For Immediate Release
February 26, 2018
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Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
Town of Leesburg and Loudoun
County Branch of the NAACP Officials Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Agreement
aimed at improving relations between the Leesburg Police Department and the
local community.
 Leesburg, VA (February
26, 2018) – This
morning, Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk, Leesburg Chief of Police Gregory Brown, and
Loudoun County Branch of the NAACP President Phillip Thompson signed a
memorandum of understanding (MOU), pledging to work cooperatively to improve communications
and transparency between the Leesburg Police Department and the local community.
In accordance with the MOU, the
Leesburg Police Department will make annual presentations to the NAACP on
programs aimed at preventing youth crime, assign a liaison officer to the
NAACP, and provide training to all officers on fair and impartial policing. In
turn, the NAACP will actively participate in local public safety programs and
educational programs on how unconscious bias can impact community policing
efforts.
The Leesburg Town Council passed a resolution approving the MOU at their February 13, 2018, meeting.
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