DC holds ‘Re-imagining Policing’ town hall aimed at bridging gap between officers and residents

From WTOP News:

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, councilmembers and representatives from the police department and mayor’s office held a virtual town hall on Saturday to start the discussion of re-imagining policing within the District.

The goal was to put some ideas forward that would create stronger bonds between officers and community members.

The “Re-imagining Police in the District of Columbia” discussion comes as much of the country faces questions around racism and the justice system.

“We’ve never seen a moment quite like this,” said Douglass Sloan, first Vice President of the District’s NAACP branch. “So we have to take the opportunity now to implement real, fundamental, concrete change.”

Read the full story here: https://wtop.com/dc/2020/07/reimagining-policing-townhall-aims-to-bridge-gap-in-the-district/