w$&^ pointed out, that when the neighborhood begins to deteriorate, b^d r , elements move into them. Caine , assured residents .that, \yhatt}ver, r the case, the MCHD would r£,; spond to calls about this type .Gif',” property within 48 hours. - Katherine Moore and Regin^ Marsh, executive director for For:,.’ est Manor Multi Service Cent^J put the forum together. ; Peterson, who left the forum,, early to attend another meeting, left residents with one big prom-,. ise, “I’ll be back.” . ...

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to pick up lunch at a sandwich <• shop, where he was approached by an unidentified witness who told him of the assault and provided him with a description of the suspect. The lack of immediate of action by White, who said he used bad judgment, brought criticism from the public as well as his colleagues, who said he could and should have done more. Since his appointment, Chief Barker has said he wanted to “forge relationships of trust and understanding.” Police department rules allow Barker to suspend White for a maximum of six weeks and a demotion of qb«J[ rank, but he can’t fire him. Only., the IPD Civilian Merit Board cfcp fire an officer. A date has been set for a hearing of Whii hearing. & $ %

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