The relations between the community and police in Salisbury took center stage at a forum held by the Wicomico County branch of the NAACP last night.
The gathering at the Chipman Cultural Center featured Charles Phillips a conciliation specialist for the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Justice Department.
During the two horu meeting, there were a number of residents who expressed interest in an oversight board for the police.
Local resident April Jackson said that while she has not been afraid of the police in the past, she is beginning to now.
And, she says she wants to get something started soon.
NAACP
Branch President Mary Ashanti has set she supported such a panel adding that whenever an unarmed civilian is shot and killed by police there should be an automatic review by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Delmarva Public Radio's Tom Hunt sat down with Ashanti to talk about police/community relations and a police review board.
