A man was driving erratically. Cops rolled up behind him. The man sped away, blew a red light before eventually pulling over.
He had a bridge card but no driver’s license. He had thousands of dollars in traffic tickets and warrants. Cops cuffed him then searched his car. Finding no weapon, they let him go. Cops have to prioritize. That’s how it is in the most violent quarter of the most violent city.
“We’ve got no one to look after him,” said Sgt. Mike Osman. “We’ve got no jail space. And we don’t have enough manpower for us to go back to the station and do the paperwork. So you kick him loose. And everyone out here knows it.”
Charlie LeDuff...Fox2 - 2011
In addition the lack of jail space, created by x-PC Bully-Cummings (closing 50% of jail cells - precincts) leaves Detroit with insufficient jail space for police officers to arrest criminals and puts some back on the street shortly after they are arrested, because of lack of jail space - the streets of Detroit are dangerous enough without criminal - knowing that they can commit crimes and not fear arrest because - 'we don't have a cell for them'. Officers are demoralized, in part, because they can't properly do their jobs. DLM
For years I have spoken out about the lack of jail space...since EBC failed 'reorganization plan, that puts residents and police officers lives in danger...
David L. Malhalab. Sgt DPD Retired
We’ve got no one to look after him,” said Sgt. Mike Osman. “We’ve got no jail space. And we don’t have enough manpower for us to go back to the station and do the paperwork. So you kick him loose. And everyone out here knows it.”
Charlie LeDuff...Fox2 2011 According to the memo, the so-called CRISNET technology — implemented four years ago as a way for cops on the street to move from paper to computer when submitting preliminary crime reports — is part of the reason the time it takes to process an arrest has increased from 50 minutes to as long as two hours.
News Hits got its mitts on an interesting memo last week, one in which a high-ranking member of the Detroit Police Department admitted that things weren't going well, and that the "department's ability to maintain its core functions in an efficient and effective manner has been greatly challenged ..."
Among the areas being impacted, according to the Sept. 28 memo sent to northwestern district supervisors by Deputy Chief Ronald Haddad, were response times, investigations and crime solving, and community police visibility.
David Malhalab, a retired DPD sergeant and one of the force's most persistent critics, forwarded the memo to us and other media in town.
Curt Guyette, Metro Times 2006
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diane
Why is there 800 beds at wc jail unused....
DPD under fed monitor ...needs to replace 50% of its jail space that xpc cummings closed without finding replacement space...that partly responsible for why crime is rising in detroit...dpd officers cannot arrest because there is no space for prisoners
and the prisoner medical costs are high...because they have to send prisoners to drh emergency room for evaluation....that is wrong....
hold a press conference and say...you support dpd using wcjail ...and that its a win win for both agencies....and benny has road patrol officers or uc officers that could make np buys and get a lot of publicity ... keep in touch............ ....david malhalab
READ THE DPOA 'TUEBOR' EVERY MONTH...TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN DPD...
IS THIS NON COMPLIANCE WITH - D.O.J. DECREES 3/6/10
CELL BLOCK NIGHTMARE-There were some concerns about the cell block brought up to the Northwestern District Command. These problems have occurred since the reorganization.
The concerns are as follows: That our cell blocks have been consistently filled over capacity (we also house all high risk, suicidal, parole violators, handicapped and homicide prisoners.) We are also housing additional prisoners because Southwestern District has been closed for remodeling. Northwestern has been accommodating 4 times or more the volume of prisoners that the facility is intended to handle! This situation has led to situations that have frequently placed the officers and the prisoners at risk of harm or civil rights violations as well as placing the department and our members in a highly actionable position, civilly and criminally.
To start, Officers have to wait outside in the garage with their prisoners until they can be processed. This has been known to take over a half hour. The garage is not a secure place to hold prisoners. It is usually full of juvenile detainees that were brought in for curfew. Adults and juveniles should not be together.
Prisoners waiting to be processed are,Males and female prisoners waiting to be processed are intermingling, there is no physical place to secure and monitor them.
There have been numerous assaults and attempted assaults on officers by prisoners leading to use of force that could be avoided if prisoners could be secured in individual cells.
Also prisoners requiring medical attention or psychiatric treatment that are made to wait due to logistical problems we are experiencing processing, evaluating and transporting them to the hospital.
The Commander basically stated that our resources (being officers and cell block) are “being stretched beyond our ability to function efficiently, effectively or safely.” He also stated in his response that Southwestern should be done about a week after Easter. The Commander also stated that the Supervisors (desk and cell block) basically have to use their discretion with shutting down the cell blocks but before this is done they should “appropriately release misdemeanor prisoners” and call other cell blocks in other districts to get help with housing.
What is it going to take for the city to realize the fiasco they have created by closing down the precincts. They also eliminated half of our cellblocks!becoming in involved in altercations, which interferes with processing and cell block processing.
detroit needs more jail space...new jail/medical facility.....now
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