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- Posted April 02, 2013
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Officials to weigh in on gun violence issue at informational hearing
On Tuesday, April 9, the third of a five-part series of special informational hearings on "Curbing Gun Violence" will begin during the Oakland County Board of Commissioners' Public Services Committee meeting. The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. and will follow the regular agenda items. The meeting will be conudcted in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners' Committee Room A, located 1200 Telegraph Road in Pontiac and will be webcast live.
Public Services Committee Chairman Bill Dwyer and Commissioner Marcia Gershenson are continuing their bipartisan effort to "Examine How Oakland County Citizens Are Protected From Gun Violence." Dwyer, who is a former police chief, and Gershenson, who is a former teacher, have outlined a five-part informational series. The third informational hearing will include the following law enforcement panelists to speak from a federal and state law enforcement perspective:
* U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan -Barbara L. McQuade.
* Franklin-Bingham Farms Chief of Police Daniel D. Robert (retired assistant director of the FBI).
* Michigan State Police First Lieutenant/ Commander of Legislative and Legal Resources Chris Hawkins.
The meetings are open to the public and public input is welcome. To watch all webcasts go to http://www.oakland.michiganliveevents.com/oakgov.
Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013
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