Pubdate: Tue, 24 May 2005
Source: High Point Enterprise (NC)
Copyright: 2005 High Point Enterprise
Contact:  http://www.hpe.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/576
Author: Lance Benzel

LOCAL POLICE PROGRAM TAKES SPOTLIGHT

GREENSBORO - The anti-drug strategy police launched in West End last year
will be showcased at a national law enforcement conference in Greensboro
this week.

High Point police will present the initiative at the 29th annual Law
Enforcement Management Training Conference and Exposition.

That puts the department among a pool of 30 public agencies chosen to
deliver presentations, according to Dave Mulholland, a spokesman for the
International Association of Chiefs of Police, the organizer.

Twice that number applied to participate, he estimated.

"We're very selective about the workshops we do, so to make it into the
conference as a presenter, I would say is pretty prestigious," Mulholland
said Monday night.

The event opens today at the Sheraton Four Seasons Greensboro Convention
Center and concludes Friday.

High Point police Maj. Marty Sumner and crime analyst Lee Hunt are scheduled
to speak on behalf of the department at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

They will show how the department joined technology, policing and community
involvement to cut violent crime and drug crime in West End by nearly 40
percent.

The presentation also will touch on successes reported by residents in the
Daniel Brooks Homes area, where the same effort began April 5.

"It shows that it wasn't just a magic bullet in that part of town (West End)
and it can be duplicated," Sumner said.

Greensboro police Chief David Wray will be among the speakers at opening
ceremonies, set to begin today.

Among the highlights will be a panel discussion on information sharing
strategies with senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security
and U.S. Department of Justice, officials said.
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