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From YouTube: CMPD Weekly Press Briefing - April 8, 2020
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Weekly Briefing from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department. Thanks for joining us!
A
To
assume
that
the
technology
is
working,
the
way
that
it
should
that
we
appreciate
everyone,
you
know
traditionally,
whenever
we
release
the
quarterly
crime
stats,
we
do
it
four
times
a
year.
Obviously,
and
traditionally
what
we
do
is
we
would
take
it
out
to
the
communities,
engage
with
the
community
and
hold
the
briefing
there.
A
Needless
to
say,
in
the
circumstances,
the
unprecedented
circumstances
that
we
are
in
the
middle
of
right
now,
that
does
that's
just
not
an
option,
but
we
have
to
find
creative
ways
to
still
communicate
to
our
community,
especially
when
it
comes
to
public
safety.
So
it
would
be
tone-deaf
if
we
didn't
get
out
here
and
communicate
directly
to
the
people
that
were
served
with
protecting
to.
Let
them
know
how
the
organization,
how
the
community
is
tracking
in
terms
of
Public
Safety.
A
You
know
you
hear
a
lot
of
data,
a
lot
of
percentages,
but
people
people
are
impacted
by
crime
and
that's
what
we
want
to
discuss
this
morning.
In
just
a
couple
of
moments,
deputy
chief
Voorhees
is
going
to
go
through
the
first
quarter
of
2020
when
it
comes
to
the
crime
data.
A
lot
of
the
work
associated
with
that
crime
and
what
the
men
and
the
women
are
doing
here
with
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Police
Department
to
keep
our
community
a
safe
community.
A
When
he's
through
he's
going
to
do
things
a
little
bit
differently,
this
go-around,
we
still
have
an
opportunity
to
have
reporters.
Ask
questions.
The
only
difference
that
you're
going
to
see
this
go-around
and
what
you
would
traditionally
see
is
we're
going
to
take
those
calls
via
teleconference.
So
forgive
us
in
advance
give
us
a
little
grace.
There
could
be
a
little
bit
of
a
wonky,
herky-jerky
kind
of
feel
to
this
when
we
navigate
through
the
technology,
but
we
want
to
at
least
have
the
opportunity
for
the
media
to
ask
their
questions.
A
Get
those
questions
to
chief
or
he's
with
regard
to
the
crime
data
when
he's
through
we're
going
to
bring
in
a
deputy
chief
st's,
deputy
chief
festes
has
been
really
the
person
who
has
been
on
the
operational
end
of
the
köppen
19
enforcement
and
operations
for
the
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Police
Department
he's
going
to
give
an
update
on
what
those
operations
and
enforcement
efforts
look
like.
He
too
will
answer
questions
on
the
back
end
against
forget
virtually
through
teleconference
with
the
media
want
to
get
started
now
by
introducing
deputy
chief
for
Kirk
Ortiz.
B
Thank
you
rob
overall
for
the
first
quarter
of
2020,
we
were
flat
with
a
1%
decrease
in
property
crime
in
a
property
crime
in
a
4.7
percent
increase
in
violent
crime.
We
had
27
homicides
this
year
in
the
first
quarter,
compared
to
28
in
the
first
quarter
of
last
year.
Thus
far,
we've
had
30
homicides
year-to-date.
B
We
had
four
hundred
and
ninety
three
robberies
in
the
first
quarter
compared
to
four
hundred
and
forty
seven,
the
same
time
last
year,
that's
an
increase
of
ten
point.
Three
percent.
We
received
more
than
92
thousand
calls
for
service
through
the
first
quarter
from
the
community,
and
that
reflects
a
2
percent
decrease
compared
to
the
first
quarter
of
2019.
C
B
A
B
So
the
question
revolves
around
domestic
violence
and
if
there's
an
increase
in
Charlotte
versus
last
year
and
there-
and
there
has
been
an
increase
in
domestic
violence
cases
that
may
be
due
to
the
proclamation
more
people
spending
time
together,
we've
certainly
seen
reports
of
that
in
other
jurisdictions
throughout
the
country.
Our
calls
for
service
in
March,
for
example,
are
up
18
percent
for
domestic
violence.
B
Again,
we
we
are
here
for
you,
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
hard
serve
in
the
community.
I
think
our
all
of
our
services
are
still
available
with
cmp
d
we're
a
resilient
Bunch,
we're
doing
a
good
job,
responded
everything
that
we
get,
but
if
you're,
if
you're,
in
a
situation
that
you
need
more
resources,
go
to
CMP
org
or
you
can
call
the
safe
Alliance
hotline
at
7:04.
Three,
three,
two
two
five
one
three.
A
B
A
B
That's
an
issue
we
take
very
seriously.
The
question
is
revolving
around
shooting
and
occupied
dwellings
and
occupied
property.
We
have
seen
a
large
increase
in
that,
specifically
in
March
14
percent
increase
for
the
year
80
percent
increase
in
the
month
of
March
and
with
people
staying
home,
more
you're
talking
about
folks
being
inside
to
hire
there's
just
a
higher
risk
of
injury.
B
In
those
cases,
it
seems
to
be
still
over
very
minor
disagreements,
disputes
largely
driven
by
huge
that
that
are
are
really
pointless
when
we
can,
when
we
can
solve
them
and
get
to
the
bottom
of
it.
It's
always
always
over
really
minor
things,
but
we've
done
a
lot
of
good
work
in
that
area.
Given
patrol
resources
to
investigations,
we're
working
collaboratively
with
our
partners,
we've
gone
to
other
departments,
looking
at
things
that
we
can
do
as
a
strategy.
Our
feuding
dicot
dwelling
task
force
continues
to
do
fantastic
work.
B
Just
this
year
alone,
they've
made
46
arrests
seized,
33
guns,
9
of
which
were
stolen
and
again
I
mentioned
our
gun.
Seizures
are
up
7.5%.
Our
officers
are
coming
into
contact
with
people
with
illegal
firearms
consistently
and
we're
doing
a
good
job
season,
those
I'm
proud
to
say
and
we're
going
to
continue,
but
we've
got
to
have
assistance
from
our
community
partners.
I
encourage
anybody
who
has
information
to
call
Crime,
Stoppers
or
9-1-1.
A
Schools
closed
temporarily,
you
have
obviously
a
lot
more
children.
We've
already
seen
a
situation
involving
a
child
who's
got
a
hold
of
a
firearm
that
wasn't
safeguarded.
So
anything
you
could
communicate
to
the
community
about
how
critical
it
is
to
keep
an
eye
on
and
keep
those
weapons
locked
up.
It.
B
Is
it
is
critical
if
you're
a
responsible
firearms
owner?
That
means
you
secure
your
weapons
at
all
times?
You
know
where
they
are.
If
you
carry
one,
it
should
be
attached
to
your
body
if
you're
out
in
public
it's,
you
should
have
a
concealed,
carry
permit
and
follow
all
those
rules
that
are
that
are
part
of
that.
But
we
continue
to
see
folks
leave
guns
in
cars.
People
break
into
cars,
that's
one
of
the
most
frequent
ways
in
which
some
of
these
criminals
get
guns.
B
Okay,
so
at
this
point,
I'm
gonna
introduce
deputy
chief
Jeff
SDS
who's
done.
He
and
other
folks
at
CPD
have
done
a
tremendous
job
working
with
this
kovat
crisis
and
our
response
to
that
and
making
sure
our
peoples
wellness
is
a
paramount,
while
we
balance
needs
of
our
employees
in
the
in
the
community
and
our
crime-fighting
mission.
So
at
this
point,
Jeff
sd's,
deputy
chief
Support
Services.
D
Thank
You
G
40s
in
addition
to
crime-fighting,
and
he
can
heard
some
of
the
great
work
that's
being
done
by
the
men
and
women
in
CPD.
We
also
are
charged
with
the
enforcement
and
education
surrounding
the
code
of
nineteen
and
pandemic,
one
that
we
take
very
seriously.
We
continue
to
receive
questions
and
complaints
through
the
3-1-1
system.
Also,
our
online
reporting
a
system
we
vent,
those
out,
those
that
require
an
impersonal
response,
we're
responding.
D
D
Those
that
aren't
some
are
just
because
they're
not
exactly
sure
and
we're
betting,
those
out
when
they
call
or
email
or
ask
that
and
some
aren't
just
because
they
don't
think
that
it
pertains
to
them
they're
not
taking
it
seriously,
and
then
they
believe
that
they
aren't
required
to
abide
by
the
rules
for
those
people.
Our
message
is
it's
time
to
stop
making
excuses
as
time
to
start
staying
at
home.
I
hear
many
people
say
well
I'm
a
symptomatic
I,
don't
have
it
I
shouldn't
have
to
stay
home.
D
Well,
we
know
that
people
who
are
asymptomatic
can
be
in
fact,
carriers
and
spread
that
around
to
people
who
then
are
susceptible
to
the
virus
and
honestly
prolong
the
amount
of
restrictions
that
we
have
placed
on
us.
As
I
said
before,
we
have
to
pause
our
society
to
protect
our
society
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do
now,
the
sooner
that
we
abide
by
this
rules,
the
quicker
that
we'll
return
to
normal
life.
As
I
said,
large
segments
of
the
population
are
abiding
by
the
guidelines.
D
This
past
weekend
we
had
a
protest
that
went
outside
the
guidelines
of
only
10
and
not
a
body
by
the
mass
gatherings
we
had
to
cite
12
of
those
folks
and
an
additional
eight
of
those
folks
continue
to
not
adhere
to
the
proclamation
and
they
were
arrested.
We
also
had
a
a
local
businesses,
a
massage
parlor
that
continued
to
operate
after
being
asked
not
to
I
want
to
make
it
clear
any
citizen,
business
or
anyone
else
is
asked
by
an
officer
told
by
an
officer
to
comply,
and
they
don't
they'll
be
cited.
D
They
continue
not
to
comply,
then
they'll
be
arrested.
We
don't
have
a
choice.
This
is
a
pandemic,
it's
time
to
take
it
serious.
On
another
note,
we
have
gates
that
will
be
closing
in
about
60
or
so
of
the
largest
county
parks.
That's
in
an
effort
to
try
to
ensure
that
the
social
distancing
and,
more
importantly,
mass
gathering
proclamation
parts
are
adhere
to
their.
So
be
wary
of
that.
D
If
you're
planning
on
traveling
to
a
County,
Park
I,
just
know
that
again,
the
gates
will
be
closed
for
the
largest
ones
and
you
may
want
to
just
stay
home.
Walk
outside
your
do
something
else
other
than
gathering
up
in
a
in
a
mass
group
and
lastly,
I'd
like
to
say
I'm
from
here
I
know
the
citizens
of
Charlotte,
Mecklenburg
and
I'm,
proud
of
what
we've
done
so
far
by
and
large
I've
already
addressed.
D
For
a
crisis
like
this,
the
sooner
that
we
all
abide
by
the
guidelines,
the
sooner
that
we
all
take,
it
seriously
stay
home
and
necessary,
the
quicker
that
we
will
be
back
to
normal
society,
the
more
we
do
today,
the
better
our
tomorrow
will
look.
Thank
you
so
I'll
entertain
any
questions
related
to
the
code
of
19
response.
At
this
time,.
A
D
And
unfortunately,
our
crime-fighting
efforts
are
ongoing.
Our
day-to-day
operations
of
ensuring
Public
Safety,
the
men
and
women
who
don't
have
a
choice
to
stay
at
home
or
not
have
to
be
here
at
work,
put
themselves
at
risk,
not
just
police
officers
but,
of
course,
our
firefighters
and
our
medic
personnel
they're
out
and
about
on
the
streets
ensuring
that
the
public
safety
is
get
at
the
same
time.
D
We
also
have
to
pivot
and
then
educate
and
enforce
the
code
of
xix
response,
which
is
no
small
feat
so
so
far
we're
doing
our
best
to
balance
both
of
those
we've
had
good
responses,
and
now
we're
really
trying
to
make
sure
that
people
do
what
they're
supposed
to
do
is
best.
We
can
having
to
manage
both.
D
Right,
thank
you
for
the
question.
The
question
was
revolving:
around
alters
safety
in
the
field
around
personal
protective
equipment,
also
taking
temperatures
et
cetera.
A
couple
of
points
there
first
is
that
we
follow
the
guidelines
but
from
the
public
health
professionals
in
regards
to
operating
in
the
field.
Every
single
officer
has
personal
protective
equipment
that
they're
provided
before
they
go
onto
the
shift
and
if
they
use
that
in
the
performance
of
their
duties
and
the
courses
replenished
before
they
go
back
out,
we
take
every
officers.
D
Every
employees,
temperatures
at
the
beginning
of
the
shift
and
sure
they're
not
running
a
fever,
and
if
they
are
we're
sending
them
home.
So
at
every
juncture
that
we
have
a
possible
exposure,
we're
following
the
guidelines,
reporting
down
to
public
health
people
and
we're
strictly
abiding
by
their
God
and
says
to
our
employees
and
their
safety.
C
D
So
far
we
have
two
sworn
officers:
one
civilian
person,
who's
tested
positive
there
in
the
protocols
we've
had.
We
count
those
total
out
in
precautionary
quarantine.
Again,
we
take
a
very
conservative
viewpoint
about
that.
If
a
person
is
not
feeling
well,
you
know
symptomatic
or
whatever
whether
we
know
or
not,
we
send
them
home,
and
so
those
numbers
have
changed.
F
F
A
D
The
community
is
stepping
up
by
large
and,
like
I
said
you
know
it's
so
we
see
the
outliers
on
social
media
etc.
Where
you
know
it's,
it's
incumbent
upon
everyone
to
take
this
mantle
of
social
distancing,
embodied
by
the
mask
outing
themselves.
It's
very
difficult
for
Symphony
to
be
everywhere,
of
course,
not
to
say
that
we
don't
try,
but
if
our
citizens
each
and
every
one
take
it
seriously,
then
it
makes
our
job
a
lot
easier.
So
I
am
proud
of
the
vast
majority
of
the
city.
D
You
can
drive
around
and
see
traffic's
a
lot
lighter.
You
see,
folks
that
are
that
are
staying
at
home
for
those
people.
You
know
I'm,
very
proud
of
them.
As
I
said
I'm
from
here
and
I
know
what
the
citizens
can
do
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
the
results
of
this
stay
at
home
order
or
the
lowering
of
the
number
and
of
the
apex
here
very
shortly.
D
In
fact,
almost
30
years,
I've
been
here,
robbed
and
I
could
tell
you
when
this
whole
pandemic
thing
started.
We
had
no
questions
about.
Do
I
come
to
work
or
not
no
questions
about
what
my
role
was
just.
How
can
I
help
stepping
up
I'm
doing
their
jobs
day
to
day
they're
still
out,
interdicting
the
violent
offenders
who
are
out
victimizing
people?
You
know
that
that
line
between
folks
who
are
law-abiding
citizens
and
those
who
aren't
we're
still
standing
strong
today.
F
E
D
D
So
when
we
see
that
a
person
is
not
abiding
by
the
proclamation
of
mass
gathering
by
the
way
to
keep
us
all
safe,
then
we
must
intervene
and
we
ask
people
to
to
comply
when
they
don't
we
issue
citations
when
they
further,
don't
we're
forced
to
make
arrests
and-
and
we
will
do
so
so
again-
persons
first
amendment
right
of
course
during
this
time
are
abridged.
However,
not
they're
not
fully
cut
off
as
long
as
you
do
that
in
groups
less
than
ten
and
practice
social
distancing.
G
D
I'm
not
sure
that
I,
don't
remember,
hearing
a
comment
saying
this
regarding
has
repay
that.
Nothing
was
needed
at
this
time.
What
I
can
say
about
it
is
the
same
thing.
I
said,
then
those
decision
to
be
made
at
by
people
above
me
smarter
than
me
that
to
make
those
kind
of
decisions,
hazard
thing
is
something
that
has
been.
You
know
banner
back-and-forth.
D
Of
course,
you'll.
Never
hear
me
say
you
know
anything
other
than
you
know.
Ulcers
do
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
already.
Of
course
you
know
I'm
for
more
pay
everybody's
for
more
pay,
but
during
this
time,
specifically
about
hazardous
paying,
the
point
I
want
to
make
whether
we
get
hazard,
pay
or
not.
I
want
to
emphasize
the
officers
that
are
out
there,
regardless
and
public
safety.
Folks
and
first
responders
are
putting
their
life
on
the
line
hazardous,
paid
or
not
again.
Those
decisions
made.
You
know
above
where
I
sit,
Brandon.
E
D
Think
I've
been
pretty
specific
about
what
the
protocols
were.
Is
that
you
know
if
you
there's
a
coded
person
suspected
or
otherwise
that
they
they
don
their
PPE.
If
your
cameras
caught,
as
you
said,
ulcers
disinfectant
each
other
I,
think
that's
a
it's
a
great
message
to
send
that
we
are
looking
after
each
other
and
sharing
that
we're
abiding
by
what
protocols
we
can
and
being
and
being
safe.
We
have
told
our
folks
like
we're
telling
the
members
of
the
citizenry
wash
your
hands.
D
Keep
social
distancing,
ensure
that
the
services
that
your
your
work
surfaces
are
clean
and,
if
you
do
are
out
and
about
in
a
situation
that
we're
forced
to
being
a
lot
of
times
dealing
with
people
where
we
don't
know,
you
know
they're
if
they're
kovin
or
not
we're
being
extra,
cautious
and
again
hand,
sanitizer,
washing
our
hands
and
those
sorts
of
things.
So
I
think
it's
a
great
thing
that
she
saw
officers
who
are
you
know,
disinfecting
each
other
and
taking
care
of
themselves.
D
F
D
It's
difficult
and
I
could
say
you
know,
there's
there's
probably
fourteen
fifteen
hundred
or
more
contacts
emails
or
whatever
they
have
come
through,
but
that
that
wouldn't
be
a
good,
solid
number,
because
we
get
a
lot
of
questions
and
calls
that
we
get
were
able
just
to
answer
and
go
through
so
I
think
you're
asking
me
how
many
times
we've
been
out
to
a
place
and
again
those
numbers
are
fluid.
So
you
know
I
can
I
can
point
to
we've
had
14
1500
different
folks.
You
ask
me
questions
but
again,
I
think
that's
a
that's!
D
G
D
Let
me
just
say
contingency
plans:
are
our
business,
we're
always
in
the
in
the
planning
phases
of
what
individuality
might
be?
So
we
don't?
We
don't
tie
to
a
specific
numbers.
We
have
different
staffing
models
and
allocations
based
on.
If
we
have
people
who
have
to
be
out
for
one
reason
or
another,
we
have
contingency
plans.
All
the
way
out
to
the
pandemic
were
to
you
know,
severely
affect
the
organization.
So,
yes,
we
have
plans
in
place
and
though
I
won't
discuss
numbers
with
you.
D
F
D
Two
different
things:
two
different
questions,
so
the
first
end
is
yes,
we
had
some
officer
positions
that
we
want
to
fill
we're
making
some
headway
I
think
she
forged
an
outline
that
we're
up
this
quarter
versus
last
quarter.
We've
got
Charlotte
police
job
or
is
up
and
running
so
we're
still
getting
people
apply
and
we
encourage
for
people
to
apply
to
come,
join
us
on
the
front
lines
of
this.
D
As
far
as
the
officers,
we
have
some
tremendously
talented,
hard-working
and
resilient
officers,
who
somehow
find
a
way
to
manage
and
get
it
done
with
the
with
the
workload
that
they
already
have
and
keep
the
community
safe
and
then
also
while
they're
going
about
that,
we,
you
know
we're
going
about
the
code
of
19
response,
so
I
officers
I'm,
very
proud
of
them,
they're,
very
hard-working
people.
Our
citizens
should
be
proud
of
them
as
they
go
out
and
do
the
job.
So
first
part
of
the
question.
D
Just
wondering
sighs
to
all
those
people
who
are
abiding
by
I
know
it's
uncomfortable
I
know
it's
a
strain
on
the
way
of
life.
I
hear
about
parents
with
their
kids
at
home
every
day,
trying
to
find
things
to
do,
and
workers
who
are
out
of
work
we're
frustrated.
We
understand
that
we're
with
you
I
want
to
commend
those
folks
who
are
doing
the
right
thing.
So
those
of
you
aren't
now
it's
the
time
again
pause
our
way
of
life
to
protect
our
way
of
life.
Thank
you.
A
And
we
appreciate
everyone's
grace
and
apologize
for
some
of
the
technical
issues
we
have
had
through
the
I
guess.
The
onset
of
this
this
morning
appreciate
everyone
sticking
around.
We
know
we've
got
a
captive
audience
at
home,
but
please
continue
to
follow
the
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Police
Department
on
all
of
our
social
platforms
for
up-to-date
information,
how
it
relates
to
cope
at
19,
our
enforcement
efforts
in
response,
and
we
will
get
those
numbers
that
chief
or
he's
outlined
earlier
up
on
those
social
channels
in
the
not-too-distant
future,
stay
safe,
stay,
healthy
and
stay
tuned.