Flint reports largest police recruit class in a decade, reactivates youth PATH center

Chief Terrence Green told listeners the department's current recruit class is the largest in a decade and credited higher wages and recently settled labor agreements for improved staffing and morale. "The Flint Police Officers Association ... ratified their tentative agreement a 100%." the chief said, and he added that contracts for captains, lieutenants and sergeants have been settled.

Mayor Neely emphasized the city's focus on prevention through youth engagement, citing the reactivated PATH center at Haskell and mentoring by Sergeant Paul Spann at the Powell Police Athletic Center. The mayor and chief said officers receive mandatory mental-health support after traumatic incidents; the chief referenced the recent Tahari Knox case as an example of a difficult scene that prompted additional supports for first responders.