Armed security group to patrol around GoRaleigh station downtown
HANDED OUT ROUGHLY 900 THE
LOCKS OWN AND 500 FENTANYL TEST
STRIP. SO FAR THIS SEMESTER.
>> NEW AT 6 WRAL HAS OBTAINED
A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF RALEIGH AND AN ARMED
SECURITY TEAM. IT GIVES US A
FIRST LOOK AT HOW THE TOP US
ERS WILL TRY TO MAKE PART OF
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH SAFER. THIS IS
THE AREA THE ARMED PATROL THEY
WILL PATROL THE TRANSIT
CENTERED THE SIDEWALKS IN THE
BLOCK AROUND IT. AND RIGHT
ACROSS FROM MOORE SQUARE AND
MARBLES. KIDS MUSEUM ALSO RIGHT
NEAR A MIDDLE SCHOOL WRAL'S
MATT TALHELM IS LIVE TONIGHT
AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE FOUNDER
OF THE SECURITY FORCE AND THE
MAYOR ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
TO SEE MASK.
>> YEAH, BRIAN, TAINT A COPY OF
THIS CONTRACT WITH THE CAPITALS
SPECIAL POLICE. THAT'S THE SAME
PRIVATE SECURITY TO PROVIDE
SECURITY AT CITY HALL. THEY
WILL MONITOR AROUND HERE.
2 OFFICERS ARMED DURING EACH
SHIFT. ALL OF THESE BLOCKS HERE
RIGHT AROUND THE TRANSIT CENTER
AND ALSO THE BUS STOPS IN THE
BLOCK AROUND HERE AS WELL.
7 DAYS A WEEK.
>> PRIVATE SECURITY FORCE IS
NOW ON BOARD TO BEGIN
PATROLLING IN AND AROUND THE
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER WHERE
CRIME INCREASE TO THE FIRST 9
MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, INCLUDING
2 HOMICIDES.
>> AND USUALLY WITHIN 90 DAYS
WE HAVE A TURNAROUND WHERE IT,
YOU KNOW THIS PLACE IS THAT
CORRECT? SAID, BUT THAT MAKES
THE AREA SAFER FOR THE AVERAGE
PERSON TO COME. RETAILER'S
CHIEF OF CAPITOL SPECIAL
POLICE, THE CITY SIGNED THIS
$223,000 CONTRACT WITH TAYLOR'S
COMPANY FOR THE NEXT 4 MONTHS.
IT SPELLS OUT THE EXPECTATIONS
AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ARMED
SECURITY OFFICERS, INCLUDING
THAT THEY MUST NOT HAVE BEEN
TERMINATED OR ASKED TO RESIGN
FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
TO PARAGRAPHS OUTLINE WHEN
OFFICERS CAN USE FORCE. IT SAYS
DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES SHOULD
ALWAYS BE EMPLOYED PRIOR TO
USING FORCE AND CONSIDERATION
SHOULD BE MADE AS TO THE LEVEL
OF FORCE THAT CAN OR CANNOT BE
USED IN ANY SITUATION.
>> TAYLOR SAYS OFFICERS
ASSIGNED TO THE TRANSIT CENTER
WILL ALSO GO THROUGH ADDITIONAL
FIREARMS TRAINING. I THINK
>> THAT WE NEED THAT PRESIDENTS
TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL MORE
SECURE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CARE
THAT WENT INTO THIS FOR
SPELLING OUT.
>> ALL OF THE RULES, THE
CONTRACT ALSO REQUIRE SECURITY
OFFICERS WEAR BODY CAMERAS AND
ACTIVATE THEM ANYTIME THEY'RE
INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AND BEING
ABLE TO ISSUE COMMANDS
UNDERSTAND HOW TO DE-ESCALATE
SITUATIONS TO HOPEFULLY AVOID
ANY USE OF FORCE AT ALL.
I THINK LONG AND IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
>> SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST
KERWIN PITTMAN SAYS THE CITY
SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON HELPING
PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING
INSTEAD OF POLICING THEM WAYS.
JUST LIKE PUTTING A BAND-AID.
>> WANT TO CUT INTO A DRESSING
ROOM THE INDIVIDUALS DOOR DOWN
AND IT IS SUFFERING WE'RE GOING
CONTINUE TO BE IN THIS SPACE.
>> NO, THESE PRIVATE SECURITY
OFFICERS WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO
DETAIN PEOPLE, NOT ARREST THEM
TO STILL HAVE TO CALL RALEIGH
POLICE TO DO THAT. MAYOR
MARY-ANN BALDWIN TELLS ME THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY IS
GOING TO REEVALUATE OVER THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS. SEE HOW THE
CRIME NUMBERS. THE SAFETY IS
DOWN HERE AND THEN ALSO TAKE A
LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER
OPTIONS, MORE LONG-TERM