From: iris hill <sweetirislady@...>
Subject: Re: [DSR-2-DOT] Re: Detroit police to patrol city buses
To: DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 12:38 PM

Time will tell how long they last at this. --- On Sun, 7/5/09, TTS Craig <hbcraig2@yahoo. com> wrote: From: TTS Craig <hbcraig2@yahoo. com> Subject: [DSR-2-DOT] Re: Detroit police to patrol city buses To: DSR-2-DOT@yahoogrou ps.com Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 12:32 PM --- In DSR-2-DOT@yahoogrou ps.com, DENNIS GROOMS <dgrooms14@.. .> wrote: > > ...., ALSO I WAS TALKING TO A TEO AND A SSI WHO TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THE DETROIT POLICE ARE ON THE JOB AND ARE RIDING THE COACH UNCOVER,LIKE STANDING IN THE COACH STOP TO BOARD WHILE THE OTHER'S IS ON STAND BY DOWN THE STREET.LET'S SEE HOW LONG THIS WORK.ALSO YESTERDAY WE CALL FOR THEM ABOUT A PROBLEM ON THE COACH.AND THEY WERE THERE IN 5 MIN.WELL CRAIG WHAT DO YOU THINK? > I'm glad to hear that positive progress report D Grooms, but I also hope that a uniformed staff is also on the job as well. IMO, a visible uniformed police presence working together along-side a undercover unit better serves as a deterrent. You need that visible police presence.   However, keep in mind, as I mentioned in previous posts, I expected them to do a bang-up job at the start because they (or better yet, the DPOA union) do have a point to prove. The real proof will come six months or more down the road. BTW, I did have one of your fellow SSIs (road supervisors) tell me of their first experience with DPD, with mixed results. The unit did arrive in a timely manner but they weren't as gung-ho (or better, enthusiastic) as the WC sheriffs were in trying to apprehend a suspect who had fled the scene.   BTW, here's my personal experience so far. By this time along after Wayne County had taken over the unit, the sheriff deputies on duty during my shift had already come by the terminal and introduced themselves to us. After 5 days I have yet to meet one of the DPD officers. But it's still early, we'll see what happens.