Restler raises concern about officers stationed at retail store for CompStat

Pet peeve of mine.

We have a, I think, global international retailer.

I won't shout them out here, but they're from Canada.

They're based in our district.

They kind of famously have policies that around no chase, no intervention policy when people steal from them.

And so in one of my precincts,

three or four commanding officers in a row have made the same staffing decision where they stationed two cops outside of this business all day, every day.

And as I understand it, it's for CompStat purposes that it's to try to reduce the

that's coming from that business to drive down.

And it's just like for me, I would much rather have those two cops in the heart of downtown Brooklyn rather than standing outside of this business, keeping the whole neighborhood safe, rather than doing the bidding, you know, basically working for free.

Well, officers should not be doing, if you're implying that they're doing like private detail.

I'm not.

I mean, I think they're functioning as a private detail, but I think that the reason that three or four

commanding officers in a row, so I'm not showing, throwing any specific commanding officer under the bus, that they've stationed them outside of this business is because the business has a no-chase, no-intervention policy on thefts.

And so to reduce the number of thefts so their crime set numbers aren't bad, they just keep two of the officers in front of this freaking store every day.

So the department will talk to you about that.

So they should not be stationary in front of a store.

They more than tell early for, you know, an amount of time.

All day, every day.

And you know the business.

I know exactly.

You know who I'm talking about.

I know exactly who you're talking about.

Some people here might have, I thought it was closer.

It should be at least a block foot post where those officers walk up and down the block.

There are times that they're going to stop.

Inside a mall.

I understand.

I'll be square more.

Very well versed on it.

With, you know, the CompStat message that you sent, I will tell you this.

The message from myself, the chief of department, and all the executives is, you do not run your command for CompStat.

If you run your command for CompStat, you will no longer be a commander.

It's a process.

And the process is at the right place, but I understand your concerns.

I love CompStat.

I'm not here to criticize CompStat.

I just think that when we're managing toward it, we have problems.

I appreciate your comments, and I hope you look into this issue involving this corporation that you know well across the city, because I can't imagine I'm the only one who sees it.

I understand.

Thank you.

Thank you.