5112305 Public Oversight Notice Hearing (Revised) on "The Metropolitan Police Department: Stop and Contact Policies and Procedures" and "Reconvening"
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
Notice of Public Oversight Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004
REVISED
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
Announces a Public Oversight Hearing
on
“The Metropolitan Police Department:
Stop and Contact Policies and Procedures”
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
6–9:30 pm
Howard University School of Business Auditorium
2400 Sixth St. NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20059
RECONVENING
Monday, October 27, 2014
11:30 am
Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, will convene a public oversight hearing on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, beginning at 6 pm at the Howard University School of Business Auditorium, located on the second floor of 2400 6th St NW, Washington, DC, 20059. The hearing will reconvene Monday, October 27, 2014 at 11:30 am in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. This notice has been revised to reflect a date change for the reconvened hearing from October 16, 2014 to October 27, 2014.
The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) policies and procedures regarding stopping and detaining individuals. Topics will include stop and frisk, jump outs, traffic stops, and use of SWAT-like teams. At the evening hearing, the Committee will receive public testimony on residents’ experiences being stopped and detained. The hearing will reconvene the following week to discuss MPD’s stop and contact policies and procedures on stop and frisk, jump outs, traffic stops, and use of SWAT-like teams; residents’ legal rights regarding such stops; and the MPD pilot of on-body cameras for officers.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Nicole Goines at 724-7808 or ngoines@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 pm on Monday, October 6, 2014 for the evening hearing and by Thursday, October 23, 2014 for the reconvened hearing. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups. If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 pm on Monday, November 10, 2014 to Ms. Goines, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20004, or via email at ngoines@dccouncil.us.
