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Wednesday,
April 28,
Iowa City Press-Citizen ':
, NEWS
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Police board
to have forum IOWA CITY
Thc Iowa City Police Police group hosts forum
Citizens Review Board will · The Police Citizens Review Board
hold a community forum from will host a community forum tonight
7 to 9 p.m. today at the from 7 to 9 at the Broadway
Broadway Neighborhood Neighborhood Center, 2105 Broadway
Center, 2105 Broadway St. St.
Police Chief Ri. Iowa City Police Chief R.J.
Winkelhakc will make a pre- Winkelhake will speak on issues
sentation on the Special Crimes concerning the neighborhood, including
Action Team and other issues of the Special Crimes Action Team.
interest to citizens living in the . There will also be an opportunity for
Broadway area. the public to address the board about
Residents are free to ask the Police Department's policies,
questions at the forum, which is procedures and practices.
open to the public. : Issues raised at th~ forum may be
addressed at future meetings of the
Police Citizens Review Board. The
I~oard meets the second Tuesday of each
,~,, nhonth, at 7 p.m. in the lobby conference
-¢ ~ room of the Iowa City Civic Center, 410
1~ Washington St.
6 - Community News A(8~'ti~r - Wednesday, &odl 28. 1999
:Iowa City POliCe-' Citi en Review
Board Plans Commun'ty forum
The lows City Pohc · 2105 Broadway St. presentation on the Spe-
cial Crimes Action
Citizen Review Board Leah Cohen, chairman
(PCRB) has planned a ct' the five.member Team. The issues raised
commuriity forum to re- PGRB, says the forum may become agenda
ceive community input will help us learn if the items for further input
regarding the police de- police department's per- and discussion at regu-
partment's policies, pro- formance is keeping l~.rly scheduled monthly
cedures and practices, with community start- PCRB meetings held the
The forum is today, dards. This is the third second Tuesday of each
April 28, from ') to 9 forum held. month at 7 p.m. in the
p.m. at the Broadway R.J. Winkelhake, chief lobby conference room
Neighborhood Center, of police, will make a at the Civic Center.