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  • Police meet with Hispanics to discuss profiling, immigration

    06/17/2007 12:36:41 PM PDT · by TornadoAlley3 · 18 replies · 525+ views
    The Wichita Eagle ^ | 06/17/07 | HURST LAVIANA
    Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams met with more than 100 members of the city's Hispanic community Saturday to try to clear up misconceptions about how his officers deal with minorities. A major concern was a fear that any illegal immigrant in Wichita would be immediately arrested if he or she has any contact with Wichita police. "When a citizen is the victim of a crime, we do not ask if they are documented or undocumented," Williams said. The meeting at Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School was arranged by Hispanos Unidos, a branch of Sunflower Community Action. Organization president Lore...