Commissioner Samuelson Told a story about the woman who had been a neighborhood resident for 25 years. Out mowing her lawn and a kid went into her house and took money from her purse. The neighbors knew who the kid was. She stopped an officer who then said that he couldn t do anything for her. Said it had to go to detectives for anything to be done.
Detectives couldn t do anything.
Sends a message that regular police officers cannot do anything for them. Commissioner Schmitt Importance of quality of life issues. Trust is essential. Law-abiding citizens need to know that they have someone to talk to about their problems. Co-locating a facility with Youth Commonwealth makes sense.