Well. This is interesting. It is impressive. Flint still has a problem with violence. I am sure the police would like to see the end of it.
Suggestion: There are too many guns on the street.
By Georgea Kovanis
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson marches with demonstrators in Flint. (Photo via Genesee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page)
Chris Swanson, (click here) the sheriff in Genesee County, made national headlines for throwing down his riot gear last week and joining people protesting police brutality in the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white Minneapolis cop who pinned him down by the neck during an arrest.
The Flint Township protest took place on May 30, which Swanson said is the day "this office changed the way we do policing and George Floyd changed American policing because of what he sacrificed."
He said he is organizing meetings with members of the Black Lives Matter movement and with pastors throughout the community. "We're not going to just be an office of words, we're going to be an office of action."
So who is Swanson, besides a 27-year veteran of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office?...
January 15, 2020
Genesee county - Scam victims (click here) will not get their money or the big prize, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said.
Genesee county - Scam victims (click here) will not get their money or the big prize, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said.
He laid $120,000 on a table, which he said came from one of these scams.
Swanson said an 83-year-old man of sound mind had been caught up in this scam for the last three years. The scammers had him convinced he'd win big money and a Mercedes if he played along.
After the man sent nearly $250,000 to the scammers, the elder abuse team at the Genesee County Sheriff's Office stepped in to save him from losing any more of his hard-earned money....
June 2, 2020
Flint post commander F/Lieutenant Brantley (click here) & her career were highlighted as a class project for Black History Month at Baker College. The college has always celebrated Black History Month however, this is the first time a class has requested to honor anyone local.
Flint - “I'm not a sellout. (click here) I'm trying to help.This is the way I want to help,” First Lieutenant Yvonne Brantley said.
Flint post commander F/Lieutenant Brantley (click here) & her career were highlighted as a class project for Black History Month at Baker College. The college has always celebrated Black History Month however, this is the first time a class has requested to honor anyone local.
Flint - “I'm not a sellout. (click here) I'm trying to help.This is the way I want to help,” First Lieutenant Yvonne Brantley said.
She’s been a Michigan State Trooper for 25 years, serving multiple communities across our state.
F/Lt. Brantley rose through the ranks at MSP and now heads the Flint Post.
She is the highest-ranking African American woman currently serving with the Michigan State Police.
The long-standing divide between police and the African American community is something she understands from both sides.
But, she's dedicated her career to putting an end to it....
By Dale Dowden
It is no secret (click here) to anyone that the United States is currently dealing with a few things.
Many people are pointing fingers at this and that when it appears to be a group of things needing to be fixed.
Mark Ingram II, current running back for the Baltimore Ravens shared a video on twitter. The video is of a friend of his, Officer Deon Smith of Flint, Michigan who states, "I am am a product of Flint, Michigan!"
Before Officer Smith gets to that statement he delivers a heartfelt message to the community of Flint but the message is universal....
