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Residents urge Harrisburg City Council to demand transparency after alleged police incidents
Summary
Two residents described separate alleged police encounters and urged the City Council to pursue public hearings, access to body camera footage and formal oversight; one speaker asked the council to activate a citizen advisory board and place the matter on the legislative agenda.
Two Harrisburg-area residents used the council's public-comment period to describe separate encounters with city police and to urge City Council action on transparency and oversight.
Robert Williams, a resident of Capitol Heights, told the council that he believes he was the victim of “police misconduct” on Jan. 27 and said his repeated requests for records and updates have gone unanswered. “This silence is not neutrality. It's complicity,” Williams said, asking the council to intervene and take specific steps.
Williams asked council members to hold a public hearing through the public safety committee, invite testimony from the police chief and the city solicitor,…
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