Susan Burgess, Charlotte City Council At-Large representative, will host a town hall meeting to provide citizens with an overview of the significance of stimulus funding for CMPD, the top crime concerns in our communities, and volunteer opportunities available to promote community safety.

Thursday, June 25
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 267
600 E. Fourth Street

This is an opportunity for citizens to find out how stimulus funding will affect CMPD, how VICE and the Gang Unit operate, and how to promote safer neighborhoods with volunteerism.  

Speakers will include:
Susan Burgess and Chief Rodney Monroe, amongst other scheduled Sergeants, Detectives, Captains, and Officers.

Topics that will be addressed:
Number of incidents and total value of items taken, strategies to reduce break-ins, types of drugs being sold and commonly used, gang-related crimes, and highlights of specific arrest examples pertaining to these subjects.

If you'd like to attend you can RSVP by calling the Charlotte City Manager's Office at 704-336-2180 or e-mailing Kim Pearson-Brown at kpearson@ci.charlotte.nc.us.