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Residents tell Crestview council Mayday policing left neighborhoods blocked off and urged joint debrief with city
Summary
Multiple residents at the May 27 special council meeting criticized the heavy police presence and barricades used during Crestview’s Mayday festivities, alleging disparate enforcement and requesting video footage and a joint debrief with city officials and event organizers.
Scores of Crestview residents raised concerns at the May 27 special meeting about the city’s policing and barricade plan during the Mayday festivities, saying streets were blocked, vehicles were redirected and local businesses and residents were effectively restricted from moving around a traditional parade footprint.
Marcia Thomas, speaking to the council, said she felt Mayor Whitten had been “very disingenuous” for attending community commemorations but not coordinating with the police on Mayday street closures. Club operator Aletha Morris said Club Alibi (transcribed also as Club Alabahi) had no prior problems with police during years of operation but that officers came to individual vehicles, stopped access to the business and posted “no parking” signs along side…
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