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>>> THIS TIME ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES, I'M GOING TO BE
TALKING TO A SUPERSTAR ABOUT HEALTHY EATING.
RPOS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE COMBINING FOR THIS SUMMER
PROGRAMS, AND NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SOME GREAT STUFF
COMING UP RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND KNOW YOUR CODES AND VIOLATIONS.
HMM, WONDER WHAT THAT MEANS? STAY TUNED AND FIND OUT RIGHT
HERE ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES. CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY
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>>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I'M BOB BATCHER, AND I'VE GOT THE GUY THAT IS DRUMMING OUT MY
THEME TUNE. THAT WAS PRETTY CATCHY, WASN'T
IT? JAE SINNETT.
>> WITH YOUR LEFT HAND TOO? >> WHAT DO I SAY, WHRO.
>> HRV. >> I'VE SEEN YOU ON WHRO TOO.
>> ON TV, YES. WE LIKE TO SAY PLEDGING, NOT
BEGGING ON TV. >> I'M SORRY.
I NOTICE COMING ON, WE TAPE HERE AT THE WHRO STUDIOS AND I'M
GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BEHIND THE SCENES.
I NOTICE JUST FOR YOUR BENEFIT, THEY TOOK THE PHONE NUMBERS
DOWN. >> OH, 889-9476.
>> I'M GOING TO COMPETE WITH 664-6510.
>> I KNOW IT JUST LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.
BETTER THAN MY OWN NUMBER. >> WELL, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I HEAR YOU HAVE QUITE THE BEAT THERE.
THE WORLD KNOWS YOU AS A PERFORMER, BUT I GOT TO KNOW YOU
OVER MEN WHO COOK AND YOU MADE SOME CASUAL COMMENTS TO ME ABOUT
HEALTHY EATING WHICH PLUGGED IN WITH ME BECAUSE A LOT OF VIEWERS
KNOW I'M ON THIS WEIGHT LOSS FITNESS PROGRAM AS PART OF
NORFOLK HEALTHY INITIATIVE AND YOU INTRIGUED ME WHEN YOU TALKED
ABOUT SIMPLE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH SALAD AND OIL.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY OR END OF THE DAY?
>> ACTUALLY, IT COULD BE FOR ANY PART OF THE DAY AND ONE VERY
QUICK THING, WHAT I WAS TELLING YOU BEFORE WE STARTED THIS.
I THINK ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE AND WATCHING THEIR DIETS
AND WHAT THEY EAT, FIRST OF ALL, I'M A FOODIE.
I'M A SERIOUS FOODIE. I'M NOT A TRAINED CHEF.
I CAN BE JUST LIKE YOU IN TERMS OF A PERSON THAT LIKES TO COOK,
BUT I RESEARCH, I RESEARCH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS TELLING
BOB, I WAS SHARING WITH BOB, WITH OUR VIEWERS, IS PEOPLE, A
LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET THE PROCESS OF WHAT THEY EAT THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU GET UP IN
THE MORNING, YOU EAT BREAKFAST. LET'S SAY YOU MIGHT HAVE A BAIG
GAL WITH SOME CHEESE, EGG, BACON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
POTATOES, ONIONS COOKED IN OIL, AND THEN BY THE TIME LUNCHTIME
COMES ALONG, YOU KIND OF -- YOU'RE NOT EVEN THINKING GOOD
WHAT YOU CONSUMED AND FOR BREAKFAST AND THEN BY DINNERTIME
OR SNACKS IN THE AFTERNOON, BY THAT POINT, YOU'VE ALREADY
CONSUMED OVER A TEASPOON OF SALT, WHICH IS THE U.S. DAILY
REQUIREMENT. IF YOU'RE ON A LOW SODIUM DIET,
IT'S LESS THAN THAT, SO IT'S ABOUT THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE
EATING THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY.
AND SOME THINGS MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FAT, MORE SUGAR,
MORE SODIUM, BUT KEEP IT AT THAT.
YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE CONSUMED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. SO BY THE END OF THE DAY, YOU
HAVEN'T PUT DOWN TWO TABLESPOONS OF SALT OR A HALF A CUP OF SUGAR
OR A BUNCH OF FAT. SO COOKING FOR MOST PEOPLE
STARTS WITH COOKING OILS AND JUST VERY BRIEFLY, LIKE OLIVE
OILS, FOR EXAMPLE. OLIVE OILS ARE GREAT AND HOW I
BUY THEM, I LOVE LOOKING TO SEE WHERE THEY'RE MANUFACTURED.
LIKE THIS PARTICULAR BOTTLE HERE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ITALY.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET GOOD QUALITY AND HOW DO YOU BUY, HOW
DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE BUYING GOOD QUALITY OLIVE OIL?
THE PRICE, USUALLY. EXTRA *** OLIVE OIL IS
COLD-PRESSED AND IT'S THE MOST UNREFINED OF THE OLIVE OILS AND
THE BEST TASTING. IT DOESN'T HAVE A HIGH SMOKE
POINT. SMOKE POINT MEANS WHERE THE FOOD
STARTS TO BREAK DOWN. NUTRITIONAL BREAKDOWN AND THINGS
LIKE THAT, SO LIKE OLIVE OIL IS JUST -- REGULAR, YOU DON'T HAVE
THE TASTE, IT'S MORE OIL, BUT EXTRA *** OLIVE OIL,
HEALTHIER FOR YOU, THERE'S MORE NUTRIENT RECALL.
>> -- NUTRIENT VALUE. >> PRIOR TO MY JOURNEY, IN THE
PAST, I WOULD HAVE LOADED THAT UP WITH THOUSAND ISLAND OR A
NICE RICH RANCH. >> THIS SALAD HERE, I LOVE
FRUIT, SO IT CONTAINS SPINACH, ORGANIC SPINACH, PEARS, LIKE A
BOXED PEAR, CUT ONE UP, SOME FETA CHEESE AND I TOOK SOME
PROSCIUTTO HAM AND I PUT SOME IN HERE AND I MADE MY OWN DRESSING
AND THE DRESSING IS HONEY, BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND LEMON
JUICE. STIR IT AROUND, AND YOU CAN EAT
THIS ANY TIME OF THE DAY. BOXED PEARS, DICED UP.
SPINACH, FETA CHEESE AND THE HAM.
>> WELL, JAE, I'M GOING TO LET YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET.
USUALLY AFTER A COUNCIL MEETING ON A TUESDAY NIGHT, I STOP BY
THE DRIVE-THRU AT A CERTAIN RESTAURANT IN RIVERVIEW AND GET
ME A BIG MAC AND CHICKEN NUGGETS AND NOW I'M ON SALAD, BUT THAT
LOOKS GREAT. >> BOB, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT
YOU'RE EATING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THAT'S WHAT I SUGGEST TO
MOST PEOPLE. THINK ABOUT YOUR DIET AND WATCH
YOUR FAT INTAKE, WATCH YOUR SODIUM INTAKE, AND DEFINITELY
YOUR SUGAR. YOUR SUGAR INTAKE.
ONE SODA, YOU'RE PUTTING DOWN SEVERAL TABLESPOONS OF SUGAR IN
ONE DRINK. >> JAE, CAN I DO THIS BEFORE WE
CLOSE? >> SURE.
>> HOW MANY DID YOU DROP? >> I COULDN'T DO THAT BEFORE.
I CAN'T TELL. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK WITH SOME OTHER GREAT STUFF
RIGHT HERE IN NORFOLK. >>> IN 1977, AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY
PICKED UP THE GAME OF GOLF FROM HIS FATHER.
THE ODDS OF THAT SAME BOY THEN MAKING IT TO THE U.S. AND
EUROPEAN PRO GOLF TOURS, ONE IN SEVEN MILLION.
THE ODDS OF THE BIG EASY WINNING THE U.S. OPEN TWICE, ONE IN
1.2 BILLION. THE ODDS OF HIM HAVING A CHILD
DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM, ONE IN 88.
ERNIE ELS END COURAGES YOU TO LEARN THE SIGNS OF AUTISM.
>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
WE HAVE COOL THINGS HAPPENING IN SUMMER AND A LOT OF IT IS
BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR IT, SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO
DELIVER IT. DARRELL CRITTENDON, DIRECTOR OF
RPOS. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> AND DOCTOR L'TANYA SIMMONS. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, BOB. >> THIS IS THE FIRST CHANCE I'VE
HAD TO HAVE YOU ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NEW? >> I'M HAVING A BALL.
>> IT IS VERY COOL. YOU CAME INTO THE NEW SCHOOL
SYSTEM, AND REALLY KIND OF RECREATED THINGS AND JIVING IT
UP, RIGHT? >> WE LIKE PARTNERSHIPS, SO WE
END I COULD PARTNERING WITH THE CITY -- ENJOY PARTNERING WITH
THE CITY. >> I GOT THIS CALL.
I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I GOT THIS CALL FROM DARRELL OUT
OF THE BLUE. HE SAYS, HEY, WE'RE IN A VERY
EXCITING MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY
UNIQUE AND WE HAVE TO COME ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
THAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT, DARRELL?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE SUMMER
SCHOOL OFFERINGS. DR. SIMMONS HAD THE VISION AND
SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING IN SOME REALLY MOTIVATED STAFF FROM BOTH
SIDES. THERE WAS DEB BROCK FROM NPS, A
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, NICOLE OWENS, DIRECTOR OF
LEISURE ACTIVITIES, AND THEY BRAIN STORMED AND CAME UP WITH
AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO ACTUALLY JUST HAVE A BASIC SUMMER SCHOOL,
BUT TO ADD A RECREATION AND CULTURAL EVENTS COMPONENT TO
SUMMER SCHOOL TO GIVE THE KIDS A LITTLE BIT MORE, TO ACTUALLY
GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT REINFORCED SOL AND LEARNING
OBJECTIVES, BUT ALSO GIVE THEM SOMETHING FUN THEY CAN DO IN THE
SUMMER. >> I GOT TO TELL YOU, ABOUT THIS
TIME OF YEAR WHEN I WAS ABOUT 14, THERE WAS THIS DARK CLOUD
OVER MY HEAD THAT IF YOU DON'T ACE THAT NEXT EXAM, YOU WILL BE
IN SUMMER SCHOOL. >> WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A
DIFFERENT KIND OF A SUMMER SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
>> SO IT'S NOT A DARK CLOUD? >> NO, IT'S NOT A DARK CLOUD.
>> SO I CAN SIT BACK AND RELAX AND ENJOY IT THEN.
>> IT'S NOT A CLOUD AT ALL. >> THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN
BEING SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE IS TO GO TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE. I JUST THOUGHT I'D LET YOU KNOW
THAT, SO I'VE BEEN A LITTLE NERVOUS HERE.
WHAT'S THE PROGRAM GOING TO BE? >> IT'S GOING TO BE AN ENRICH.
OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO COME IN AND LEARN AT GRADE LEVEL OR
ABOVE, EVEN. THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOTIVATED
THROUGH LOTS OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S ALIGN TO THE VIRGINIA
STANDARDS OF LEARNING AND THEN PARKS AND RECREATION WILL TAKE
OVER ABOUT MIDDAY AND THEY WILL BE DOING LOTS OF DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH PARKS AND REC, SO WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE THEM BREAKFAST AROUND 7:30 IN THE MORNING WHEN THEY COME IN
AND AROUND LUNCHTIME, WE FEED THEM LUNCH, BUT EVERY DAY THEY
RECEIVE DIFFERENT INSTRUCTION AT THEIR APPROPRIATE LEVEL SO WE
CAN MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND STRETCH THEM, SO WHEN SCHOOL
STARTS NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THEY WILL HAVE A JUMP.
>> BECAUSE SUMMER KIND OF IS A TURMOIL FOR THE EDUCATION
PROCESS, ISN'T IT? TAKING THAT TWO -- HOW MANY
MONTHS IS IT NOW THAT THEY TAKE OFF?
>> COUPLE OF MONTHS. >> SO THAT CAN BE A DRY SPELL,
CAN'T IT? >> IF STUDENTS DON'T LEARN
DURING THAT TIME, THEY LOSE A LOT.
OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SHOW SOME
GAINS, I THINK, WHEN THEY ENTER SCHOOL NEXT FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE
OF THIS EXPERIENCE. >> NOW, IS THERE ONE SCHOOL
THAT'S DOING THIS OR -- >> THERE ARE 13 SCHOOLS.
>> EXCUSE ME? >> 13 SCHOOLS IN COLLABORATION
WITH PARKS AND REC AND WE HAVE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH
SCHOOL PROGRAM ALSO. >> SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS I
REMEMBER FROM THE TRADITIONAL 14-YEAR-OLD DAYS ARE STILL
AROUND? >> THEY'RE STILL AROUND, YES,
YES. >> SO THERE'S SOME KID OUT THERE
SWEATING OUT THE NEXT PHYSICS CLASS.
>> YES. >> THEY'RE STILL AROUND.
>> STILL IN PLACE. >> SO THIS WILL RUN INDEPENDENT
OF THIS? >> THIS IS FOR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS, SO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND RECREATION IS FOR --
>> TO K-12 AND THE FOCUS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> YEAH. >> THAT'S ACTUALLY THE AGE WHERE
WE KNOW THERE'S A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND I THINK THE GOOD
THING IS THIS PROGRAM ACTUALLY FITS INTO THE CITY COUNCIL
PRIORITIES WITH LIFELONG LEARNING, AND LIFELONG LEARNING
ACTUALLY ENCOMPASSES THOSE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE KEY JOB SKILLS,
LIFE LEARNING SKILLS, LIFE SKILLS, AS WELL AS ACADEMIC
SKILLS, SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, ACTUALLY, NPS AND RPOS IS
BASICALLY TO PROVIDE A TOTAL PACKAGE FOR THE TOTAL CHILD.
IT'S NOT JUST BASED SOLELY OFF ACADEMICS AND NOT JUST BASED
SOLELY OFF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY STIMULATE BOTH
SIDES OF THE BRAIN FOR THOSE YOUTH THAT ARE IN THOSE
PROGRAMS. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS
COMMENTING ON ANOTHER SHOW THAT WE DID THAT GIVEN THE JOURNEY
THAT I'M ON WITH THE PHYSICAL FITNESS, I WISH SOMEBODY HAD
STIMULATED BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN -- NO, REALLY, BECAUSE
THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'M DOING NOW AT THE AGE OF 60 THAT I
WASN'T PLUGGED INTO BECAUSE THE SUMMER MONTHS MEANT TIME OFF.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. >> HOW CAN YOU PLUG INTO LITTLE
BOBBY BATCHER? >> WELL, WE WOULD UNDERSTAND
ACADEMICALLY WHERE YOU'RE ACHIEVING WHEN YOU COME IN.
>> OKAY. >> LET ME BE CLEAR THOUGH, THERE
ARE 100 SLOTS FOR EACH OF THOSE CENTERS.
>> OH. >> SO IT IS FOR STUDENTS THAT
HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTY ON THE VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF
LEARNING. IT'S A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM.
>> SO THIS IS NOT A REPLACEMENT OF SUMMER CAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT THEN? >> NO, BUT THERE ARE OTHER
SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS CAN REGISTER FOR AT
THEIR HOMESCHOOL. >> HOW DO YOU GET PLUGGED INTO
THIS PROGRAM THEN? >> THEY WILL BE IDENTIFIED.
100 STUDENTS FOR EACH SCHOOL WILL BE IDENTIFIED SO PARENTS
WILL RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT THEIR CHILD IS WELCOME AND INVITED TO
ATTEND. >> BUT IT'S AN OPTIONAL THING,
BUT THE PARENT REALLY OUGHT TO BE ENCOURAGED.
>> WE'RE GOING TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR
CHILDREN COME. >> THAT'S THE DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT STRONGLY ENCOURAGING.
>> LET ME GO BACK TO THAT WHOLE THING.
REMEMBER WHEN I SAD I WAS RELAXED?
NOT ANYMORE. >> IF THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE
INVITED DON'T COME, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF STUDENTS WAITING TO
FILL THE SEATS, SO I FEEL PRETTY SURE WE'LL HAVE MAXIMUM
PARTICIPATION. >> I THINK WE WILL TOO.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AND I THINK, BOB,
GETTING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LITTLE BOBBY BATCHER, YOU
GOT TO REMEMBER, BACK WHEN WE WENT TO SCHOOL, YOU WENT TO
SUMMER SCHOOL BECAUSE, ONE, YOU DIDN'T DO WELL DURING THE
REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, SO IT WAS MORE OF LIKE A PUNISHMENT AND
YOU GOT A CHANCE TO MISS OUT ON SUMMER ACTIVITIES.
SUMMER SCHOOL HAS CHANGED. SUMMER SCHOOL CAN ACTUALLY
ENHANCE YOU TO GRADUATE EARLIER AND ALSO IT CAN HELP WITH SOME
OF THE SUBLTS OR COURSES YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT YOU DON'T GET
A CHANCE TO TAKE DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, SO THE
SPINNINGS KIND OF DIFFERENT. THIS IS MORE -- SPIN IS KIND OF
DIFFERENT. THIS IS MORE OF AN OPTION OR
ELECTIVE, SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO RATHER THAN YOU'RE BEING
FORCED TO GO BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DO WELL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> SO LOOK FOR THAT LETTER FROM THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH
OF YOU FOR REALLY KIND OF LOOKING AT NEW WAYS OF GOING ON
A JOURNEY OF INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE THROUGH OUR KIDS.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT -- 100 SLOTS PER SCHOOL.
>> 100 PER SCHOOL. >> THAT'S AWESOME AND HOPEFULLY
WE'LL GET THE SLOTS FILLED. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE GO
FROM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TO TWO POLICE OFFICERS?
AND I'M NOT NERVOUS? FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR.
STAY TUNED. >>> THE FIRST DAY STEPPING ON
THE COURT, I COULDN'T KEEP UP. THAT MOTIVATED ME TO STEP UP MY
GAME. WHEN I REACH A GOAL, I SET A NEW
ONE THE NEXT DAY. AND MY NEXT GOAL IS TO GO TO
COLLEGE. MASTERING THE COURT TAKES
PERSISTENCE. SO DOES GETTING INTO COLLEGE.
I'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES. SO DO YOU.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
IT REALLY IS NEAT TO SEE OUR REC PROGRAM AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL
PROGRAM WORKING TOGETHER IN TANDEM FOR REALLY THE GOOD OF
THE COMMUNITY, SO IF YOU GET THAT LETTER FROM THE SCHOOLS,
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO IT. GET YOUR STUDENT INVOLVED, GET
THEM ENGAGED. YOU KNOW WHAT, GOING FROM
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO TWO POLICE OFFICERS,
I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
A NEW INITIATIVE, ON NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
JOHN HERNANDEZ, HOW IS IT GOING? >> GOING GREAT.
>> AND SERGEANT JEFF YOUNG, BOTH WITH THIRD PATROL DIVISION,
RIGHT? >> CORRECT.
>> I AM SO CONFUSED NOW. THERE'S THIRD PATROL DIVISION,
WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER ONES, AND WHO ARE THE
OTHER ONES? >> FIRST AND SECOND.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE. YOU GUYS ALWAYS MAKE IT SO EASY.
BUT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN JUST
CHASING BAD GUYS OR GIVING TICKETS, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. >> THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS
REALLY ALL ABOUT. YOU'RE NOT HERE TO GIVE ME A
TICKET OR ANYTHING. >> NO.
>> NOT TODAY. >> BUT YOU'VE GOT SOME NEW
TECHNOLOGY. >> YES, WE DO.
>> AND -- >> JUST LAUNCHED THIS WEEK
CALLED THE MY PD APP. >> AGAIN, VERY CREATIVE NAME.
>> IT'S -- I THINK IT'S AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, BUT IN
THIS AREA, I THINK CHESAPEAKE AND NORFOLK ARE THE ONLY TWO
DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE SIGNED ON WITH IT SO FAR AND YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD IT TO BOTH iPHONE AND ANDROID DEVICES, AND IT'S GOT
INTERACTIVITY WITH YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK.
YOU CAN GET UPDATES FROM THE NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT
FACEBOOK PAGE SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR PHONE.
YOU CAN SHARE TIPS AND LEADS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
THROUGH THE APP. IT'S GOT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
ALL THE CAPTAINS OF THE PRECINCTS AND THE OTHER
DIVISIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO THERE'S A LOT OF
INFORMATION AVAILABLE JUST THROUGH THE APP ITSELF AS WELL.
>> SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO -- IT'S A TWO-WAY DIALOGUE THROUGH
THE APP, YOU CAN SHARE TIPS. >> YES, AND RECEIVE INFORMATION
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE AND WHAT NOT.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE ENGAGEMENT TO ME.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR. >> SPEAKING OF THIRD -- I
REMEMBER GOING TO A MEETING ANNOUNCING THE RESTRUCTURING AND
THE NEW 12-HOUR SHIFT AND THAT. THERE WAS A WORD USED THIS THAT
I'VE NEVER HEARD REFERENCED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE AND
IT WENT -- KIND OF MADE THAT MOVE FROM PARTNERSHIP TO
RELATIONSHIP? AND REALLY, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE
OUT THERE DOING NOW IS DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RIGHT?
>> UH-HUH. >> WHAT'S THAT MEAN TO YOU GUYS
WHEN I SAY THAT? >> WELL, TO ME, IT'S ALL ABOUT
ASSISTING THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN'T REALLY DO THAT WITHOUT
HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY IN ONE OF MY NEIGHBORHOODS, THE PARK PLACE
NEIGHBORHOOD, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF JUST -- A LOT OF
PARTICIPATION BY THE RESIDENTS, KIND OF OWNING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION. AND THAT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE IF
WE WERE STRANGERS. THEY WOULD BE LESS COMFORTABLE
COMING TO ME WITH SOMETHING THAT -- A CONCERN OR MAYBE EVEN
A TIP OR A HINT ON HOW TO DO THINGS, SO THEY -- I REALLY
APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT AND WITHOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP, THERE
IS NO INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. >> I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ONE
BUILDING IN PARTICULAR THAT WAS A MULTIFAMILY UNIT THAT HAD
BECOME A REAL NUISANCE NOT JUST TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THE
WHOLE CITY. AND THERE WAS A STRATEGIC
APPROACH THERE THAT WORKED, DIDN'T IT?
>> IT DID AND IT INVOLVED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY AND A
LOT OF RESIDENTS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT WAS ALL
ABOUT, WOULDING TOGETHER AND THAT WAS THE -- IT WAS ALL ABOUT
WORKING TOGETHER AND THAT WAS THE LESSON TAKEN IN PART.
SITTING DOWN, CREATING A PLAN, EVERYBODY KNEW THEIR ROLE AS FAR
AS THE CITIZENS WITH THE POLICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY AND
CITY MANAGER. I MEAN, IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT
FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF COORDINATION.
>> WHAT WAS REALLY COOL ABOUT THAT WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO
EVERYBODY KIND OF POINTED TO AND SAID -- REALLY WANTED TO BE PART
OF THE SOLUTION. ONCE THEY SAT DOWN AT THE TABLE.
>> MM-HMM. >> SO, OKAY, BUT WHAT'S CHESS
GOT TO DO WITH IT? I MEAN, I KEEP HEARING YOUR NAME
ASSOCIATED WITH CHESS. YOU'RE THE NEW BOBBY FISHER OF
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? >> IT'S ALL ABOUT STRATEGY, IT'S
ALL ABOUT THINKING AHEAD, MANNING OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO -- MAPPING OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND FORESEEING THE
POSSIBILITIES AND THE RESULTS. >> SO YOU TAKE A 14-YEAR-OLD OFF
THE STREET AND TEACH THEM CHESS? >> WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE
WORKING WITH TOO, WITH THE -- WITH LISA SUE HAY, THEY CALL IT
A NICE INITIATIVE. IT STANDS FOR NORFOLK INITIATIVE
FOR CHESS EXCELLENCE, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT TEACHING THE KIDS
ABOUT PLANNING AHEAD. IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
CHESS, ALTHOUGH CHESS IS A GREAT TOOL FOR TEACHING.
THINK THREE MOVES AHEAD. IF I DO THIS, THEN IT MIGHT LEAD
TO THIS, MIGHT LEAD TO THIS. WELL, IF WE CAN INSTILL THAT IN
THEM AND GET THEM THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE, GET THEM THINKING ABOUT
THEIR CAREERS, GET THEM THINKING AHEAD, THEN IT MAKES IT A LOT
EASIER WHEN YOU HAVE A PLAN. >> JEFF, HOW DOES -- WHEN WE
TALK COMMUNITY POLICING, WE TALK ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS,
HOW DOES THAT JIVE WITH WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE ACADEMY?
ISN'T IT ABOVE THIS STUFF? >> NO, OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS
TO PROVIDE POLICE SERVICES RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY, SO WE HAVE TO BE OUT THERE AND HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE, TO KNOW WHERE
TO PUT OUR RESOURCES AND WHAT THEIR PROBLEMS ARE THAT ARE
GOING TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE
SEEN THE MOST SUCCESS IN SOLVING CRIMES AND ADDRESSING ISSUES IS
WHEN WE GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHEN THEY GIVE US
TIPS AND TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. >> THERE'S ALL ABOUT BUILDING
THAT TRUST AND THAT RELATIONSHIP.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> SPEAKING OF TRUST AND
RELATIONSHIP, WE'RE ABOUT READY TO GO TO ANOTHER SEGMENT THAT'S
GOT SOME FRIENDS OF YOURS THAT ARE COMING.
DO YOU HAVE WORDS OF WISDOM FOR PEOPLE IN OUR QUALITY
NEIGHBORHOODS? THERE'S A MAJOR COMPONENT.
>> THEY'RE A GREAT ASSET TO US. WE CAN PARTNER WITH THEM AND
THEY HELP US ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND
PROPERTIES THAT ARE CRIME ISSUES AT WELL, A LOT OF TIMES IT
EASIER TO TAKE THAT APPROACH TO GET ACTION STARTED AND USING THE
CODES ENFORCEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CODES AND STUFF,
SO THEY'RE A GREAT PARTNER. >> AND NOT FOR GO BACK TO CHESS,
BUT WE ALL PLAY A ROLE, LIKE ANY PIECE ON THE CHESSBOARD, WE ALL
PLAY A ROLE AND WITHOUT THOSE PIECES, YOU CAN'T WIN THE GAME,
SO -- >> SO WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE
GOING TO INTRODUCE THE OTHER PIECES AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO
SAY ABOUT YOU GUYS. STAY TUNED FOR MORE TALK ABOUT
QUALITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE ROLE YOU CAN PLAY.
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>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I GOT THE TWO GUESTS ON THE SHOW WHO GOT INTRODUCED IN THE LAST
SEGMENT BY POLICE OFFICERS. DOES THAT SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
SHERRY JOHNSON AND LORENZO HARRIS?
HOW DO THE POLICE KNOW YOU SO WELL?
>> BECAUSE WE'RE PARTNERS! >> THERE WE GO.
>> THERE WE GO. >> NOT PARTNERS THIS CRIME, BUT
WE ARE PARTNERS IN HEALTHY, SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT REALLY HAS BEEN OUR NEW
APPROACH, ENLIVENED APPROACH TO DEALING WITH WHAT HAVE BEEN
NUISANCES, RIGHT? >> RIGHT.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SOMETHING SO MUCH, YOU KNOW,
NEW, BOB, BUT I THINK CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY MANAGER
COMING ON BOARD, ONE OF THE THINGS IS WE'RE ENHANCING THAT
AND REALLY SEEING THE VALUES OF REALLY WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE
WHAT HAPPENS IS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, CRIME AND CODE
VIOLATIONS WILL SOMETIMES GO TOGETHER.
AND WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER. SO THAT HOUSE THAT REALLY IS
LOOKING A LITTLE UNSAVORY WILL HAVE SOME OF THOSE NUISANCE
VIOLATIONS THAT WE CAN HELP OUT, THE OFFICERS CAN IDENTIFY AND WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER. >> AND GOING BACK AND WE TALKED
WITH HERNANDEZ ABOUT THE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY --
>> RIGHT. >> -- THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT --
TALKED ABOUT FOR WHAT? YEARS.
AND IT WAS A SINGLE SOLUTION, THE CITY DOING SOMETHING ABOUT
IT AND IT WAS BRINGING ALL THE PARTNERS TOGETHER THAT REALLY
HELPED? >> CORRECT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FORMULATING A PARTNERSHIP
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL AFFECTED BY IT, SO IN ORDER TO SOLVE IT, WE
NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> AND WHAT YOU MENTIONED BEFORE, THOUGH, ONE OF THE
PIECES THAT WE MAY HAVE BEEN MISSING IN THE CITY IS REALLY,
WITH THE NEIGHBORS BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS, IS NEIGHBORS TAG
RESPONSIBILITIES A LIKE YOU -- TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, AND WE
BROUGHT THAT PROPERTY OWNER IN AND GAVE HIM SOME OPTIONS AND HE
WAS CERTAINLY WILLING TO WORK WITH US.
>> OKAY, SO LET ME CUT RIGHT TO THE CHASE, PARDON THE PUN.
TALL GRASS AND WEEDS. IS THERE A SOLUTION?
>> CONCRETE, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT. YOU KNOW, THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,
IT REALLY -- AND ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK OR SO, IT'S BEEN SPRINGING
UP. YOU KNOW, IN THE CITY OF
NORFOLK, 12 INCHES OR MORE IS TALL WEEDS AND GRASS AND IT IS
AN ORDINANCE THAT WE ENFORCE. 12 INCHES IS ALMOST A WHEAT
FIELD, SO THAT'S PRETTY TALL, SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU SEE,
IF THEY'RE GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WANT YOU TO
CALL US AND LET US KNOW. YOU CAN USE THE CALL CENTER,
664-6510, TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE HOUSE THAT MAY HAVE
TALL GRASS. A LOT OF HOUSES WITH THE
RECESSION ARE FORECLOSED OR VACANT, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM.
>> SO YOU CAN PLUG IN THROUGH THE CALL CENTER AND FIND OUT
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE, BUT WHAT ABOUT KNOCKING ON THE DOOR IF
SOMEBODY IS LIVING THERE? >> THAT'S PART OF IT TOO.
PART OF IT IS INSPECTORS GETTING OUT AND TALKING AND
COMMUNICATING WITH THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THE PARTNERSHIP, YOU
KNOW, STANDS WITH THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST GO OUT AND WRITE A VIOLATION AND DISAPPEAR.
IF WE CAN GET THE NEIGHBORS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WHAT THEY'RE
DOING IS -- 12 INCHES OF CUTTING THE GRASS, MAKING SURE THE
NEIGHBORS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE GRASS AND NOT
THE CITY. THAT'S REALLY OUR GOAL AND THE
GOAL OVERALL IS REALLY COMPLIANCE.
>> AND AS A NEIGHBOR, THAT'S ONE THING, YOU KNOW, WE SAY.
IF SOMEBODY'S GARBAGE HAS BEEN LEFT OUT, GO CHECK ON THEM.
OUR BEST RESOURCE IN FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IS KNOCKING ON
THAT NEIGHBOR'S DOOR. HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH JOE OR
BETTY DOWN THE STREET? YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET INFORMATION
THAT WAY TO GET A CONTACT. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT INFORMATION,
SHERRY. I KNOW YOU AND I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF DOING A CODE WORKSHOP AND IT WAS REALLY KIND
OF INSIGHTFUL BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THE NUANCES OF WHAT
IT WAS ABOUT AND INSTEAD OF BEING AN ENFORCEMENT THING, THEY
SAW IT AS A WAY OF ENHANCING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER THEY
GOT DONE WITH THE TRAINING. >> AS AN INFORMATIVE WAY BECAUSE
THE CODES ARE REALLY BASED ON MAKING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHY
AND SAFE. YOU KNOW, SO YOU DON'T HAVE 42
INOPERABLE VEHICLES LAYING AROUND CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES AND ATTRACTING RATS. IT'S A BENEFIT THERE.
WE'RE THIS IS THERE JUST TO DO ENFORCEMENT.
>> I WAS ON FACEBOOK THE OTHER DAY AND SAW THERE WAS A
COMMERCIAL VENDOR GUY THAT HAD GOTTEN A TICKET FROM US FOR
HAVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AND HE WENT ONLINE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
IT. BY THE TIME I GOT TO HIS
POSTING, THERE WERE 85 COMMENTS AND HALF OF THEM WERE SAYING
THAT'S THE ORDINANCE. >> SO HOW DOES SOMEBODY FIND OUT
WHAT THESE ORDINANCES ARE? HOW CAN THEY GET INFORMED?
>> THEY'RE ONLINE. YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO NORFOLK
ONLINE -- >> TO THE FRONT PAGE.
>> TO THE WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN PULL UP THE ORDINANCE AND IT
STATES RIGHT THERE, ALL THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.
>> AND IT'S IN ENGLISH, IT REALLY IS.
YOU MIGHT NOT THINK IT IS, BUT IT IS.
OKAY, AGAIN, IT'S DEVELOPING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND GETTING
PLUGGED IN. >> MM-HMM.
>> AND THEN THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY OF GOING NEXT DOOR AND
KNOCKING. >> IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU GET.
>> SHERRY, YOU'RE USUALLY ON AT THE LASS SEGMENT AND I THINK
YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING THE SHOW AND ON THE SHOW ENOUGH TO KNOW
HOW I'M GOING TO CLOSE. >> MM-HMM.
>> CAN YOU LOOK INTO CAMERA NUMBER ONE?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ON TV-48, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, GIVE US A HOLLER AT --
>> 664-6510, THE NORFOLK CARES IMPACT CALL CENTER.
>> AND AS USUAL, IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE IN NORFOLK
JUST BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOU AND YOU.
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