Now. I will take again item 1 then i will do Public Comment for item one only and skip to items 9 and 10 combined. Public comment for 9 and 10 items only and then we will do general Public Comment for 15 minutes. Now recall the general Public Comment for any item not on the agenda and go to our regular program. I wanted to let you know that i then and there again this is an important topic we appreciate you being here. We want to cut to the chase and get bo it. As a body, our responsibility is to do policy and develop for the department. We have asked the chief of police to begin an investigation, and as you saw last week. Other commissioners have reached out. To the chief of police to ensure an investigation is done in this matter. We asked dph to investigate in policy and any possible disciplinary matters. As the body who decides policy and develop, it is important for us to remain neutral and listen to the facts as they criminal it is my understanding that both the department have b
Offenders, first time thieves, first time shoplifters should not be prosecuted , but should not be prosecuted, but should merely get a caution. Ill ask the question tonight does this open the door to mass offending on a scale weve never seen before. 7 before all of that, before . Before all of that, lets get the news with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Nigel, thank you. Good evening. Our top story from gb news tonight is that labour supporting unions have been accused of attempting to block the use of the bibby stockholm home to house asylum seekers. A home to house asylum seekers. A government source has described that as a betrayal of the country and of the british people. Its after the Fire Brigades Union labelled the accommodation barge as a potential death trap and requested an urgent meeting with the home secretary about overcrowding and fire exit concerns. It could now be next week before any migrants are moved to the vessel, which is currently moored off portland in dorset , a
Week before any migrants are moved to the vessel, which is currently moored off portland in dorset , a currently moored off portland in dorset, a mans been found guilty today of murdering his ten month old stepson, jacob crouch was found dead in his cot at his derbyshire home in 2020. He had suffered rib fractures and was bruised with internal injuries as well. Craig crouch has been convicted of murder and three counts of Child Cruelty. The babys mother, gemma barton, was also found guilty of Child Cruelty and causing allow or allowing his death. Detective inspector paul bullock said he hopes the verdict will bring closure for jacobs wider family. Its clear from the evidence found on gemma barton and craig crouchs phones through text messages, videos and audio recordings that they were equally responsible for the culture of cruelty that was inflicted on baby jacob. As a father , i cannot as a father, i cannot comprehend what happened behind closed doors and my thoughts remain with jaco
Contagious virus in devons water. As hundreds fall ill and schools are forced to shut. I want to know, are we living in a third world country . It feels a bit like it. And a wall of silence. Well, thats what former home secretary Suella Braverman and our very own Patrick Christys were greeted with as they confronted pro Palestinian Protesters at cambridge. Lets take a look. What are you here protesting about . About . Might not get a better opportunity than this to talk. Whats your message to the Palestinian People . Whats your message to hamas . Whats your message to hamas . And if you missed that last night on patricks show, a sensational and really quite sad bit of television, Suella Braverman, the former home secretary going toe to toe at these camps down at Cambridge University. What do the students do . Theyre mute. They dont talk. Later on, later on in the show. I dont know if you saw nana. I did suella going head to head with another student in the studio asking her to explain
Deputy mayor of Public Safety and the city administrator. I want to begin by thanking the metropolitan Police Department for their efforts over the past two weeks to keep students in the campus of g. W. Safe. M. P. D. Has maintained a presence at g. W. Throughout these protests. And that presence has allowed for an informed and effective respofnts i also want to thank the broader d. C. Community as tensions have escalated on campuses around the country. Our community has been measured with our words and actions and we have demonstrated and upheld our values and constitutional responsibilities. I want to be clear that our responses to demonstrations is always rooted in Public Safety and constitutional responsibility. The chief and her team are the experts in Public Safety and always have the final word on how our resources are deployed. M. P. D. Is the best in the business at keeping people safe during the exercise of First Amendment demonstrations. So with that, im going to turn it ove