Project Green Light Camera Outages and Unsolved Homicide Cases
At a glance
- What: Several families of homicide victims (including the parents of Lawrence Harvey Morris Jr.) and other speakers said cameras near the scenes were not working or had no footage, and that they had no answers on investigations or prosecutions. Commissioner Bowman asked who is accountable for monitoring city-owned cameras.
- Department response: The deputy chief said a daily audit covers Project Green Light locations through the crime intelligence unit, that business owners own and pay for those cameras and share video by agreement, and that a four-person team handles outages. The department will put together a written process. Vice Chair Watts asked for quarterly audit results. A homicide lieutenant was sent to meet the Morris family, and an assistant chief described the handoff to the Wayne County prosecutor.
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Sources
Log
- 2026-10-22 - Board of Police Commissioners - Public comment from victims' families; board asked for a written camera-accountability process.