More Criticism Directed At Twin Rivers Police
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- A skeptical eye still remains on the Twin Rivers Police Department, which received more complaints from citizens at a community meeting on Monday in Del Paso Heights.
"We can't allow in our community to take away our rights," one man said during public comments. "And these people are here because their rights have possibly been violated."
"We are anti-rouge police. We don't want to leave our house every day and wonder if they're going mess with our family if not us."
That's the perception of dozens of the people attending the meeting. It was less than a month ago when an angry crowd greeted Twin Rivers representatives at a community meeting after the death of 32-year-old Tyrone Smith, the suspected shooter of a Twin Rivers officer. Smith was captured alive but died in the back of a Sacramento police car while being transferred for questioning.
Since then there has been a whirlwind of controversy surrounding Chief Christopher Breck, who was placed on administrative leave for reasons unknown.
Monday City Council member Sandra Sheedy said she hopes there will be an open dialogue between the police and the community.
Accountabily seemed to be the theme Monday.
"Their job is to make our kids safe at school," one man at the meeting said. "You guys need to reign them in. Let them deal with school problems. Leave the streets to the street police."
Some community leaders want more information about the officers who serve the district -- where they live and what type of enforcement they're engaged in.
"That is accountability by sharing that information with the community," David Deluz of the Sacramento Urban League said. "That gives us an idea of who we're dealing with."
The department has responded to the criticism by going out door to door in the community and speaking with residents.
