community oversight board

A 10-year-old boy was handcuffed and detained in downtown Nashville at 1 a.m. for violating the city’s juvenile curfew ordinance while carrying buckets and a milk crate. Police stated they were concerned for his welfare and called his father, who was unable to retrieve him, so an officer drove the boy home. The incident was discussed at a Community Oversight Board meeting, where concerns about accountability and the boy’s alleged drumming for tips were raised.

Pasadena’s City Council unanimously adopted 10 restorative-justice elements for the 710 Freeway stub in West Pasadena, including affordable-housing targets, a community oversight board, and home-ownership assistance for displaced families. The 8-0 vote exceeded the city staff’s recommendation, which had proposed further study of the plan.