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Police report: training found faulty pistol optics (vendor refund); Flock camera tips led to drug stops; administrative updates reported
Summary
Police Chief Michael Maynard reported night-shoot training identified failed Meprolight pistol optics (vendor agreed to refund), upcoming EMA emergency-response exercise in South Bloomfield, and that Flock camera-derived tips aided local drug-related stops; fiscal staff also reported RITA tax notices and a phone-system migration, and council declined to request a hearing on a liquor-license application for La Matraca Mexican Grill.
Police Chief Michael Maynard briefed council on department activity in October, reporting a night-shoot training session that revealed failures in several new Meprolight pistol optics. Chief Maynard said he has contacted Meprolight and the village will receive a full refund for the defective optics; the department will test replacement optics before issuing them to officers.
Maynard also said South Bloomfield will host an emergency-response exercise organized by the county Emergency Management Agency when the EMA updates its plan. He reported that full-time patrol officers have completed required CPT training hours, while a few auxiliary officers still need remaining hours.
Chief Maynard updated council that information from a Flock camera in Bloomfield Hills led Officer McCoy to make several stops that resulted in drug confiscations. The minutes do not provide the names of those arrested or additional operational details.
On administrative matters, the fiscal officer reported that RITA mailed notices to about 670 residents who had not filed 2024 income taxes and that ConnecTel completed the phone-system migration to RingCentral. The clerk’s office also received a liquor-license application for La Matraca Mexican Grill; council declined to request a local hearing, so the application will proceed through the normal licensing process without a council-initiated hearing.
The minutes provide operational updates but do not include incident reports, arrest names, or detailed timelines for replacement equipment.
