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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department launched a program Monday that will equip its officers with body-worn cameras over the next six months. |
Sgt. Tommy Thompson told KTAR News 92.3 FM that approximately 230 officers in the Maryvale precinct will use the equipment over the next 30 days to work out the kinks. |
Once it is assured that they are functioning properly, Thompson said they will be rolled out to the rest of the 1,600 officers in the department. |
The Phoenix City Council voted in February to approve a contract that set the department up to receive the body cameras. |
The program with Axon Enterprise Inc. is expected to cost about $16.7 million over five years. |
Thompson said Monday’s move is a huge jump from the number of body cameras that were issued. |
There were about 300 body cameras within the department, up from 18 when they were first introduced in 2011. |
Executive Assistant Chief Michael Kurtenbach told KTAR News that the cameras will hopefully prevent officers from making mistakes while on the job. |
“As long as we are required to recruit from the human race, we’re going to be fallible,” he said. |
“Officers make mistakes and there are times also when they’re in very high stress situations, they might not remember to turn the camera on,” he continued. |
Antonio Coleman is CEO of the Coleman Marketing Group. |
Describe what you do in one sentence: I put my clients’ businesses in front of their targeted audience by using creative online marketing. |
Well, what I love to do more than anything is spend time with my 13- and 11-year-old daughter and son. They are very active in sports, so I’m always coaching them and their teams if I have the time to volunteer. |
Overall, I love this maybe more knowing that I’m helping them to become better people in society. |
What’s your favorite classic piece of literature and why? |
“Rich Dad Poor Dad.” That book has changed my life ever since I read it for the first time years ago. Robert put together something that has not only helped my life but millions of others. Even today, I have the audio versions of it and listen to it all of the time when traveling or working out. |
Just those words coming from his “rich dad” still to this day light a fire underneath me to keep pushing forward. |
Plus, I would like to add the book “The Millionaire Next Door” — now, this is a really old book on showing how to live conservatively and still get the most out of life. If you haven’t read it, I suggest that you check it out. |
Are you the first entrepreneur in your family? |
Yes. At least, I can say I’m the first to actively take my dreams from a thought to reality. My family is the best in world (if you ask me) due to the fact they are all 100 percent supportive of my goals. Even though I’m the first, I’m definitely not the last because my daughter is showing some signs of entrepreneurshi... |
Why’d you decide to join your company? |
I wanted to fill that need in society to help people who are willing to grow their business with creative marketing. |
What I wanted to do is educate people in a manner that suits them the best. Helping people is something that I get the most joy out of more than anything in this world. Seeing the smiles of those whom I help is what makes all of this worth it. |
Describe a time when you felt particularly insecure about the future of your company. How did you bounce back? |
I would say back in 2009 when my business got turned upside down from my own actions. I lost a lot of my business back then only due to the fact that I put all of my eggs into one basket. It took me some years to rebound from that major downfall, but once I did, it’s pretty much been smooth sailing ever since. |
All I did was restructure the way that I marketed and presented my company online and offline. Now, since changing a few things here and there, I’m able to really feel 100 percent confident about the future of my company. |
What would you describe as your company’s biggest victory since you joined it? |
That victory can be summed up in just being able to continue to work with highly professional people. Without this victory I wouldn’t be able to carry on my business as effectively as I do. Honestly, in the game of marketing, there are never any victories, really, because everyday seems like a game that never ends. |
I will say that it’s a blessing to be doing something that I love to do and be able to share my experience with those who need it. Just that alone is a victory for me and business owners who seek out my expertise. |
What’s been the biggest obstacle your business has encountered, and how have you dealt with it? |
This is somewhat of a touchy subject, but I’m not going to overlook it like it’s not there. You see, being a minority in this world of marketing, it can be a little difficult for people to trust you. This is something that I’ve had to endure for a number of years, from bad emails to horrible comments on my site. |
This is just the reality of doing business on any level: You will come across people who don’t care too much for you. The way I deal with it is by just being myself and showing people that I know what it takes to market their business. Give everyone the tools they need to succeed, and hope that’s enough to change the n... |
What puzzles you most about the industry? |
how little people know about local online marketing. It puzzles me, but I feel like I’m the one guy on this planet who can come into this space and educate people on the correct manner of how to get those real estate leads. This is something that bothers me a lot, but I’m very confident that with a little educating I c... |
What is the most important lesson you’ve learned about building a business? |
One of the biggest lessons that I have learned over the years about building any sort of business, no matter if it’s online or offline, is that you must stay consistent. This is the key to success. You must know what works and how to keep pushing that task or action so that you can reap the benefits. |
I see so many people running from marketing company to marketing company thinking the poor services are the reasons why they’re not being successful. What I’ve learned is that if you have a business and you want to take it to the next level you must make a sacrifice to continue to educate yourself. |
Just know that this will be a long ride, so be patient if you really truly want to see success in the long run. I stress this over and over to business owners every day: Be patient and keep being consistent. |
What’s the most overrated real estate technology? |
Wow, this is a hard one for me because I started in real estate back in the early 2000s so I’ve had the chance to see the evolution of the industry just from the marketing standpoint. What I say is that the most overrated technology for me as of today, from talking to hundreds of Realtors, investors and brokers, is the... |
I’m not a big fan of squeeze pages on your real estate website. It’s not professional, if you ask me, and it doesn’t serve a big purpose. I see so many real estate people using them, and I just cringe when I come across them knowing that they’re not used in the right manner. |
If you want to capture leads on your real estate website, don’t ask for their information upfront. Always educate your potential lead, and then allow them the opportunity to give you their information. It’s not smart marketing to ask for that upfront without building some sort of a relationship with them first. |
This is a part of the new real estate technology I think is hurting tons of real estate people across the world, and they have to make an adjustment if they want to really take their business to an all-new level. |
How will the role of the real estate agent change over the next five years? |
Personally, I think starting now, real estate agents need to start becoming more of an educator versus a salesman. I know that you as a real estate agent need be more of a person who will be willing to sit down and talk about the options. |
If agents can take the role of educators versus just showing properties or listing them and crossing their fingers hoping that it sells, then they will start to see more success. I’m looking to transform the old-school real estate agent who just knows how to close deals to the agent who is up to-date on marketing, onli... |
The Realtor who has the knowledge to provide the best service possible to their clients has that knowledge due to the fact that they’re being educated themselves. Unfortunately, I come across so many agents who have not a clue on how to grow their client base. Hopefully, through a lot of hard work on my part and the co... |
What motivates you more: power or money? |
Has to be power. Not in the light of having to control something but more in the manner of knowing I can achieve something no matter the obstacle. Power gives you options that sometimes money doesn’t provide for you. So if I had to choose one, it would be power over money any day of week. |
What is your biggest professional fear? |
You see, I know that if I get that turning feeling in my stomach, then I know that this is something that I need to be doing. Fear is a good thing for everyone, but who embraces it and tackles those fears are the ones who reap the benefits of it. So I would say public specking is my biggest fear, but I’m ready to tackl... |
What is your biggest personal fear? |
One of the biggest personal fears I have today is just having enough time in the day for family. Running any business can take away a lot of time from those you love until you reach a certain level. Managing my time is something that I stress about a lot but I seem to have gotten a little better at doing it. |
That is something we all must do is not only give 110 percent into our companies, but making sure we take out time to spend with family. Yes, we sometimes have to sacrifice a lot of time on new projects or clients, but knowing the middle ground is what will allow you to have the best of both worlds. |
Whom do you respect most in the industry? |
I respect Brandon and Joshua from BiggerPockets.com. Their website is strictly for those who are into the real estate industry and looking for a place to learn. I’ve met some many great people from their real estate website that gave me the chance to pass on my knowledge to them. |
This is all from the platform that they have created, which is giving the average real estate investor all of the tools that they need to succeed. This is something that you don’t see every day online, so my respect for both of them is extremely high. |
Are you a leader in the real estate industry who’d like to participate in our profile series? Email amber@inman.com. |
A former Ball State student is accused of stabbing another man in the chest at a Muncie home. |
MUNCIE, Ind. – An ex-Ball State University student was charged this week with stabbing another man in the chest. |
Jacob E. Rabinowitz, 20 – now of Westfield, N.J. – was arrested last Nov. 19 after he allegedly entered a Muncie home and attacked the man, with the blade of Rabinowitz’s knife striking one of the victim’s lungs. |
The target of the attack told Muncie police he was at his girlfriend’s house when he heard a knock at the door. |
“The victim said he opened the door, a male came into the residence, briefly encountered the victim’s girlfriend in her bathroom and then lunged at the victim,” investigator Jami Brown wrote in a report. |
The woman told authorities “she heard Jake Rabinowitz’s voice while she was in the bathroom,” but did not witness the stabbing. |
Rabinowitz also threw a knife onto the ground, a witness said. |
Brown wrote that Rabinowitz, taken into custody at the residence hall, did not appear to be capable of providing police with a statement. He smelled of alcohol, “was difficult to wake and unsteady on his feet,” she added. |
He was examined at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital before being taken to the Delaware County jail, and was later released. |
The charge filed this week in Delaware Circuit Court 2 – battery with a deadly weapon – is a Level 5 felony carrying a standard three-year prison term. Judge Kimberly Dowling set an initial hearing in the case for April 27. |
Ball State officials this week confirmed Rabinowitz was a student at the university last fall, but said he was no longer enrolled there. |
Two Palestinian fighters including a leader of the armed wing of Islamic Jihad have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza City. |
An Israeli helicopter late on Thursday fired a rocket at a car in which the two were traveling in the eastern Zaitun area of the city. |
An Israeli spokesman confirmed the strike, saying "an aerial operation succeeded in killing Hazim Arhim, who was preparing a large-scale anti-Israel attack in the coming days". |
Arhim, 27, of Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigade had been sought by Israeli forces for alleged involvement in several attacks. |
The Israelis say Arhim organised human bombings and was responsible for other attacks against targets in Israel and on soldiers and settlers in the Gaza Strip. |
The latest deaths bring to 4,188 the number of people killed since the start of the Intifada in September 2000, including 3,191 Palestinians and 926 Israelis. |
The big news Friday morning was a proposed mayors-only meeting with South Coast Air Quality Management District board member and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. |
The purpose: a roll-up-our-sleeves discussion relating to the fire rings. |
The AQMD meets next month with the sole focus of determining what to do about 840 fire rings spread across Los Angeles and Orange counties — the bulk of them, roughly 500, in Huntington Beach. |
The dispute over the fire rings began in Newport Beach when, in March 2012, the City Council, at the behest of many vocal citizens, voted unanimously to remove the toxic fire pits. |
The AQMD eventually became involved and its staff report calls for converting the rings to propane or natural gas by 2015 or removing them. |
Huntington Beach freaked, claiming to be asleep as this issue was widely reported in the local press. |
Advocating what my self-actualization seminars of the 1970s would call an unproductive "win-lose" game, Huntington opposes the pits' removal and conversion to cleaner fuels — it's Huntington Beach Mayor Connie Boardman's way or the highway, so to speak. |
Sadly cynical, parking revenue is the oft-quoted argument heard in favor of keeping the pits. |
But many have advocated in favor of the AQMD staff report, especially those living near the smoky pits. There's a well known health risk relating to breathing wood smoke, and those with asthma are particularly at risk. |
Fire rings have become hyper-political and few local elected officials can resist chiming in, most in favor of the nostalgia — first kisses and good times — that has become synonymous with the pits. Who can blame them? Really, no one likes to confront lung cancer, emphysema or asthma. |
Assemblyman Allan Mansoor's 74th District — which covers some or all of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach — has more than 44,000 residents with asthma. |
For these residents, going to the beach on a hot summer day brings the added risk of a trip to the emergency room. Not such a pretty picture, certainly no photo-op for a local elected official. I've made my trips to the emergency room with a kid with asthma, so I know first-hand. |
All we've heard from our elected officials, whether it's Supervisor Shawn Nelson, Boardman, State Sen. Mimi Walters or Mansoor, is the "local control" argument. That's all they have to trade at this mayors-only meeting — appease Newport Beach, but leave other cities alone. |
That's a bit of a sticky wicket because local control means continued suffering for Huntington residents with asthma and other lung diseases. |
FRANK PETERS lives in Corona del Mar. |
Former National Association of Evangelicals board member endorses Mrs. Clinton. |
Ed Stetzer, Todd Adkins, and Daniel Im have answered over a hundred listener-submitted church planting questions. |
Those who are afraid to test their convictions will lose the moral high ground in calling non-Christians to test their own beliefs. |
How Can The Church Thrive In A Non-Christian World? |
If our churches have to be a little more uncomfortable to us insiders in order to reach even one lost soul for Christ, that’s a sacrifice we should all be willing to make. |
How do we rebuild trust with those who have been deeply wounded by the church? |
Caring for refugees should be neither controversial nor partisan. |
I am very excited to welcome John Richards as our new Managing Director at the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism. |
Join me in Chicago, South Carolina, or Colorado. |
There are a number of things we can learn from our evangelist friends. |
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