Police Commissioner, Brass Speak at Human Justice Summit in Williamsbridge

New York’s Police Commissioner James O’Neil joined his executive staff who participated in the daylong “Still We Rise” human justice summit, held on Wednesday, January 11 at the Bronx Christian Fellowship Church at 1015 East Gun Hill Road.

During the summit officials announced a new sex trafficking hotline as well as offering insight into the NYPD’s new community policing program that lets officers interact more with residents at community and clergy meetings and possibly identifying and resolving conflicts before they become police matters.

Mott Haven resident Barbara Wadell-Steele said of the meeting, “One of the top things that stood out the most was the NYPD’s effort to work with the community and clergy and I didn’t know that, that was going on.”

Steele added, “The questions from the audience were very detailed and most concerns were on gun violence and how to combat gun violence incidents.”

Speaking of the officers now involved in community policing patrols, O’Neil explained, “You’ll be off the radio and you have the opportunity to make that connection to go to community meetings, to visit businesses, to go to schools and to really get to know the people that you’ve sworn to protect and serve.”