Tucson police discuss positions on calls to 'defund police'

WANT POLICE DEPARTMENTSDEFUNDED -- AND DISBANDED.GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FORJOINING US -- I'M VALERIECAVAZOS.

PAT HAS THE NIGHTOFF.WHEN PROTESTORS CALL TO"DEFUND THE POLICE" -- WHATDOES THAT REALLY MEAN?

AND ISIT A VIABLE OPTION?

KGUN9'SROGELIO MARES SPOKE TO SOMEEXPERTS ON THE SUBJECT -- ANDBREAKS IT DOWN FOR US.

0-10 10- 19 20 - 27 28 - 36 37 - ENDTRT - 1:39 SOQLAST SUNDAY POLICE DEPARTMENTSACROSS THE STATE WERE ORDEREDNY GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY TOENFORCE A CURFEW.

SOT WAS ITEFFECTIVE?

'WAS IT EFFECTIVE?'IT ALLOWED US TO MAKE SOMEARRESTS WHERE ORDINARILY WEWOULD HAVE MADE SOME ARRESTSON MORE SERIOUS CRIMES.

14SECASSISTANT CHIEF KEVIN HALLSAYS WHERE VIOLATORS COULDHAVE BEEN CHARGED WITHRESISTING ARREST, DISORDERLYCONDUCT OR ASSAULTING OFFICERS-- THEY WERE ONLY CHARGED WITHVIOLATING CURFEW.

T-P-D TELLSKGUN9 17 CURFEW RELATEDARRESTS WERE MADE.

SOT WE ONLYMADE ARRESTS FOR CURFEW ON TWONIGHTS OUT OF THE ENTIRELIFESPAN OF THE CURFEW ORDER.06SEC MAYOR REGINA ROMEROCOMMENTED THE DAY THE CURFEWWAS ORDERED THAT IT WAS DONESO ON A SHORT NOTICE FROMPHOENIX... CHIEF HALL AGREES.SOT I THINK THE ORDER WASDRAWN OUT VERY QUICKLY.

I'MNOT SURE IF THE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE HAD TIME TO REACH OUTTO ALL OF THE DIFFERENTJURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THESTATE.

11SEC HALL SAYS THEDEPARTMENT COULD HAVE USEDMORE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THELEGAL ASPECTS OF ENFORCING ACURFEW.

SOT AND HAVE OURATTORNEY'S DECIDE OR AT LEASTGIVE US SOME GUIDANCE ON THEENFORCEMENT OF IT.

06SEC ACURFEW HAD ALREADY BEENDISCUSSED WITH CITY LEADERS --ACCORDING TO HALL -- BEFORETHE GOVERNOR'S ORDER.

WHERE WEGO NOW?

HALL SAYS HE TRUSTSTHE PEOPLE OF TUCSON TO KEEPANY FUTURE DEMONSTRATIONSPEACEFUL NOW THAT THEY DON'THAVE TO GO HOME BY 8 P-M.

SOTI THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVEFORWARD JUST AS WE HAD BEFORETHE CURFEW.

THIS WAS VERY ALIMITED, TEMPORARY TOOL F UTILI