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Mayor presses police policy changes after Border Patrol hold; council adjourns to closed session
Summary
After describing a traffic stop where passengers who voluntarily handed over identification were later detained by Border Patrol on an outstanding warrant, Mayor Taylor pressed for changes to local police practice and asked the council to meet in closed session to consult the city attorney about two confidential legal opinions; council voted to adjourn to closed session.
Mayor Taylor described a recent traffic stop in Sterling Heights that became the basis for a broad questioning of current police practices and the city's federal partnerships.
The mayor said officers conducting a traffic stop requested identification from passengers who were not suspected of wrongdoing; after the officer checked names with federal authorities, Border Patrol arrived, detained several passengers and transported them to a federal facility. The mayor said the passengers had not…
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