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Chief Coles defends police activity and says drafts of event notes are not FOIA‑able
Summary
Chief Bob Coles detailed recent police investigations to counter social-media claims that the department "does nothing," and told the board that his drafts about an event permit were personal notes not given to third parties and not subject to FOIA.
Chief Bob Coles pushed back on social-media criticism and listed recent work by the South Roxana Police Department, saying the department had "taken on 6 open burglary cases, 2 felony drug delivery charges, investigated 1 drug overdose death and initiated 1 child pornography case." He said the remarks were intended to set the record straight about department activity.
Separately, Trustee Anna Broadfoot requested to see a drafted exception document related to special-event permits. Chief Coles replied that the document were his personal notes and drafts to find common ground with organizers, that "the notes were not given to any third party and are not FOIA‑able," and that they were not a proposed ordinance. The clerk attempted to respond during the exchange; Chief Coles asked trustees to show compassion because the clerk had recently lost her father and said the clerk is allowed to speak at meetings.
