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Flint's new police chief says city has seen 'lawlessness' since COVID-19 pandemic began

The City of Flint has a new police chief. Terence Green comes to the department after several years as chief in the Flint suburb of Mount Morris Township.

Green is a Flint resident and also worked for the Genessee County Sheriff's Department for more than 20 years.

Green talked to Michigan Radio's Morning Edition host Doug Tribou about his priorities for city’s police department.

He's taking over during an especially violent summer. According to city data, through August 23, violent crime is up more than 24% over last year. Green says his main focus will be reducing violent crime in the city.

“On a daily basis, there's reports of shots fired, individuals being shot,” Green says. “And it appears as though there's lawlessness since the beginning of this COVID-19 epidemic¹.”

Green is African-American and says he can relate to Black Lives Matter protests nationwide.

"Communities of color, I understand why they feel the way they feel,” he says. “You look across the United States, some of the things that have occurred in other cities involving police departments, I've been even shocked.”

Green says he will be glad to meet with local activists² to discuss their concerns. However, he opposes any calls to defund the department, saying it's already understaffed.

Flint currently has 95 full-time³ officers and is trying to hire at least 14 more. The city has more than 95,000 residents.

Green replaces Phil Hart, who served as interim⁴ chief for nine months after Tim Johnson resigned in November.

You can hear the full interview at the top of the page.

1 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

4 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。