Updated: 11:55 PM EST Dec 30, 2020 Jenny Fulginiti Digital Editor A Baltimore police officer has been indicted with second-degree assault and misconduct in office stemming from an incident involving a man who refused to wear a facemask inside of a Shoppers Supermarket in April.Last week, a Baltimore City grand jury returned the two-count indictment against Baltimore Police Department Officer Andre Maurice Pringle for offenses that occurred on April 19 in the City of Baltimore. Pringle faces up to up to 10 years in prison for the assault charge. There is no statutory penalty for the misconduct charge, which is classified as a misdemeanor. The indictment alleges that on around 3:15 p.m. on April 19, Brandon Walker entered a Shoppers Supermarket with a face mask on top of his head in violation of Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order and then-Mayor Jack” Young. Walker was using a crutch at the time and had a cast on his right foot.Prosecutors allege that
From Common Council President Cavalier Johnson December 23, 2020
I want to thank retiring Acting Chief
Michael J. Brunson Sr. for his distinguished service to the Milwaukee Police Department and to the City of Milwaukee. His sworn service in protecting the safety of the residents of Milwaukee and in leading the department has been exemplary, and is deeply appreciated.
Acting Chief Brunson joined the MPD in December 1995, and prior to his tenure as acting chief he was the assistant chief of the Patrol Bureau. Previously, he was an inspector in the Neighborhood Patrol Bureau and commander of the Internal Affairs Division where his responsibilities included overseeing investigations into allegations of misconduct against police personnel. After joining the Milwaukee Police Department in 1995, he was assigned to Districts 5 and 4 as an officer and was promoted to sergeant in November 2000.
EDITORIAL: Forming a committee on police accountability in Meriden
EDITORIAL: Forming a committee on police accountability in Meriden Advertisement
December 23, 2020 10:42PM
One of the discouraging aspects of efforts toward improving relations between police and the public they serve is the tendency for some to get defensive about it, as if police accountability somehow implied mistrust. The goal is the opposite: To foster better relationships and build trust.
Meriden is now in the process of trying to move forward in this regard. The City Council in July approved a resolution, unanimously, establishing a committee “to review and propose standards for a commission of police accountability for use of force.” The resolution joined other initiatives nationwide that were responding to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police and the outrage and protest that followed.