In accordance with Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 145, NCDPS is proactively working to promote positive relationships between law enforcement and communities to create a safer North Carolina. To that end, the department will host a community forum entitled: Partnering with Our Communities – Together We Will Create a Safer North Carolina. State and local law enforcement and community leaders will participate in the forum. People in the Fayetteville community are invited to participate virtually or by sending in questions to the panel. The goal is to have an open discussion about services law enforcement provides to communities, what is working well and what can be improved, especially when interacting with people of color.
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
WHERE: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event will be held virtually.
VIEWING/PARTICIPATION INFORMATION HERE: www.ncdps.gov/communitypartnership
The forum panelists include: Col. Glenn McNeill, Commander, NC State Highway Patrol; Maj. Dennis Peterson, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office; Assistant Chief Anthony Kelly, Fayetteville Police Department; Director Bob Schurmeier, NC State Bureau of Investigation; Dr. Sheree R.B. Davis, Fayetteville State University; Mr. Kevin Brooks, Community Activist; and Pastor Mark Anthony Rowden, Savannah Missionary Baptist Church of Fayetteville.
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