Tuesday, March 5, 2013

CIAA - A CMPD Success? Maybe Not

Charlotte's WBTV is reporting information given by CMPD in their "After Action Report".

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say their objective for the CIAA Tournament was to maintain a safe environment.

The Charlotte Fire Department, Medic, Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office and other agencies say their plan was successful.

CIAA organizers estimate more than 100,000 people visited uptown for tournament-related events.

During the three-day period from February 28 until March 3, CMPD reports no major incidents related to CIAA were reported. 21 adults were arrested. That's down from 31 arrests last year.

Those arrests were mostly for alcohol-related charges, larceny, trespassing, public affray (fighting), and strong arm robbery.

From the tone of the news and the report from CMPD the CIAA would seem to be a full and complete success, with little if any disturbances or arrests.

But Cedar Posts has learned than CMPD's lower arrest number don't mean that crime during the event was down, rather it was simply CMPD has underestimated the man power needed during the event and patron were just let to "run amok" in Charlotte's Uptown.

CP has third hand knowledge of one CMPD Officer who was blindsided from behind as he tried to break up a fight. After being knocked to the ground by the man the officer responded by body slamming the man despite being half his size. At that point things really got out of hand, and being out numbered the CMPD Officer and his Captain decided to retreat.

CMPD Officer's coming off of 1st and 2nd shifts on Saturday where "Voluntold" to work secondary assignments on Saturday. Many who had to report back for their shift the following morning.

While the arrests were down, reports of patron openly smoking pot, drinking and fighting indicate that perhaps CMPD just elected to like the CIAA Fans have a "good time" and not interfere.

Cedar's Take: I don't disagree with the concept of containment only. However when the PIO sends out a press release that claims success they might want to put an asterisk so that the citizens don't confuse the CIAA with the Southern Baptist Convention.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe Not? You went to easy on them. "total lie, more propagation of false crime statistics, PR for stupid people, feeble attempt to salvage terrible week, lying to draw visitors"

Just a few suggestions

If that SUV is for him, watch out D.C.

These lies affect grant status that pays for officers and actual crime prevention. Will he cut out just when the bills come due? Probably.

Anonymous said...

Anyone who was Uptown during the CIAA knows it was out of hand. Cops just stood around and watched while a bunch of thugs thrashed our city.

Anonymous said...

Wait till next year..We take over your town!!! CMPD chickens!!

Anonymous said...

I'd take the CIAA in town over the Southern Bigots Convention any day of the week.

Anonymous said...

Cedar I don't think there was anything like Speed Street 2 years ago. But there was a lot of fights that CMPD just looked the other way.

Saw at least 3 mainly pushing and shoving with CMPD guys just watching.

The thing that really surprised me was the smell of weed in the air it was crazy thick in the cable box. Hell I think the cops were getting high just standing around.

Anonymous said...

To 11:02

You would seriously take a bunch of neanderthal thugs trashing the town and fighting left and right over a convention with a few bigoted religious nuts?


You must be a thug yourself.

Anonymous said...

What CMPD needs is Tarzan. He could always take care of the natives.

Anonymous said...

Sad that basketball has become the sport of black folks acting like wild monkeys both on and off the court.

And CMPD condones the behavior by standing by doing nothing as a sea of blackness takes over uptown taunting white people who happened to just be in the way.

Fatherless bastards running amok, streets filled with hood rats and thugs.

If white people acted like that they would be arrested but blacks in Charlotte are excused.

Anonymous said...

6:48

"Sad that basketball has become the sport of black folks acting like wild monkeys both on and off the court"

Careful now, because if you have an RH (rhesus monkey)positive blood type, then...

Anonymous said...

Anytime they can get together they will rob,rape,murder ect..We all know one day this will end, hope I am around to participate in the fun!

Anonymous said...

We need a TURKEY SHOOT!!!

Anonymous said...

Anyone hear the one about a CMPD captain getting denied a promotion to Major because he lied to a deputy chief and covered up a Lieutenant's DWI arrest in another county?

Anonymous said...

Would that explain a certain captain's absence during today's ceremony?

Anonymous said...

Not a DWI arrest but a wreck out of county that was not investigated properly.....

Anonymous said...

That would explain it, from what I heard. Curious if it will ever come out in the news.

Anonymous said...

Any word on who the LT is?