Cortez City Hall will host a hearing on border town law enforcement on Wednesday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
Chairman Steven Darden, a 40-year resident of Flagstaff, attributed the lack of attendance to parking downtown. The meeting was held at the Coconino County administrative building on Cherry Avenue with hopes to attract the homeless population.<\/p>\n
Addressing a Flagstaff police officer and a Coconino County sheriff\u2019s official, the only two people present, Dardin praised police for their efforts to address Navajo concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud of the city of Flagstaff,\u201d he said. \u201cThey were the first community to listen to our concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dardin added that the sheriff\u2019s office had been less proactive, pointing out Sheriff William B. Pribil hasn\u2019t attended one meeting with local Native groups.<\/p>\n
In the Flagstaff area, commissioners have received complaints ranging from incarceration without proper representation to predatory lending. Commissioners are also reviewing two deaths in the county jail.<\/p>\n
Dardin said local authorities also utilized racial profiling, routinely singling out Navajos to confiscate Native artifacts and medications.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the stories we\u2019ve heard are abhorrent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Frank Bradley, who presided over the meeting, agreed, saying he had witnessed excessive use of force by officers during his 24-year law enforcement career.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on the complaints, it\u2019s caused me to raise an eyebrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bradley added that police misconduct was a national phenomenon and attributed it to a lack of adequate oversight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no supervision on the streets,\u201d he said. \u201cPolicy isn\u2019t being followed, and no one is watching.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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