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From YouTube: CMPD Weekly Press Briefing - February 5, 2020
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Thanks for joining us for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department weekly press briefing for February 5, 2020
A
All
right
well,
good
morning,
everybody
appreciate
everybody
coming
today
in
our
continuing
effort
to
prevent
and
reduce
violent
crime
related
to
the
trafficking
and
distribution
of
drugs.
We
wanted
to
take
some
time
this
morning
to
discuss
an
arrest
that
allowed
us
to
remove
a
prolific,
violent
offender
off
the
streets
of
our
community,
giving
us
that
update
is
Major,
Mike
Campania,
who
is
over
our
special
investigations
Bureau,
and
he
will
go
into
the
details
on
that
major
Campagna.
B
Right
good
morning,
so
I
wanted
to
take
just
a
few
moments
to
talk
about
some
of
the
work
that
our
undercover
detectives
do
and
we
we
can't
showcase
that
often
right
I
can't
bring
them
in
here.
Unless
you
see
them,
we
can't
celebrate
them
with
a
round
of
applause
because
the
nature
of
their
work,
and
so
we
don't
often
get
a
chance
to
highlight
that
so
I
want
to
take
that
moment
right
now.
So
one
of
the
cases
that
we
worked
on
recently
started
the
middle
of
last
year
and
was
looking
around
a
high
level.
B
Drug
distribution
ring,
surrounded
by
a
run
by
a
guy
named
sand
of
all
joses
and
of
all,
and
so
our
drug
detectives,
our
Undercovers
got
in
there
and
began
working
the
case,
building
their
way
up
working
their
way
up
to
the
big
guy
and
as
a
result
of
the
work
of
them
and
some
of
our
crime
reduction
units,
including
North
Hickory,
Grove,
East,
Way
and
independents
able
to
execute
a
few
search
warrants.
We
did
search
warrants
on
a
house
and
also
on
a
storage
unit
with
they
it
rented
and
out
of
that
storage
unit.
B
We
were
able
to
pull
two
and
a
half
kilos
of
heroin
more
than
a
kilo
and
a
half
of
cocaine,
17
firearms.
There
were
rifles
and
pistols
both
and
four
of
those
firearms
are
stolen.
Three
of
the
files
were
stolen
Charlotte,
they
were
just
taken
out
of
people's
cars
and
that
kind
of
leads
us
down
a
whole
other
discussion
about
how
responsible
gun
owners
can
protect
their
firearms.
And
the
first
thing
you
do
is
you
don't
leave
them
in
your
vehicles?
Locked
or
unlocked?
B
Don't
leave
your
guns
in
your
cars,
so
Santa
Paul
was
charged
with
11
counts
of
trafficking
in
methamphetamines
he
was
arrested
and
charged
for
trafficking,
cocaine
and
heroin.
He
was
also
charged
with
possession
of
a
firearm
by
a
felon,
so
as
a
result
of
being
able
to
break
up
this
pretty
high
level.
Drug
ring,
I
think
see
a
safe
for
Charlotte,
number-one
cocaine
and
heroin
of
very
dangerous
drugs
and
not
having
those
available
to
people
who
are
suffering
from
addiction
is
important.
Beyond
that
the
drug
distribution
business
is
dangerous.
B
A
lot
of
our
violent
crimes
come
from
robberies,
related
to
drugs,
robberies
of
people
wanting
to
buy
or
sell
drugs,
and
even
drug
dealers
being
robbed
as
well.
There's
a
lot
of
violence,
and
that
goes
along
with
that.
So
I
do
want
to
take
just
some
time
to
praise
them
to
let
our
undercover
detectives
out
there.
B
So
I've
got
some
numbers
here
if
you'll
bear
with
me
so
since
December,
so
we
don't
have
a
big
window
of
time
here,
but
since
December
we
have
had
38
violent
cases
involving
16
and
17
year
olds
and
just
to
refresh
your
memory
raise
the
age
was
the
law
that
came
into
effect
in
December
that
made
all
of
our
60
and
70
year
olds.
We
treat
them
only
as
juveniles
now
when
before
there
was
an
option.
B
Now
we
treat
them
only
as
juvenile
from
the
front
end,
so
38
violent
cases,
32
of
them
were
armed
robberies.
Five
were
aggravated
assaults
and
we
had
one
murder
with
a
17
year
old
as
well
when
the
victim
Duane
burns,
who
was
murdered
on
January
16th
and
a
juvenile
was
charged
with
that.
Just
this
week
we
arrested
two
16
year
olds
for
a
series
of
armed
robberies.
In
fact,
there
was
just
stories
from
last
night
as
well
we're
seeing
the
same
kind
of
things
happening.
It
is
a
small
sample
size.
B
It
was
important
to
recognize
what
the
difference
is.
So
you're
aware
how
that
works.
If
we
come
across
a
16
or
17
year
old
and
we
have
a
secure
custody
order,
and
that
means
that
the
court
has
given
us
in
essence,
a
juvenile
warrant.
We
transport
that
16
year
7
year
old
to
jail
North,
where
they
are
processed
and
held
anyone
under
the
age
of
60.
We
have
the
same
process
we
had
before
they
go
up
to
Cabarrus
County,
where
they
are
transferred
over
to
the
a
department.
You
have
not
justice
this.
B
So
the
challenge,
of
course,
when
you
have
a
juvenile
in
the
system,
they
have
a
lot
of
additional
rights
protections
and
that's
understandable
and
it
there's
a
lot
more
time
involved
in
dealing
with
juveniles.
So
a
simple
arrest
of
an
adult
may
take
two
hours
to
get
into
jail.
A
simple
arrest
of
juvenile
may
take
five
hours
to
get
them
through
the
juvenile
process
contacting
parents
getting
in
front
of
a
judge
or
a
magistrate,
there's
a
lot
of
other
pieces.
B
They
go
along
with
that
again
understandable
when
you're
dealing
with
juveniles,
but
we
have
to
manage
that
time.
It
is
well
known
that
we're
already
strapped
for
manpower,
yes,
but
it
does
create
a
burden
for
us,
but
I
can
assure
you
that
we're
working
through
it
and
we
have
the
the
best
minds
out
there
working
on
the
problem,
trying
to
find
the
best
ways
for
us
to
deal
with
these.
These
new
challenges
that
we're
discovering
as
we
go.
B
So
I
believe
the
spirit
of
the
law
is
that
we
put
juveniles
in
a
different
environment
when
they,
when
they
come
in
contact
with
the
criminal
justice
system
and
so
hopefully
long
term.
What
we
find
is
kids,
aren't
spending
time
incarcerated,
learning
to
become
better
criminals
right
there.
They
have
different
opportunities,
they
have
different
interventions,
that's
our
hope
for
the
long
term
short
term.
B
It's
a
challenge,
because
a
lot
of
our
violence,
unfortunately,
is
does
occur
at
the
hands
of
young
people
and
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
for
that,
and
so
we
have
to
be
able
to
kind
of
balance.
Those
two
things
think
about
those
long
term
goals
getting
kids
out
of
the
system
early
and
hopefully
they
don't
get
back
into
the
system
for
the
short
term
we
have
to
deal
with.
We
have
to
go
dangerous
people
who
happen
to
be
16
and
17
years
old.
D
B
Think
it's
a
little
early
to
make
those
kind
of
assessments
to
really
see
what
the
long-term
impact
of
that
is,
but
is
there's
a
good
question
to
ask
not
just
the
police
department?
What
do
we
think
about
the
law,
but
the
other
aspects,
the
criminal
justice
system,
the
parents,
the
juveniles
themselves,
think
those
are
all
good
questions
that
we
should
think
about
in
the
future.
C
B
Inherently
with
juveniles
we
want,
we
don't
want
them
to
be
in
a
facility,
because
we
I
think
their
social
science
would
say
that
when
they're
in
a
facility
it
could
be
more
harmful.
So
in
general,
we're
gonna
say
that
kids
I
think
are
spend
less
time
in
custody,
but
they're
also
once
again
Bonnett
criminals
and
they
can
I'm
not
sure
if
that's
coming
through
the
overhead.
B
So
I
don't
have
the
numbers
to
say
what
the
sentences
are,
because
one
of
the
other
challenges
is,
you
know
getting
information
regarding
chief
analysis
because
there's
a
lot
more
protective
force
information
we
can
receive
and
information
we
can
distribute,
but
those
were
once
again
we'll
have
to
see
what
the
impact
is.
I
can
tell
you
what
you
know
the
sentences
for
under
16,
but
we
don't
have
sentences
yet
for
16
to
17
year
olds
under
the
juvenile
system,
to
really
make
a
good
comparison.
B
E
B
We
know
the
ones
that
are
sober
because
they
have
reports
associated
with
them,
so
those
are,
four
of
them
were
stolen
once
again,
three
of
them
out
of
a
citizen's
car,
the
other
ones
we
don't
have.
Whoever
on
the
trace
has
yet
to
go
back
and
see
exactly
where
they
come
from
they're
not
reported
as
stolen,
and
so
that's
bad.
We
could
say.
B
No,
no
drug
operation,
operation,
Asylum
right
so
they're,
always
tied
back
most
of
our
heroin
and
cocaine,
is
tied
back
to
Central,
America
and
and
even
North
America
in
Mexico.
So
we
do
find
those
kind
of
connections.
We
have
our
DEA
task
force
that
does
a
lot
of
that
work,
we'll
pick
up
from
where
one
of
these
takes
off
and
they'll
look
at
things
that
are
more
national
and
international
level.
There's
a
lot
of
work
being
done
on
that
as
well.
So.
B
He
because
of
the
the
size
of
his
operation,
I
mean
once
again
two
and
half
kilos
of
heroin
and
the
kilo
half
of
cocaine
is
significant,
but
it's
in
the
big
picture.
When
you
look
at
drugs
nationally,
it's
not
a
huge
operation.
We
have
had
operations
through
our
to
the
task
force.
We
pull
in
hundreds
of
kilos,
and
so
it's
a
looking
at
from
my
perspective.
Now,
as
I
see
things
from
the
from
the
unsilent
drug
stuff,
it
is
astounding
to
me
the
amount
of
drugs
that
come
in
we're
not
gonna
arrest.
E
B
Or
the
utility
you
know
it's
been
around
as
long
as
I've
been
on
the
department,
and
it
will
continue
to
be
until
once
again
we
as
a
society
comes
to
grips
with
drug
use
of
drug
addiction,
so
I
can't
say
that
it
is
it's
worse
than
it
was
before.
It's
always
been
a
big
issue
for
us
and
once
again
we
we
really
focus
on
violence.
When
it
comes
to
drugs,
we
don't
we
don't
enforce
drug
laws
for
the
sacred
forcing
drug
laws.
E
B
That's
the
thing
with
heroin
and
cocaine
particular
with
heroin
in
the
way
that
is
sold,
it's
not
usually
done
on
a
street
corner
right.
There
is
networks
that
are
connected,
and
so
one
person
selling
heroin
may
have
customers
all
over
town
and
it's
different
than
in
the
old
days
where
a
person
sold
crack
cocaine
standing
on
the
corner
or
marijuana,
which
many
cases
sold
outside
on
a
corner
in
any
spot
heroin
is
a
different
operation.
C
B
E
E
A
A
That
vehicle
is
the
officer
was
attempting
to
put
it
into
park,
went
into
reverse
and
rolled
over
the
officer,
who's
sustained,
some
scratches
and
bruises.
He
was
treated
on
the
scene
and
released
the
pedestrian
was
struck,
and
he
that
individual
is
at
the
hospital
now
in
critical
condition,
as
well
as
the
driver
that
vehicle
who
was
experiencing
that
medical
emergency
is
also
at
the
hospital
being
treated.
So
at
this
time.
Anything
else
in
regards
to
that
will
be
sent
out
later
in
a
press
release,
but
I
hope
that
answered
your
questions.
E
A
A
A
Officer,
no,
no,
no,
there
was
as
a
result
of
the
medic.
You
know
that
I
don't
believe
that
the
driver
of
that
vehicle
who
was
experiencing
a
medical
emergency
was
aware
of
their
surroundings
and
knew
that
an
officer
was
attempting
to
turn
around
and
assist
them.
So
no
that
was
just
it
was
all
circum
with
all
the
result
of
circumstances,
and
the
officer
was
just
there
trying
to
assist
is
that
I
know
it
was
kind
of
confusing
we
need
any
other
clarification.
Are
we
good
awesome
appreciate
everybody
coming
today?