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Westland police launch new crime reporting system

The City of Westland has once information about the police toward this transparency commit-
again invested in cutting-edge department to the public. The ” ment with the implementation of
technology to keep the communi- public dashboard will show the Many police organizations, including ours, the body worn camera system,
ty safe and promote police public crime rates, arrest data, are taking a closer look at our use-of-force becoming one of the first agen-
department accountability. citation data, citizen complaints, cies in the State of Michigan to
Police Chief Jeff Jedrusik said officer use of force and training policies, training, and accountability systems. fully implement this technology
the department has entered into data for all of the 81 sworn offi- for every police officer and every
a partnership with Altovista cers and 25 civilian employees in patrol car.
Technology, a leader in law the department. This program is Michigan to have fully imple- policy review by CALEA In July the City of Westland
enforcement intelligence, to pro- now completely accessible to the mented and deployed this type of (Commission on Accreditation for hosted the kick-off of a new part-
vide the Westland Police public at management and awareness plat- Law Enforcement Agencies). nership between Western Wayne
Department with a new intelli- www.cityofwestland.com form, Wild noted. Since 2014 the department has County NAACP and the CWW
gence risk management software “Altovista's proven Arx Alert “The Westland Police reviewed, modified and updated called, Partners for Progress. The
program named Arx Alert. technology seeks to modernize Department recognizes the need every single policy, procedure, partnership serves as a commu-
Arx Alert is designed to help the way we do things through the to maintain law enforcement process and review system within nication forum and listening tour
prevent problems from occurring application of A.I.-driven deci- transparency with our communi- the police department. In 2016 which was created to enhance
within a police agency. The pro- sion making, to give us greater ty and continues to build upon and in every year to follow the opportunity for discussion
gram allows for two configurable supervision and effective the concept,” commented department was awarded the between police agencies and the
user dashboards, Jedrusik said. accountability management of Jedrusik. “We continue to strive gold standard accreditation for community members they serve.
The first is an internal dash- our police agency. We truly towards ways to build community law enforcement excellence. This “No one can ignore recent and
board which will provide data believe this partnership will trust and confidence.” is a standard which has been highly publicized events involv-
directly to the chief of police to improve community relations The Westland Police achieved by fewer than 5 percent ing African Americans and some
help analyze department risk on and help keep Westland safer,” Department began the mission of all law enforcement agencies law enforcement officers. Many
factors such as police pursuits, commented Westland Mayor back in 2014 when they commit- throughout the country and by police organizations, including
use of force, officers' productivity William R. Wild. ted to becoming a nationally fewer than 10 agencies within the ours, are taking a closer look at
and officers' behavior patterns. The Westland Police accredited agency. This process entire State of Michigan. our use-of-force policies, training,
The second dashboard will Department is one of the very required a complete police In 2018 the Westland Police and accountability systems,”
provide up-to-date transparency first agencies in Southeast department and administrative Department took the next step Jedrusik concluded.

Stepping up

Two officers in the Wayne Police department were
recently promoted to new ranks and duties. Newly
promoted were Lt. Terrance Springer who was for-
merly a sergeant on the day shift and Sgt.
Nicholas Boruta, who was a detective in the inves-
tigations bureau with the department. Springer
has been with the City of Wayne Police
Department for 17 years, with seven of those
years as a sergeant. He has served in various
roles during his career, including School Resource
Officer, Defensive Tactics / Taser Instructor, Field
Training Program Coordinator, Peer Support Team
Leader, and Use of Force Review Board. Boruta
has been with the City of Wayne Police
Department for seven years. He has served in the
Investigations Bureau for the past year and a half
and worked road patrol prior to being in the
Investigations Bureau. Boruta is one of the depart-
ment Accreditation Managers, who assists in the
effort to become accredited through the Michigan
Association of Chiefs of Police. Boruta was named
Police Officer of the Year in 2017, and he is also a
Field Training Officer.

Oils on glass exhibit at city hall art gallery ends Oct. 2

J. Susan Aitken's oil paintings on glass paintings in
will be showcased at the Westland City the collection
Hall in her exhibit, Fusion of Light & reflect nature,
Color: A Stained Glass Inspiration, storytelling
through Oct. 2. Her entire collection of and symbol-
color infused stained glass paintings will ism, others
be on display. Her work provides the illu- focus primari-
sion of stained glass on canvas, she said. ly on color,
“During a wonderful journey I made pattern and
with my children years ago, we experi- geometry.
enced stained glass masterpieces in “There
France and Italy that took my breath away. will also be
The light and the color were unforget- several trip-
table,” Aitken said, prompting her current tychs - a large J. Susan Aitken
work. one called Unwavering Love, which not
Most of the exhibited paintings are only has spiritual significance but also
inspired by Aitken's imagination or expe- symbolizes a mother's love for her chil-
riences rather than existing stained glass dren; a field of poppies called Field of
windows. Instead of the reflective light of Remembrance, which makes a bold state-
glass, there is a constant luminescent ment of color; and Everlasting Peace,
quality created through the painting tech- unique for its handmade hinged frame
nique which is not dependent on outside and harks back to medieval style,” Aitken
light. said.
“One advantage to painting is that I The Gallery at the Westland City Hall
have more freedom to weave 3-D images, be open to the public from 9 a.m. until 5
creating narratives beyond the scope of p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit
glass,” Aitken said. Although many of the is free.

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