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From YouTube: CMPD Weekly Press Briefing - February 26, 2020
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This is the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Weekly Press Briefing, for February 26, 2020. Thanks for joining us!
A
All
right
last
year,
our
officers
did
tremendous
work
in
terms
of
keeping
our
community
safe
by
recovering
approximately
2100
illegal
guns
from
the
streets.
This
represented
a
240,
more
illegal
guns
than
were
recovered
in
2018
and
so
far
in
2020
we
have
recovered
15%
over
last
year,
we're
covering
320
firearms
year-to-date
now
to
speak
more
on.
This
is
Major
Alan
Rutledge
he's
the
major
over
the
CPD's
North
Patrol
service
area,
and
he
will
outline
some
of
the
work
committed
to
removing
illegal
guns
from
our
community.
This
time,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
major
Rutledge
major.
B
B
That's
the
most
in
a
single
month
since
we've
been
tracking
that
information
specialized
units
within
the
department
oftentimes
get
a
lot
of
the
attention
when
it
comes
to
gun
recoveries
and
also
the
work
that
they
do
as
it
pertains
to
reducing
violent
crime.
Just
six
months
ago,
I
stood
in
front
of
you
talking
about
the
implementation
of
a
new
unit
that
we
put
in
place.
The
shooting
end
occupied
dwelling
task
force.
The
goal
of
that
unit
at
the
time
was
to
focus
on
prolific,
violent
offenders.
B
That
was
in
response
to
the
increase
in
violent
crime
that
we
were
seeing
at
the
time.
In
those
six
months,
the
shooting
in
into
occupied
dwelling
task
force,
has
made
75
arrests,
recovered.
46
guns,
15
of
those
guns
had
been
reported
stolen,
while
these
specialized
units
do
do
a
tremendous
job
for
us
and
do
a
great
deal
of
the
work.
B
B
B
The
type
of
firearms
that
we're
seeing
out
there
should
concern
all
of
us.
They
pose
it
danger
to
our
officers
as
well
as
to
the
public.
These
aren't
just
revolvers
or
handguns
we're
talking
about
high-powered
rifles
to
include
ak-47s
and
ar-15s.
Let
me
give
you
a
couple
of
examples
of
some
of
the
work
that's
been
done.
This
is
very,
very
recent
work
as
well,
so
we
didn't
have
to
go
back
very
far
to
find
some
just
exceptional
work
being
done.
B
Westover
officers
executed
a
search
warrant
on
a
subject
that
had
been
arrested
for
drugs
upon
executing
the
search
warrant,
officers
located
three
adults
and
two
children
inside
the
apartment.
The
ages
of
those
children's
were
ages,
4
and
12.
Also
located
inside
that
apartment
were
seven
guns.
One
of
those
seven
guns
was
an
ar-15
assault
style.
Rifle
four
of
the
seven
guns
had
previously
been
reported,
stolen,
also
seized
inside
that
apartment
were
335
grams
of
heroin,
69
grams
of
cocaine
and
562
grams
of
marijuana.
B
B
Just
earlier
this
week,
officers
responded
to
a
reported
subject
that
was
looking
into
cars,
pulling
on
door
handles
at
a
local
movie
theater.
When
the
officer
arrived
on
scene,
the
suspect
fled
from
officers.
The
officer
pursued
the
subject
on
foot
and
apprehended
him
once
the
apprehended.
The
subject
he
determined
the
subject
was
armed
with
a
handgun
had
a
handgun
located
in
his
waistband.
That
subject
was
an
18
year
old
kid.
B
Last
week,
an
officer
in
University
City
division
made
a
traffic
stop
on
Eric
Henderson,
also
in
the
vehicle
with
mr.
Henderson
was
a
loaded
handgun.
Mr.
Henderson
has
a
significant
criminal.
History
is
also
a
convicted
felon
and
has
been
arrested
27
prior
times.
He
currently
has
seven
pending
felony
charges
against
him.
If
those
type
of
examples
aren't
enough
to
concern
you,
we
had
close
to
800
guns,
stolen
out
of
vehicles.
Last
year,
800
guns,
stolen
last
year
alone,
out
of
vehicles,
we've
had
more
than
a
hundred
guns
stolen
out
of
vehicles.
B
These
are
lawfully
owned
and
possessed
guns
that
are
now
in
the
hands
of
criminals.
These
guns
that
are
now
in
the
hands
of
these
criminals
will
likely
be
used
in
future.
Violent
criminal
acts
guns
being
taken
from
vehicles
continued
to
be
a
huge
issue
for
us
in
the
department.
In
spite
of
our
campaigns,
initiatives,
press
conferences
that
we've
done,
we
seem
to
be
hitting
a
brick
wall
when
it
comes
to
getting
people
to
take
their
guns
out
of
their
cars.
B
C
B
An
array
of
things
you
know,
you
heard
me
talk
about
seven
weapons
being
recovered
in
a
search
warrant,
so
we
do
have
some
of
those,
but
I
will
tell
you
the
vast
majority
of
those
are
one-offs.
There
are
officers
on
the
street
that
are
going
about
their
their
job
day-to-day
and
come
upon
suspects
that
may
possess
one
hand
or
or
a
rifle.
So
for
the
most
part,
those
are
one-offs.
Single
guns
recovered
in
an
incident.
B
C
B
D
B
You
know
I,
don't
know
if
we
want
to
really
get
into
the
weeds
in
terms
of
of
changing
the
laws
and
to
where
we
prosecute
people
for
leaving
their
weapons
in
their
cars
or
anything
like
that.
But
again,
this
is
a
simple
solution,
really
simple
solution.
People
just
need
to
take
responsibility
and
secure
their
weapons.
B
E
January
I
guess:
how
do
you
kind
of
way?
You
know
the
positive
you
know
possibly
preventing
and
getting
some
of
these
stolen
guns
on
the
street.
So
with
you
know
not
bad,
but
just
you
know
it's
still
a
lot
a
lot
more
work.
It
needs
to
be
I,
guess
kind
of
how
you
kind
of
weigh
the
positive
of
you
know
getting
that
guns
off
the
street
by
saying
man
that's
out
there.
Yes,.
B
It
is,
you
know,
we're
proud
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
we're
really
proud
that
we're
able
to
recover
250
illegal
firearms
and
get
them
off
the
street
and
prevent
them
from
getting
in
the
hands
of
criminals.
However,
it's
equally
frustrating
when
you've
got
officers
that
are
again
day
in
and
day
out
doing
what
they
do
best
and
trying
to
keep
the
public
safe,
and
we
continue
to
have
these
issues.
A
Thank
You
major
Rutledge,
oh
those
cases
that
he
did
mention,
we
will
send
out
information
as
well
as
pictures
of
those
firearms.
Next
up
in
late
April
of
last
year,
the
police
department
launched
the
community
policing
crisis
response
team
to
help
us
better
serve
community
members
that
are
experiencing
a
mental
or
behavioral
health
crisis.
Now
it's
been
ten
months
since
the
CPC
RT
began
working
in
the
community,
and
the
impact
has
been
real
here
are
just
a
few
examples
of
the
outstanding
work
that
our
clinicians
and
officers
are
doing.
A
Just
this
past
week,
the
CP
CRT
assisted
a
man
who
was
in
distress
after
losing
his
father.
He
found
him
deceased
inside
his
home.
The
man
was
clearly
in
the
throes
of
mental
distress.
Now
the
unit
worked
with
the
clinician
and
provided
an
assessment
and
provided
him
with
the
resources
he
needed
and
connected
him
to
the
appropriate
services.
Last
week
our
CP
CRT
assisted
a
homeless
man
believed
to
be
paranoid,
schizophrenic
and
violent.
He
was
living
in
a
makeshift,
can
sight
on
city
property.
A
Now,
instead
of
arresting
him
for
trespassing,
the
PCP
CRT
got
him
to
the
hospital
to
get
the
appropriate
medical
attention
he
desperately
needed.
And
finally,
earlier
this
month,
the
CP
CRT
assisted
a
man
threatening
to
shoot
himself
in
the
head.
The
man
told
officers.
He
often
becomes
violent
when
he
gets
mad.
He
simply
ran
out
of
his
medicine.
Now
the
CP
CRT
intervened
and
got
him
to
agree
to
go
to
the
hospital
for
an
evaluation
and
have
his
medicine
refilled.
Any
of
these
situations
that
I
just
outlined
had
the
potential
for
a
violent
outcome.
A
F
Good
morning,
the
primary
objective
of
this
team,
the
CPC
RT
unit,
is
working
to
prevent
unnecessary
arrests
with
the
clinicians
and
officers
providing
alternate
care
when
appropriate.
This
means
that
the
CPC
RT
unit
is
providing
referrals,
community
education
and
supportive
services
to
people
here
in
the
county,
in
their
families
who
are
experiencing
a
crisis
by
teaming
cmp
d
crisis
intervention
trained
officers
up
with
licensed
mental
health,
clinicians
we're
providing
an
early
entry
point
to
mental
health
treatment
through
intervention,
diversion
and
prompt
case
management
and
follow-up,
some
of
the
outcomes
associated
since
April
20
19.
F
Until
the
middle
of
February
of
this
year,
the
unit
has
responded
been
requested
on
more
than
1200
calls
for
service.
The
most
common
calls
for
service
are
related
related
to
suicide
threats.
Cp
CRT
has
content,
has
had
contact
and
assisted
more
than
721
people
over
this
time
frame
with
270
of
those
individuals
being
referred
to
either
medical
or
mental
health
treatment
through
local
hospitals.
More
than
four
hundred
people
were
referred
and
appropriately
connected
to
community
providers,
for
example,
substance
and
substance,
use
and
alcohol,
counseling,
a
psychiatric
evaluation,
outreach,
etc.
F
More
than
half
of
the
referrals
made
through
CP
CRT
were
managed
within
24
hours,
so,
as
you've
heard,
the
team
is
certainly
making
an
impact
in
the
community
the
ability
for
these
clinicians
to
be
able
to
use
their
skills
and
training
working
in
partnership
with
officers
to
get
individuals
and
their
families.
The
help
that
they
need
has
been
very
impressive
over
the
last
ten
months.
F
No
violent
encounters.
Typically,
the
scenes
are
secure.
We've
we've
spoken
to
that
since
the
inception
of
the
program,
so
the
scenes
are
secure
before
the
clinicians
are
actually
stepping
on
the
scene
and
actually
trying
to
to
make
that
clinical
assessment.
So
we've
been
very
fortunate
that
we
have
we've
not
had
any
violent
encounters
today.
F
Well,
as
we
all
know,
mental
health
and
substance
use
trauma
in
our
community
is
progressively
getting
worse.
Unfortunately,
it's
not
getting
better,
and
you
know
most
of
these
individuals
who
are
in
crisis,
they
call
911,
and
so
there
are
officers,
typically
the
first
on-scene
to
respond
this
program.
You
know
it
was
the
the
result
of
officers
coming
in
contact
and
and
knowing
that
they
needed
some
further
assistance.
F
Arresting
individuals
who
are
actively
in
an
acute
crisis
is
not
necessarily
the
appropriate
way
to
go,
and
so
looking
at
the
bigger
scope
in
terms
of
keeping
people
in
their
community
and
connecting
them
to
the
appropriate
community
resources.
We
want
positive
outcomes
when,
when
law
enforcement
has
to
intervene
with
someone
experiencing
a
behavioral
health
issue,.
F
There's
some
individuals,
I'm
community
partners,
for
example,
family
members,
who
are
aware
of
this
unit
now
that
we've
again
been
operating
for
roughly
ten
months
and
so
some
of
them
reach
out.
You
know
because
police
presence
is
needed,
but
they
also
need
that
clinical
aspect
to
it.
So
yeah
referrals
come
you
know
primarily
through
the
911
system,
but
community
partners
and
families
alike.
A
A
G
Thank
you
good
morning,
as
he
said,
this
is
the
looks
like
the
last
year
for
CIO
Blaine
Charlotte
to
host
the
tournament
I'd
like
to
say
after
having
been
involved.
Since
the
tournament
in
my
opinion
has
has
been
very
well
received,
there
were
a
very
well-run
I
think
brought
some
positive
things
to
the
City
of
Charlotte
anytime.
We
have
a
large
event.
G
The
large
numbers
of
people
there's
some
pretty
extensive
and
thoughtful,
and
careful
planning
that
goes
into
ensuring
that
the
public
safety
of
all
participants
and
a
residence
of
the
of
the
uptown
is
kept
at
the
forefront.
This
is
no
exception.
As
you
know,
there
are
be
events
held
all
over
the
uptown
and
in
fact,
in
other
areas
of
the
city
involving
large
groups
of
people,
including
a
basketball
tournament,
there's
also
a
ton
of
entertainment
venues
that'll
be
going
on.
G
At
the
same
time,
we
have
done
our
very
best
ensure
that
the
public
and
attendees
will
be
safe,
as
you
might
expect,
there'll
be
some
pretty
heavy
traffic
in
the
area
for
taking
the
Uptown,
so
we
always
recommend
that
people
take
that
into
account
as
they're
moving
around
in
the
Uptown
over
the
weekend.
We
ask
that
you
subscribe
to
our
Twitter
and
our
Facebook
pages
for
traffic
updates,
so
that,
if
you
do
have
to
travel
up
here,
you'll
know
where
to
go.
This
has
been
a
I
want
to
re-emphasize.
G
This
has
been
a
the
tournament
itself
has
been
a
safe
event.
Through
the
years
we
have
had
some
incidents
of
violence
and
some
entertainment
venues
later
on.
After
the
the
tournament
games
have
ended
generally,
those
are
not
affiliated
officially
with
shadowy
tournament,
but
are
ancillary,
entertainment
venues
surrounding
the
festivities
over
the
weekend.
So
we
anticipating
nothing
but
a
good,
solid,
see
on
double
a
weekend
for
the
final
one
here
before
they
move
on
next
year.
C
G
What
we
do
here
is
that
we,
because
we
know
in
advance
we're
able
to
maneuver
our
staffing
models
to
ensure
that
no
area
of
our
jurisdiction
is
left
short
or
uncovered,
while
we're
staffing
for
an
event
like
this.
So
we
have
some
flexibility.
Yes,
I'm
sure,
you're
aware
we
have
a
24/7
365
responsibility
here.
So
basically,
what
it
means
is
that
we
adjust
hours,
you
know
ulcers,
who
only
may
work
days,
come
in
and
work
nights
etc.
So
we're
able
to
have
some
flexibility
and
our
staffing
models.
H
G
I
mean
there's
positive
negatives,
with
being
spread
out
geographically
over
larger
areas.
You
know,
a
lot
of
those
venues
are
fairly
well
self-contained.
We
just
have
to
make
sure
we
monitor
the
safety
there
and
then
have,
of
course,
units
available
to
respond
in
case
we
do
get.
You
know
some
sort
of
instance
I
want
to
just
emphasize
mainly
those
are
you
know,
traffic
crowding
those
types
of
things
that
we
have
to
be
cognizant
of.
E
G
Well,
some
of
the
things
we
just
make
sure
let's
say:
there's
a
there's:
an
artist
who's
coming
in
a
venue
away.
We
make
sure,
there's
a
good
safety
plan
in
place
for
the
venue,
in
other
words,
that
the
the
proper
permits
are
in
place
that
they
have
a
security
plan,
an
emergency
evacuation
plan,
a
parking
plan
so
that
there
is
some
preparation.
We
we've
generally
seen
that
good
planning
makes
good
preparation,
which
makes
a
good
performance.
G
So
if
we've
thought,
through
these
things,
met
with
the
owners
met
with
the
promoters
of
the
event
generally,
we
can
try
to
head
off
any
of
those
things
that
happen
quite
frequently,
you'll
see
somebody
who
gets
an
argument
inside
the
club
or
the
venue
and
then
it
spills
out
in
the
parking
lot,
and
then
we
get
some.
You
know
some
fights
or
some
things
like
that.
G
Well,
not
just
with
delay
but
any
special
event.
We
do.
We
have
an
after-action
review
that
we
do
and
we
bring
that
forward
to
the
next
event
of
that
type
or
any
other
event.
Good
takeaways,
that
that
we
have
so
certainly
I
mean
their
innumerable
different
small
things
here.
Their
traffic
flow
patterns.
How
many
officers
we
need
here,
fire
inspectors
need
to
be
on
hand
in
this
place,
and
so
we
absolutely
take
heed
to
lessons
learned
from
one
event
to
the
next.