1 00:00:13,263 --> 00:00:15,724 AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES FROM NETFLIX 2 00:00:33,491 --> 00:00:38,913 The temperature in the area lies at about ten degrees. 3 00:00:38,997 --> 00:00:44,544 Local TV does not make in-depth features, because they can't afford it. 4 00:00:44,627 --> 00:00:49,924 We've always had a crime reporter, and we still have. 5 00:00:51,342 --> 00:00:56,848 It is the in-depth journalism, we do, because it's a full-time job. 6 00:00:59,225 --> 00:01:01,811 I work around the clock, 7 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:05,482 even when I actually have time off, because there is so much going on. 8 00:01:05,565 --> 00:01:08,735 And it was in the city, not the whole region. 9 00:01:09,444 --> 00:01:12,447 It is violent and eventful. 10 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:15,992 I come from up north, where I did features about festivals... 11 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:19,162 ...and apple parties and things like that... 12 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:23,583 I remember my first week here, where i thought... 13 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:27,295 "Piss, now it's serious." 14 00:01:40,558 --> 00:01:43,228 SEPTEMBER 2016: NINE MONTHS WITH POLICE MASTER JOHNSON 15 00:01:43,311 --> 00:01:49,734 Methamphetamine, heroin, mushrooms, cocaine, crack... and marijuana. 16 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:52,028 But it goes without saying. 17 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:57,867 They have hidden them in a package of diapers. It's cold blooded. 18 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:00,411 Are we done with the guns? 19 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:03,957 -Damn it! - It's a Judge. 20 00:02:04,707 --> 00:02:07,377 We fill the whole table. People like ammo. 21 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:10,004 We stop gun violence, not just the drug. 22 00:02:10,088 --> 00:02:13,842 Police Chief Johnson took over and created the CATT device. 23 00:02:13,925 --> 00:02:19,305 I would describe it as his project. It is his favorite project. 24 00:02:19,889 --> 00:02:21,641 He's a bit of a cowboy. 25 00:02:21,724 --> 00:02:26,521 His attitude is: “We drive our own race, under my supervision, 26 00:02:26,604 --> 00:02:31,067 and we create results, without the bureaucrats interfering." 27 00:02:35,363 --> 00:02:36,906 Come on! 28 00:02:39,784 --> 00:02:41,035 Police! 29 00:02:42,036 --> 00:02:44,831 It was in that spirit when he took over. 30 00:02:44,914 --> 00:02:48,209 And it hit home with many. 31 00:02:48,293 --> 00:02:51,296 I apologize for the choice of words, but... "Fuck off!" 32 00:02:52,171 --> 00:02:57,051 Good morning. This is the result of The work of the CATT unit for a month. 33 00:02:57,135 --> 00:02:59,596 This is, what they have removed from the streets. 34 00:03:00,221 --> 00:03:04,225 It had not been possible without Mayor Weaver's support. 35 00:03:04,309 --> 00:03:09,439 I want to point that out, because she has given us everything we asked for. 36 00:03:09,522 --> 00:03:14,193 I want to thank the mayor for hers support in the fight against crime. 37 00:03:14,277 --> 00:03:18,197 She makes our work easier. Thank you for that, Mayor. 38 00:03:18,281 --> 00:03:20,783 Now we can answer questions. 39 00:03:22,368 --> 00:03:26,456 - It went well. - Everyone is quiet. Thanks. 40 00:03:27,749 --> 00:03:33,338 Johnson took over in early 2016. He says crime is down. 41 00:03:33,421 --> 00:03:37,133 They have seized 107 illegal weapons 42 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:43,097 and made 560 arrests, which has led to 600 charges. 43 00:03:43,181 --> 00:03:48,186 Listen, criminals. You have escaped with things for a really long time. 44 00:03:48,269 --> 00:03:50,271 It's over now. 45 00:03:50,355 --> 00:03:57,070 Many of those we arrest say: "You're the one everyone's talking about." 46 00:03:57,153 --> 00:04:01,950 We are out there and if they don't stick on the mat, we'll come after them. 47 00:04:02,033 --> 00:04:05,995 I am proud of that they are out there doing their job. 48 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:08,539 That was why the mayor appointed me. 49 00:04:08,623 --> 00:04:12,961 I can guarantee that we are on the right track. 50 00:04:14,420 --> 00:04:16,422 MAYOR'S OFFICE 51 00:04:16,506 --> 00:04:18,716 It's about law and order. 52 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,887 Those who do not respect law and order, they don't like you. I say this about law and order... 53 00:04:27,141 --> 00:04:32,313 If you do not respect law and order, then you will not like this city council. 54 00:04:32,397 --> 00:04:35,566 We must make sure that we can keep Tim Johnson. 55 00:04:35,650 --> 00:04:39,320 The water crisis is ebbing, and crime is falling... 56 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:43,658 How are you going to do it with 100 officers, when it doesn't work for 20 years with 300. 57 00:04:43,741 --> 00:04:46,577 Lower crime attracts companies, 58 00:04:46,661 --> 00:04:49,664 which increases migration and the city's tax revenue. 59 00:04:49,747 --> 00:04:52,083 This is exactly what we need. 60 00:04:52,166 --> 00:04:57,255 You can see the difference now, but we still have to work hard. 61 00:04:57,338 --> 00:05:02,385 - With a guarantee, and I rarely promise things. - I know, I've seen it myself. 62 00:05:02,468 --> 00:05:05,638 - The figures show that crime is falling. -Yes. 63 00:05:05,722 --> 00:05:07,974 Okay, fine. Thanks. 64 00:05:16,024 --> 00:05:18,609 This is called the killer hole. 65 00:05:18,693 --> 00:05:23,239 The villain in there knows you're coming. There is only one door. 66 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:26,951 Position one, here you say: "Door open to the left." 67 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:29,370 So loud that everyone can hear it. 68 00:05:29,454 --> 00:05:32,165 The chief of police promoted me. 69 00:05:32,248 --> 00:05:33,249 Stop. 70 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:36,669 They needed a training manager to our task force. 71 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:40,840 I am a weapons instructor, first aid and resuscitation instructor. 72 00:05:40,923 --> 00:05:47,722 It is one of the safest ways to do it on. You cover each other. 73 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,518 Thirteen years later I stand here. 74 00:05:58,274 --> 00:06:00,651 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 75 00:06:05,073 --> 00:06:09,243 - The dust flies off. - Take care of the cake. 76 00:06:09,327 --> 00:06:10,328 My glass! 77 00:06:10,411 --> 00:06:13,831 The time after his mother died... 78 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:16,834 I had applied to the FBI, 79 00:06:16,918 --> 00:06:20,546 but I came to that it wasn't right for me. 80 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:24,175 I would be here... 81 00:06:25,176 --> 00:06:26,677 ...with him. 82 00:06:28,846 --> 00:06:31,307 When something tragic happens, 83 00:06:31,390 --> 00:06:34,560 like a death in the family, not least your mother... It is one of the hardest things, one can go through. 84 00:06:37,897 --> 00:06:41,943 When you are done, the first light will light up be burned down to the cake. 85 00:06:42,026 --> 00:06:46,489 The night before she went into a coma, she said, that she was proud of him. 86 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,616 I turn it on. 87 00:06:48,699 --> 00:06:51,035 That was the last thing she said to him. 88 00:06:54,914 --> 00:06:58,751 Our relationship is the same as before, but a little stronger. 89 00:07:01,879 --> 00:07:03,881 ...for a hundred years! 90 00:07:14,058 --> 00:07:15,184 THE CRIMINAL POLICE 91 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:18,771 The position in the homicide department... Are you still interested? 92 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:23,192 - Is that a yes? -Yes. 93 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:25,319 Then you will be in Sacey's group. 94 00:07:25,403 --> 00:07:29,115 You must do crime scene investigations... 95 00:07:29,699 --> 00:07:32,118 -You don't start as an investigator. -Okay. 96 00:07:32,201 --> 00:07:38,040 I am confident that you can do it, but start by observing and learning. 97 00:07:38,124 --> 00:07:42,128 I just wanted to hear if you were still interested. 98 00:07:42,211 --> 00:07:45,506 - Answer when I call. - I probably will. 99 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:47,884 I've been a little lethargic. 100 00:07:48,593 --> 00:07:49,594 Thanks. 101 00:07:55,600 --> 00:08:01,022 One of the things that attracted the police, was to work with complex cases 102 00:08:01,105 --> 00:08:05,193 and solve the mentioned cases. 103 00:08:07,612 --> 00:08:11,240 I wanted to become a detective, since I started. 104 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:13,868 Like this? What is the distance? 105 00:08:13,951 --> 00:08:16,662 11.5 meters. 106 00:08:17,580 --> 00:08:21,584 So I applied for a job internally. 107 00:08:21,667 --> 00:08:25,630 I was passed a few times, which was hard, 108 00:08:25,713 --> 00:08:28,591 but now it finally worked out. 109 00:08:28,674 --> 00:08:32,261 -What was your nickname? -I had many. 110 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,680 You only have one. 111 00:08:34,764 --> 00:08:40,269 I've been called the Bullet, the Mouse and... What else? I had one more. 112 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:42,730 -Where did the bullet come from? - I don't know that. 113 00:08:42,813 --> 00:08:47,151 BB gun. Airgun, BB gun, my initials... 114 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:53,241 Wonder Woman. We call you Wonder Woman. 115 00:08:53,324 --> 00:08:55,826 -For sure. - It's much better. 116 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:58,371 Much better than the Bullet. 117 00:09:00,581 --> 00:09:03,459 Sorrow and disgust. Another attack on the police. 118 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:07,088 Three officers lost their lives in Baton Rouge. 119 00:09:07,171 --> 00:09:12,301 Two New York cops in uniform, who sat in their patrol car, 120 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:16,556 was shot in Brooklyn today in the which is described as an ambush. 121 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:19,267 There are more murders of officers this year. 122 00:09:19,350 --> 00:09:22,353 A Police Commissioner was killed in Kansas. 123 00:09:22,436 --> 00:09:27,608 The shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge symbolizes new times. 124 00:09:27,692 --> 00:09:30,528 Do you have the pressure cooker with you? Where is it? 125 00:09:31,696 --> 00:09:33,698 Good place, fool. 126 00:09:33,781 --> 00:09:37,660 How can you train if you don't have the right equipment with you? 127 00:09:37,743 --> 00:09:39,829 Those of you who have them with... 128 00:09:41,330 --> 00:09:44,083 We are exposed, to a greater extent than ever. 129 00:09:44,166 --> 00:09:48,212 Most injuries treatable with a fatal outcome 130 00:09:48,296 --> 00:09:51,882 are arm and leg injuries, hence the varicose veins. 131 00:09:52,466 --> 00:09:58,306 You're not going to become jiu-jitsu masters, but you must familiarize yourself with them. 132 00:09:58,389 --> 00:10:02,393 Yesterday, two officers were shot, and yesterday two were attacked. 133 00:10:02,476 --> 00:10:07,064 They shoot us in the cars. Without reason. 134 00:10:07,148 --> 00:10:12,236 It's about survival, but also about being able to defend oneself. 135 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:16,490 If you are conscious, you can fight. If you can hold the weapon, you can defend yourself. 136 00:10:16,574 --> 00:10:19,327 The pressure vessel is intended as a kind of life insurance. 137 00:10:20,202 --> 00:10:25,499 It can be about being able to defend yourself or about fighting for his life. 138 00:10:25,583 --> 00:10:30,921 You have just been shot in the leg. It is bleeding profusely. 139 00:10:31,005 --> 00:10:32,423 Get started. 140 00:10:41,807 --> 00:10:43,142 Sheep? 141 00:10:44,352 --> 00:10:45,853 Oh no... 142 00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:56,197 My fiance is afraid of to be alone at home. 143 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:57,823 Mother! 144 00:10:58,949 --> 00:11:01,702 She knows that officers are vulnerable. 145 00:11:04,038 --> 00:11:08,793 When Dion got the job, I wasn't like that nervous because he worked during the day. 146 00:11:08,876 --> 00:11:13,381 It feels safer during the day, because nothing bad happens. 147 00:11:13,464 --> 00:11:16,467 It was okay, but then he started to work at night, 148 00:11:16,550 --> 00:11:20,137 and it felt scarier. 149 00:11:23,891 --> 00:11:29,688 The car was vandalized. Someone had scratched "drug flows" and my apartment number. 150 00:11:32,274 --> 00:11:34,360 I didn't feel safe. 151 00:11:34,443 --> 00:11:38,280 If they know what car he has, then they probably also know where we live. 152 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:41,367 So when he went to work, I went home to my mother. 153 00:11:44,036 --> 00:11:45,371 Thank you. 154 00:11:49,166 --> 00:11:53,337 People who knew that I would be policed 155 00:11:53,421 --> 00:11:57,508 broke contact and stopped talking to me. 156 00:11:57,591 --> 00:12:01,804 It wasn't difficult to reduce the social circle. 157 00:12:01,887 --> 00:12:06,308 My old acquaintances do not want nothing to do with me anymore. 158 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:22,658 Those of you who haven't heard, what happened at caldwell 1300 yesterday... 159 00:12:22,741 --> 00:12:28,706 A 74-year-old white man was found behind a house. 160 00:12:28,789 --> 00:12:31,417 He had been lying there for several days. 161 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:35,212 There was considerable decay. That neighborhood has changed a lot. 162 00:12:35,296 --> 00:12:38,591 When I was in high school, I had a girlfriend who lived there. 163 00:12:38,674 --> 00:12:42,094 It was a nice neighborhood, but that is no longer the case. 164 00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:45,973 There is only one inhabited house in the neighbourhood. 165 00:12:46,056 --> 00:12:49,894 James, you continue to train Dion. 166 00:12:49,977 --> 00:12:53,355 I only got positive reports about Dion. 167 00:13:04,408 --> 00:13:09,830 JAMES WHEELER, FIELD INSTRUCTOR 19 YEARS IN THE FLINT POLICE 168 00:13:24,887 --> 00:13:26,889 Shall we have a coffee? -Do you drink coffee? -Yes. 169 00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:33,604 - Do you? -Yes, but in moderation. 170 00:13:33,687 --> 00:13:37,858 We have high blood pressure in the family on my father's side. 171 00:13:39,235 --> 00:13:45,199 Make sure the blood pressure medication does not make you impotent. 172 00:13:45,282 --> 00:13:46,825 -What? - Impotent. 173 00:13:46,909 --> 00:13:49,662 -What does that mean? - That you don't get an erection. 174 00:13:49,745 --> 00:13:52,289 -Can't you get an erection? -Exactly. 175 00:13:52,373 --> 00:13:55,292 - It's okay. -Yes, now. 176 00:13:56,460 --> 00:13:58,462 - Do you understand what I mean? -Yes. 177 00:13:58,546 --> 00:14:01,298 The piss is creeping up. 178 00:14:01,382 --> 00:14:04,176 - Be alert. - I already am. 179 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:10,140 It has an expiration date, and when it's exceeded, it's over. 180 00:14:10,224 --> 00:14:13,852 It doesn't matter what you do, or what she does… 181 00:14:29,326 --> 00:14:33,455 I'm in the final phase of my training. 182 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:40,963 My instructor sits in the passenger seat and let me handle all the calls. 183 00:14:41,046 --> 00:14:43,591 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 184 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:46,635 -What happened? -He showed up. 185 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:51,015 -What did he do? - He smashed a window. He came... 186 00:14:51,098 --> 00:14:54,101 -The window? - Yes, towards the street. 187 00:14:55,644 --> 00:14:59,481 -Do we have evidence? Reasonable suspicion? -Yes. 188 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:02,902 -Are we done? -Yes. 189 00:15:05,571 --> 00:15:08,616 -Are you armed? - No, I go to school. 190 00:15:08,699 --> 00:15:11,452 - I didn't ask that. -Just so you know. 191 00:15:13,662 --> 00:15:17,917 Flint, Ypsilanti, possession of marijuana... 192 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,002 Serious violence in Flint. 193 00:15:22,087 --> 00:15:24,423 Possession of marijuana in Ypsilanti. 194 00:15:27,176 --> 00:15:29,678 It won't do, Deshawn. 195 00:15:31,263 --> 00:15:34,266 -You know you can't go on. -Yes, sir. 196 00:15:37,102 --> 00:15:40,356 Then why do you continue? 197 00:15:45,319 --> 00:15:47,321 You kill yourself. 198 00:15:47,404 --> 00:15:51,408 You can't blame anyone, you kill yourself. 199 00:15:54,703 --> 00:15:57,373 I know you know that you must get your act together. 200 00:15:57,456 --> 00:16:00,542 As long as you don't get along, then it ends like this. 201 00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:05,589 You smoke in again due to another matter. 202 00:16:08,384 --> 00:16:10,386 I'm tired of these fights. 203 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:13,472 I'm tired of watching my fellow humans get hit. 204 00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:17,309 I'm tired of fighting my fellow human beings. 205 00:16:31,865 --> 00:16:35,494 Before I became an officer, I used to watch cop series. 206 00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:40,582 In every episode, scuffles broke out, or someone was chased. 207 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:48,507 But as a cop is car chases and hunting on foot a rarity. 208 00:16:50,300 --> 00:16:53,721 Many times they just want someone to talk to. 209 00:17:10,487 --> 00:17:11,989 I saw a need. 210 00:17:12,072 --> 00:17:15,826 I know, that good people live in Flint. 211 00:17:15,909 --> 00:17:19,621 Many of them will help the police. 212 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:22,416 It is part of the strategy for to take back the city. 213 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:27,171 Can the police do preventive work and reduce tensions 214 00:17:27,254 --> 00:17:32,051 between the police and the public? Flint's police chief thinks so. 215 00:17:32,134 --> 00:17:37,890 We are going to talk about a new program, which amounts to just that. 216 00:17:37,973 --> 00:17:43,687 The public gets the chance to work as a volunteer for the Flint Police Department. 217 00:17:43,771 --> 00:17:48,609 According to the police chief, the programme's purpose to reduce mistrust 218 00:17:48,692 --> 00:17:51,195 between the police and the public. 219 00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:57,618 I hear you've been pushing with this since you joined in February. 220 00:17:57,701 --> 00:17:59,703 Tell why... 221 00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:04,958 At first I thought the program was an emergency solution to understaffing. 222 00:18:05,042 --> 00:18:07,044 -Is that true? -No. 223 00:18:07,127 --> 00:18:13,133 We must reduce the mistrust between the public and the police, and we do. 224 00:18:13,217 --> 00:18:18,722 To participate in the program must you have a weapons permit, 225 00:18:18,806 --> 00:18:24,478 for the volunteers carry arms, when they are on duty. 226 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:31,443 What the world needs 227 00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:36,990 Is a little more understanding 228 00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:38,075 And then... 229 00:18:38,158 --> 00:18:43,038 How many mothers receive support? How many go for it? 230 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:45,457 How do we make the local community better? 231 00:18:45,541 --> 00:18:48,544 Send a letter to the politicians and wait 232 00:18:48,627 --> 00:18:49,461 It's the pool... 233 00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:52,256 Wait, wait for it to happen 234 00:18:53,006 --> 00:18:53,841 Wait 235 00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:55,217 It must be our canon. 236 00:18:56,176 --> 00:19:00,597 My name is Lewis Spears. I am a retired GM worker. 237 00:19:00,681 --> 00:19:05,310 I have signed up Flint Police Volunteer Program. 238 00:19:05,394 --> 00:19:10,440 I decided to do everything, what I can to make the city better. 239 00:19:10,524 --> 00:19:15,404 Just let me know and I'll be there. I'm an artist. 240 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:17,990 And I master all a thousand things. 241 00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:22,619 My name is Devon Bernritter, and I is the police commissioner of the Flint Police Department. 242 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:27,875 We have started this program, because we as police officers 243 00:19:27,958 --> 00:19:30,544 is part of society. 244 00:19:30,627 --> 00:19:37,634 There is no better way to end the us-versus-them setting 245 00:19:37,718 --> 00:19:40,345 than replacing it with "we". 246 00:19:40,429 --> 00:19:43,682 When I started my job here, 247 00:19:43,765 --> 00:19:48,770 we were held accountable by ourselves, of those we dealt with 248 00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:52,566 and of some pieces, who stood on the sidelines. 249 00:19:52,649 --> 00:19:56,486 Today, as soon as I get out of the car, I see this... 250 00:19:58,071 --> 00:20:02,618 We are responsible for the whole world, and we will open the door and say: 251 00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:05,662 "If you mean that development is going in the wrong direction, 252 00:20:05,746 --> 00:20:09,750 not just in Flint, but in the US as a whole… 253 00:20:11,001 --> 00:20:12,753 ...so help us solve it." Try on a vest. 254 00:20:16,673 --> 00:20:19,218 The front should overlap the back. 255 00:20:19,301 --> 00:20:23,555 If you get shot here, the bullet sneaks in. 256 00:20:23,639 --> 00:20:29,102 If the face overlaps, the ball bounces off, so make sure it is seated correctly. 257 00:20:29,186 --> 00:20:32,022 For you, who has never drawn a weapon... 258 00:20:32,105 --> 00:20:36,485 Open in one and the same movement cocked, the weapon is lifted out of the holster, 259 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:39,780 You hold it with both hands and aim at the target. 260 00:20:40,864 --> 00:20:43,742 One movement directed at the target. 261 00:20:46,870 --> 00:20:51,333 The first reaction on the volunteer program was enough concern. 262 00:20:51,416 --> 00:20:57,464 People are equipped with weapons and gets certain police powers. 263 00:20:59,466 --> 00:21:01,051 Oh, man! 264 00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:06,139 At the same time you have to adjust according to the circumstances. 265 00:21:06,223 --> 00:21:10,811 There are more officers on the street. You can also look at it that way. 266 00:21:13,772 --> 00:21:18,277 If we continue to involve the public in our work, 267 00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:21,488 so will crime continue to fall. 268 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:30,998 Northeast of the intersection of Howard and Pingree. There is a plot of land, and here is the house. 269 00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:34,918 The suspect is, according to the information alone in the house. 270 00:21:35,002 --> 00:21:37,754 A black, short man. 271 00:21:37,838 --> 00:21:40,799 No guns, no kids, no dogs... 272 00:21:40,882 --> 00:21:43,468 Stand behind the one standing in front of you. 273 00:21:43,552 --> 00:21:49,182 Close to each other, search, search, and communicate all the time. 274 00:21:49,266 --> 00:21:55,355 If you see an open door or a person, then you shout: "Down on the floor!" 275 00:21:55,439 --> 00:22:00,694 What the world needs 276 00:22:02,237 --> 00:22:07,534 Is a little more understanding 277 00:22:17,753 --> 00:22:18,670 Police! 278 00:22:20,047 --> 00:22:23,175 The latest crime statistics from the FBI is uplifting. 279 00:22:24,301 --> 00:22:29,681 For the first time in ten years, Flint is not one of America's most violent cities. 280 00:22:31,975 --> 00:22:33,560 Three, two... 281 00:22:33,643 --> 00:22:39,149 For the first time in ten years, Flint is not one of America's most violent cities. 282 00:22:39,232 --> 00:22:43,987 According to the report, crime decreased in Flint drastically in 2016 283 00:22:44,071 --> 00:22:46,073 compared to the same period last year. 284 00:22:46,156 --> 00:22:48,366 It was a big moment in the newsroom, 285 00:22:48,450 --> 00:22:54,873 when Flint was no longer one of the five most crime-ridden cities in the United States. 286 00:22:54,956 --> 00:22:57,042 It was a big moment. 287 00:22:57,125 --> 00:23:00,587 Good news for Flint, who is trying to improve his image 288 00:23:00,670 --> 00:23:04,091 after the water crisis and years of high crime. 289 00:23:04,174 --> 00:23:07,761 Flint will be on top, but not on this list. 290 00:23:07,844 --> 00:23:12,682 We haven't just been for a long time on the list, but has topped it. 291 00:23:12,766 --> 00:23:15,185 Now we're not even on it. 292 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:32,536 THE MAYOR'S PARTY 293 00:23:33,328 --> 00:23:35,330 -How's it going? -Well. 294 00:23:35,413 --> 00:23:38,416 - You have put on the nice clothes. -Exactly. 295 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:43,630 Hello! 296 00:23:44,631 --> 00:23:46,424 How is it going? 297 00:23:46,508 --> 00:23:48,635 -How's it going? - It's going well. 298 00:23:48,718 --> 00:23:52,097 Did you see the crime statistics? A decrease of 40%. 299 00:23:52,180 --> 00:23:58,061 We had the fifth highest crime rate in America last year. Crime is falling. 300 00:23:59,062 --> 00:24:03,859 It has fallen by 40% since last year. We crush it. 301 00:24:05,402 --> 00:24:09,114 Thank you, everyone, for coming. 302 00:24:09,197 --> 00:24:12,284 I really appreciate that. 303 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:19,040 I thought it was time to socialize, have fun and relax. 304 00:24:19,124 --> 00:24:24,254 That's what tonight is all about, because we and Flint deserve it. 305 00:24:24,337 --> 00:24:28,008 I see many that I have worked with... 306 00:24:28,091 --> 00:24:33,013 Steve, Sylvester, Stacey, the police chief... Where are you? 307 00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:38,018 There are also quite a few officers here. 308 00:24:38,101 --> 00:24:41,438 You work hard and I appreciate everything you do. 309 00:24:42,105 --> 00:24:44,107 Give them a hand. 310 00:24:55,577 --> 00:24:59,414 Flint topped the crime list in the United States. 311 00:24:59,497 --> 00:25:02,083 Now we're not even in the top ten. 312 00:25:02,167 --> 00:25:05,128 It is not a coincidence and has nothing to do with luck. 313 00:25:06,379 --> 00:25:10,634 It requires a knowledge of reducing and fight crime. 314 00:25:10,717 --> 00:25:14,179 It's not about luck. We will continue in the same way. 315 00:25:20,977 --> 00:25:22,270 The alarm center. 316 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:26,733 These are some grown men here, who shoot at 12-year-old boys. 317 00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:29,069 Genesee County Emergency Response Center. 318 00:25:29,152 --> 00:25:32,530 I called that we need some officers on Russell Street. 319 00:25:32,614 --> 00:25:37,827 The pigs passed by outside the house with guns, but no one has appeared! 320 00:25:37,911 --> 00:25:39,913 Shall I and my children die out here? 321 00:25:40,580 --> 00:25:42,332 Genesee County Emergency Response Center. 322 00:25:42,415 --> 00:25:47,587 It's me again. They shoot against my house, but no one comes. 323 00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:49,172 Do you want to talk to the police? 324 00:25:49,839 --> 00:25:51,675 Genesee County Emergency Response Center. 325 00:25:51,758 --> 00:25:55,762 -I have called the police four times. -What is your address? 326 00:25:55,845 --> 00:25:57,681 You must come now! 327 00:25:57,764 --> 00:26:01,393 I haven't talked to you, so tell me from the beginning. 328 00:26:01,476 --> 00:26:03,770 There are a lot of children here! 329 00:26:06,439 --> 00:26:09,192 Listen... Call one more time. 330 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:12,487 Hello? The police? 331 00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:16,408 I've seen the police drive by 40 times. 332 00:26:18,159 --> 00:26:21,663 What is it about? I haven't talked to you before. 333 00:26:21,746 --> 00:26:24,582 Some grown men shoot at children. 334 00:26:24,666 --> 00:26:27,168 -Where did it happen? -On Russell. 335 00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:32,632 -Were they fired at Russell? - Yes. 336 00:26:32,716 --> 00:26:36,553 The police haven't come yet, and an hour has passed. 337 00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:39,055 Okay. 338 00:26:39,139 --> 00:26:43,977 They are looking for the perpetrators, but they come to talk to you. 339 00:26:44,060 --> 00:26:49,899 If they come, I can appoint people. I know their names... 340 00:26:49,983 --> 00:26:53,361 This is the third shooting today, so they have been busy. 341 00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:56,364 They search the neighborhood and then they come. 342 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:59,284 -Okay. -Goodbye. 343 00:26:59,367 --> 00:27:04,539 - They search the neighborhood. -Do they know who they are looking for? 344 00:27:04,622 --> 00:27:09,836 They don't even know their names. I don't understand. 345 00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:12,255 They must not shoot among children. 346 00:27:12,339 --> 00:27:16,343 They emptied the magazines, loaded and fired again. 347 00:27:19,054 --> 00:27:22,307 They fired so many shots, that the bullets rained down here. 348 00:27:22,390 --> 00:27:24,392 They want it to happen. 349 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:29,105 That we kill each other so they don't have to act. 350 00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:32,025 That is why all black men are murdered. 351 00:27:34,694 --> 00:27:35,904 It's unbelievable. 352 00:27:38,114 --> 00:27:43,578 I heard about the Flint police's new strategy, but is there any change? 353 00:27:44,537 --> 00:27:45,413 No. 354 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:47,957 People shoot, but the police don't come. 355 00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:50,585 Why don't the police come? when we call? 356 00:27:50,668 --> 00:27:52,128 I stop calling. 357 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:54,589 I don't know what they are doing. 358 00:27:54,672 --> 00:27:59,969 "Look at the stats." But which ones crimes is what has fallen? 359 00:28:00,053 --> 00:28:06,393 It's no secret, what to do in flint 360 00:28:06,476 --> 00:28:09,479 but it is not prioritized. 361 00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:16,569 Here comes the police! After two hours! 362 00:28:16,653 --> 00:28:21,199 How is it going? I have a four year old son. 363 00:28:21,282 --> 00:28:26,788 When we got home, there came a gold colored Yukon and they opened fire. 364 00:28:26,871 --> 00:28:31,543 -Lots of shots. - They walked along the street and shot. 365 00:28:31,626 --> 00:28:35,630 - One of them ran into the house over there. -Yes, he did. 366 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,776 This is ABC12 News at 6 p.m. 367 00:28:57,569 --> 00:29:01,322 You are at the alarm center concerned that the residents of Flint 368 00:29:01,406 --> 00:29:05,034 waiting far too long for the police. 369 00:29:05,118 --> 00:29:07,996 We face great frustration every day. 370 00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:13,543 Commander of the Alarm Center, Dave Ackley, thinks the CATT unit is too invisible. 371 00:29:13,626 --> 00:29:20,550 He believes that the 20 officers in the unit no longer responding to emergency calls. 372 00:29:20,633 --> 00:29:25,054 On Thursday, Tim Johnson told about the entity he created. 373 00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:27,891 The CATT unit consists of eight officers. 374 00:29:27,974 --> 00:29:34,439 The device was created to reduce crime - and it works. 375 00:29:34,522 --> 00:29:37,734 According to Johnson crime has fallen by 40%. 376 00:29:37,817 --> 00:29:43,448 I would think that with God's help, then it has dropped by 50% for Christmas. 377 00:29:43,531 --> 00:29:49,078 We are following this topic. Jessica Dupnack for ABC12 News in Flint. 378 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:58,797 You just want to know if he's okay, or do you want to report something? 379 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:01,966 Which number... 380 00:30:02,050 --> 00:30:05,512 you talk so fast and I have a lot to do here. 381 00:30:05,595 --> 00:30:08,139 Which police station is that? Where is it located? 382 00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:11,184 Okay? Yes, ma'am. 383 00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:21,569 Flint Police, Inspector Frost. Do you want to drop it? 384 00:30:24,405 --> 00:30:28,993 God, I'm trying to talk to you! Relax! Do you want to drop it? 385 00:30:31,329 --> 00:30:33,331 Then we drop it, ma'am. 386 00:30:33,414 --> 00:30:36,835 My God. She just wanted to drop the review. 387 00:30:36,918 --> 00:30:41,631 She called, but now she wants to drop it. Done. I don't need an explanation. 388 00:30:42,215 --> 00:30:48,346 We have four cars out there. 100,000 inhabitants and 50 calls. 389 00:30:48,429 --> 00:30:54,143 The number is increasing. It was at 43 previously, but now we are up to 45. 390 00:30:55,979 --> 00:30:59,357 "Domestic violence, unspecified, domestic violence... 391 00:30:59,941 --> 00:31:02,902 Theft?" It should not be here. 392 00:31:02,986 --> 00:31:07,782 "Domestic violence, personal control, domestic violence, shooting incident, alarm..." 393 00:31:08,908 --> 00:31:14,539 In four places there are trees over the road. 394 00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:17,375 People have been attacked by animals. 395 00:31:18,251 --> 00:31:23,006 We have received 50 calls, and we have four cars. 396 00:31:24,090 --> 00:31:29,012 We'll never catch up tonight. 397 00:31:29,095 --> 00:31:30,680 We laughed in the editorial office. 398 00:31:30,763 --> 00:31:37,604 There are 40 calls waiting, and then you start a special unit? 399 00:31:38,187 --> 00:31:41,774 I'm looking after the phone by myself right now. What can I help with? 400 00:31:42,859 --> 00:31:46,487 The chief of police is trying, but they can't keep up with the calls. 401 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:50,450 Preventive work is excluded. 402 00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:53,453 I don't think it's not important, 403 00:31:53,536 --> 00:31:57,749 but it is two steps forward and one left for this city. 404 00:31:57,832 --> 00:32:00,251 The city has not been lucky. 405 00:32:01,669 --> 00:32:03,546 It's actually quite incredible. 406 00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:21,731 200 here, car accident. 407 00:32:33,993 --> 00:32:36,329 Send an ambulance, an accident has occurred. 408 00:32:36,412 --> 00:32:40,917 -Can you stop the bleeding? -Yes. Come. 409 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,044 Shooting, we need a car. Two gunshot wounds. 410 00:32:45,254 --> 00:32:47,465 How old is the person, who has been shot? 411 00:32:48,383 --> 00:32:51,260 -Place a towel on the bleeding. -Is he black, white... 412 00:32:54,013 --> 00:32:56,265 -Report of shooting. - Okay... 413 00:32:56,349 --> 00:33:00,103 Reports of shooting. The notifier talks to the alarm centre. 414 00:33:00,186 --> 00:33:04,440 A 25-year-old woman has been shot in the back of your mind. More information to follow. 415 00:33:12,407 --> 00:33:13,241 Oh god. 416 00:33:19,414 --> 00:33:22,041 You need to move, honey. 417 00:33:26,212 --> 00:33:28,840 Stay lying down. 418 00:33:28,923 --> 00:33:31,426 -Is there only one victim? - No, two. 419 00:33:31,509 --> 00:33:33,344 -Three. -Three? Okay. 420 00:33:33,428 --> 00:33:36,389 Where have you been hit? Lie still. 421 00:33:36,472 --> 00:33:39,809 -Where did they shoot you from? - I don't know, there was a... 422 00:33:39,892 --> 00:33:43,104 Did they shoot into the house? Stay here. 423 00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:45,314 The ambulance is on its way. Lie still. 424 00:33:46,816 --> 00:33:49,360 Come on, we're soldiers. 425 00:33:50,570 --> 00:33:53,156 - We are soldiers. -Stop talking. 426 00:33:53,239 --> 00:33:56,784 -Are they bullet holes? -Yes. Why are they passing by? I'm right here. 427 00:34:01,456 --> 00:34:03,458 -Breathe. - It works. 428 00:34:07,837 --> 00:34:09,672 Stop talking. 429 00:34:09,756 --> 00:34:12,633 Can someone take care of the guy? 430 00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:16,804 -I'm on your side. - I know that. 431 00:34:18,306 --> 00:34:21,559 -A superficial gunshot wound to the back of the head. - I don't know. 432 00:34:21,642 --> 00:34:24,437 She has a gunshot wound to the back of her head. 433 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,106 Listen here. It's okay. 434 00:34:27,190 --> 00:34:30,193 I have a question. Who was it that shot? 435 00:34:30,276 --> 00:34:32,695 I don't know. I promise. 436 00:34:33,279 --> 00:34:36,532 - Do you know who shot? -No. We just walked to the door. 437 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:40,703 You know who it was but they won't say it. 438 00:34:41,704 --> 00:34:43,706 Okay. A soldier. 439 00:34:51,339 --> 00:34:54,550 What is happening? Are you doing okay? 440 00:34:55,635 --> 00:35:00,431 We who live here are tired of it. There have been six shootings at this house. 441 00:35:00,515 --> 00:35:03,101 Maybe we should try something new. 442 00:35:03,184 --> 00:35:06,938 This is the task of the CATT unit, but tonight their watch had not begun. 443 00:35:07,814 --> 00:35:10,274 They were not in place this time. 444 00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:16,823 I have lived here for 55 years, and much has changed in that time. 445 00:35:16,906 --> 00:35:21,077 - We were the first blacks here. -Was it a good place to live? 446 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:25,915 You could leave the bike in the garden and stop locking the door. 447 00:35:27,041 --> 00:35:30,002 Do you understand that? It is sad. 448 00:35:30,086 --> 00:35:35,842 What is happening? Are they waiting for one of our children to die? 449 00:35:35,925 --> 00:35:38,386 What does it take? 450 00:35:38,469 --> 00:35:43,724 We cry for help, but no one listens, because only blacks are involved. 451 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:45,810 They think we are like that. 452 00:35:45,893 --> 00:35:50,690 But people here go to church, goes to work, pays taxes 453 00:35:50,773 --> 00:35:57,155 and do what they can to take care of their families, but still… 454 00:36:00,867 --> 00:36:02,034 I'm so tired. 455 00:36:12,211 --> 00:36:17,967 It has been a particularly violent one weekend in Flint with three shootings. 456 00:36:18,050 --> 00:36:21,137 -We need a car for a shooting. -Two have been hit. 457 00:36:21,220 --> 00:36:25,224 A man has died after being hit of gunfire in Iroquois Park. 458 00:36:25,308 --> 00:36:27,518 They're shooting into my house! 459 00:36:27,602 --> 00:36:30,104 Shooting drama in Flint last night... 460 00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:32,523 One of several murders this weekend... 461 00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:34,984 -Early this morning... -Which address? 462 00:36:35,067 --> 00:36:37,653 -You must come now! -Madam... 463 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:44,202 Everyone who is arrested in the program, are innocent until proven guilty.