Creating an Action Agenda for a Safer Community and a Positive Future for our Youth

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Creating an Action Agenda
for a Safer Community and a
Positive Future for our Youth
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Timeline
Teens Charged with Manslaughter A Rowan County
grand jury indicted five former East Rowan High
students and another teen Monday, accusing them
of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted
in the death of a China Grove man killed while
riding his moped. The grand jury indicted the
following on involuntary manslaughter and duty of
passenger to remain at the scene of an accident.
They are Brandon Heathcliff Lowery, Rachel
Ann Miller, Derek Ryan Talbert, Patsy
Elizabeth Morgan and Alstin Lee Vanderford.
Eric Gregory Taylor was indicted on a charge of
involuntary manslaughter as well as felonious hit
and run/failure to remain at the scene. Taylor
is named as the driver in the indictment and thus
faces charges different from the others. The
indictment said the teens "unlawfully and
feloniously did kill and slay" Michael Jason
Brown. Brown, 27, of Lentz Road, China Grove,
was riding his and
He was a good kid Friends and Family of
14-Year-Old Stabbed Monday Night Mourn the
Loss By Salisbury Post Reporters Shavonne Potts,
Scott Jenkins and Holly Lee
Salisbury Police say they have found the knife
they believe a 15-year-old Salisbury youth used
to stab a 14-year-old Salisbury High School
student. The student, Brooklyn A.P. Jones, died
on the way to Carolinas Medical Center in
Charlotte Monday night. Police Chief Mark
Wilhelm said they found a pocketknife along
Bringle Ferry Road. The 15-year-old remains in a
juvenile facility in Alexander County. This is
the second murder of the new year in Rowan
County. Jones' family and fellow students
mourned his death Tuesday. Wilhelm said Jones'
bike had been stolen, and the two teens argued
about the bike before the stabbing.
February 5, 2007
February 1, 2007
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• Outcome 2 Improve neighborhoods and safety for
  all areas of the City
• 1. Implement the Jersey City neighborhood plan
  
• Identify and initiate an impact project as part
  of the North Main Street Small Area Plan
• Address gang activity in Salisbury through gang
  awareness, education, information sharing and
  enforcement

City Council Adopts Goal Addressing Gang Activity
Subsequent to Citys Future Directions and Goal
Setting Conference held on February 16, 2007
March 6, 2007
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13-Year-Old Girl Killed in Shooting Salisbury
Post Reporter Mark Wineka Salisbury Police were
looking to interview at least four suspects
connected to Friday night's shooting death of a
13-year-old girl who was attending a large party
at the J.C. Price American Legion Post off Old
Wilkesboro Road. Early this morning, Police
Chief Mark Wilhelm identified the victim as
Treasure Kiara Symone Feamster, a Knox Middle
School student who lived at 825 Carpenter Circle.
She died of one gunshot wound to her upper body.
Rescue workers tried CPR on Feamster in the
parking lot, but she was pronounced dead on her
arrival at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Police
had to deal with large crowds at both the Legion
and outside the hospital's emergency room.
Wilhelm said investigators think the gun used to
kill Feamster was a small-caliber, semi-automatic
weapon. Several shell casings were recovered at
the scene. The suspects police were looking for
ranged in age from 14 to 21. No descriptions of
the suspects were released. Police received a
911 call at 1115 p.m. Friday saying there was a
large group of people outside the J.C. Price
Legion arguing and that
Salisbury Post Photographer Jon C. Lakey
March 17, 2007
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Council Addresses Gang Activity Begins to plan
for Summit
March 21, 2007
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Salisbury-Rowan United Summit, June 14, 2007


Nearly 500 Participating at 2 Locations


(Left) Captain Mark Thompson records for D/C
Geters group. (Right) Captain Smith and D/C
Morris confer with their panel during the
exercise.
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Summit Part 1 Information Awareness


Brian Beatty, Secretary of NC Crime Control
Public Safety
Salisbury Mayor Susan Kluttz

Rowan County Commission Chairman Arnold
Chamberlain
Salisbury Police Officer Gangs Division, Todd
Sides

(Left) Captain Mark Thompson records for D/C
Geters group. (Right) Captain Smith and D/C
Morris confer with their panel during the
exercise.
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Summit Part 2 Focus Groups



Citizen Feedback

(Left) Captain Mark Thompson records for D/C
Geters group. (Right) Captain Smith and D/C
Morris confer with their panel during the
exercise.
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Summit Feedback
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Resolution Adoption
City council adopts resolution in support of NC
House Bill 274 Street Gang Prevention Act.
June 19, 2007
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Salisbury hosts NC Metropolitan Coalition Mayors
press conference in support of state anti-gang
legislation. 
July 2, 2007
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NC Metropolitan Coalition Unveils Resolution
Supporting The Street Gang
Prevention Act
Supported by all 23 Members of the Coalition
Representing over 2.5 Million Citizens And the
North Carolina League of Municipalities
respresenting an additional 517 Cities,Towns
Villages
July 2, 2007
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Summit
NEXT STEPS
The
In Creating an Action Agenda for a SAFER
Community and a Positive Future for Youth  
www.salisburync.gov/positiveyouth/
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8 Action Agenda Focus Areas
Identified through citizen feedback at June 07
Summit
Jobs/Job Training
Schools School Programs
Law Enforcement Support Programs
Tutoring/Mentoring
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8 Action Agenda Focus Areas
Identified through citizen feedback at June 07
Summit
Parenting Classes
Recreational Opportunities
Community Awareness
Faith-Based Initiatives
News 1490 WSTP
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Through community fun day events, the City of
Salisbury strives to offer education for all
ages, positive youth opportunities and an
affirmative family experience
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Creating a Safer Community and a Positive Future
for our Youth