After the meeting, Mayor Ellen O. Moyer criticized the group's strategy, saying that instead of acting as "problem solvers," they were acting as "rhetorical bomb throwers." "What I don't get from them is an indication that they want to partner in any way," she said. "To assert that we're ignoring the issue is plain folly." Baltimore Sun article, 1/16/08, regarding Mayor Moyer's reaction to citizen concerns over crime.
We do not want the capital city to be a drug haven. This is an 18-year-old man whose life is over. Another (17-year-old) man whose life is ruined. Public Information Officer Ray Weaver, Capital article, 11/3.
Can we afford (a drug program)? I say we cannot afford not to have one. We're calling to help prevent deaths in our community. Classie Hoyle, 11/3 Capital article
Hopefully it will be successful. Mayor Moyer, 10/6/07, holding high hopes for a proposed open air market.
While much has been made recently of the numbers of police officers that are currently employed by the City, the fact is that the APD maintains a ratio of 3 police officers to every 1000 citizens-the national average is only 1 officer per thousand. Mayor Moyer, 8/16/07 press release
The war in Iraq and retirement have both greatly impacted the number of qualified people that are available for and interested in police work. Jurisdictions nationwide are drawing from the same talent pool and facing the same challenges. Mayor Moyer, 8/16/07 press release
As I outlined in the plan for Robinwood that the City submitted to the County Executive some months ago, I believe a comprehensive drug treatment and prevention program to be an important long term solution to reducing crime in the City. Mayor Moyer, 8/16/07 press release
It's easy for people to talk about the fear of crime, but I have yet to hear any solutions using the resources we have. This begins the process of looking at solutions rather than rhetoric. 8/17/07 article
Our goal, with the unified effort I am requesting, is to double the number of arrests and to make it crystal clear that the Capital City is not a Drug Capital. Mayor Moyer, 8/23/2007
Surveillance for some nuisance crimes may have to be reduced, but available personnel must be utilized to deal directly with serious crime. Mayor Moyer, 8/23/07
We already co-op secondary employment to them, but we need more manpower. Chief Johnson, 8/23/07
The first thing I get hit with when I get back in town after meeting with our sister cities is "We've got a crime problem. We've got a crime problem. We've got a crime problem. Mayor Moyer, 8/23/07
While she said she doesn't use a computer herself, Ms. Moyer acknowledged the popularity of Wi-Fi, noting that some hotels offered it on her recent trip to Europe. "It's the technology of today, that and Podcasts and iPods. Mayor Moyer, 8/26/07
The most effective tool for recruiting is personal advocacy. Mayor Moyer, 8/27/07
Negative articles and Letters to theEditor bashing the Department simply do not help. We need to work together toincrease the level of interest in working for the Annapolis Police Department. Mayor Moyer, 8/27/07
In speaking with my colleagues from around the country, it is evident that weare all facing a tremendous challenge in recruiting police officers. Kimla Milburn, 8/27/07
We need to sit down. Chief Johnson, regarding confusion over orders from the mayor, 9/16/07.
"How do we put this in the budget, secure these things, train these people ... It's not something we can run out and do in the next month," Chief Johnson said. "What timeline is she expecting? Chief Johnson, on the mayor's crime plan, 9/16/07.
I guess he doesn't know how to read. Mayor Moyer, speculating as to why HACA president Eric Brown didn't understand what she wanted, 9/16/07.
It's not going to double the arrest rate. Chief Johnson, dismissing the mayor's expectations of her new crime plan, 9/16/07.
Is that practical? I don't know. I think it is practical. Mayor Moyer, doing her best to defend her confidence that drug arrests will double, 9/16/07.
Chief Johnson said he doesn't always know what the mayor wants when she issues orders and launches public safety initiatives.He said when Ms. Moyer returned from Europe in August, she proposed a five-point public safety plan, called for a new agreement with the City's Housing Authority, asked him to join the task force and to form a special police recruitment committee. The orders, he said, were short on guidance. From The Capital, 9/16/07.
I learned early on, we (police) couldn't make a community safe by ourself. You will never hear me say no to a community group. Chief Johnson, 9/28/07
We don't have enough eyes and ears to make you safe. Chief Johnson, 9/28/07
