Georgetown Police worried about image

Georgetown's two police captains recently hosted a "conversation with residents" at a local 7-Eleven after hearing about "fractured relations with the department".  They are concerned that the events at Ferguson, MO, New York City and other locations involving citizen deaths at the hands of police are bleeding down to the local police department level.  Judging the reaction of many people, as reported in the press, they were upset by the show of force including police in riot gear and the use of heavy armored military surplus vehicles.

Georgetown has it's own SWAT team and a MRAP(Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle which are very intimidating to law abiding citizens.

This image as projected by the Georgetown police is inconsistent with the City's stated objective of being a "City of Excellence".  "Cities of Excellence" do not use vehicles that make citizens afraid of their police.  What ever happened to the police motto of "protect and serve"?

Captains McLean and Waits would be well served, as well as Georgetown's citizens, by more conversations with the citizens.  Keep the lines of communications open so that citizens concerns can be addressed.

Chief Nero is updating the City Council on the MRAP vehicle at it's next workshop on January 27 at 3:30pm in Council Chambers.

Contact you city council member and let them know how you feel about the city using an MRAP vehicle.