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Live reporting by Dan Ignacio
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At the start of the meeting, Board of Police Commissioners Chair Bryan Ferguson addressed several investigations that the board is currently facing.

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01:52 PM Mar 30, 2023 CDT

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👀 The BOPC is now involved in several scandals (more in this thread) including the inspector general’s ongoing investigation into the board’s citizen complaint backlog. Today, the board is expected to hear from the city’s Law Department.
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📄 More notes, materials on Documenters.org: detroit.documenters.org/assignments/bo…

ℹ️ Join this meeting online, by phone or in person: detroitmi.gov/events/board-p…

📎 Agenda wasn’t posted on the meeting page, but we got it through a BOPC email. https://t.co/xTA1x4WcLk
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⏮ The last BOPC meeting we covered — Damien Benson took notes: detroit.documenters.org/assignments/bo…

Alex live-tweeted: twitter.com/mostlikelyalex…
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🗞 Detroit’s police oversight board is being investigated for an alleged payroll scam. Staffmembers Lawrence Akbar and Melanie White were placed on paid leave. The Detroit Police Department is leading the investigations. @GeorgeHunter_DN: detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…