The chiefs of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Police Department and the city of Davis Police Department issued the following joint statement Thursday (May 28):
The death of George Floyd:
An entire country suffered deep wounds on the streets of Minneapolis. We are all profoundly saddened and our hearts are broken.
We want the entire Davis and аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis community to know that what we saw was unacceptable and that we train and demand that our officers do much better.
Rest in peace, George Floyd.
Sincerely,
Joe Farrow
Chief, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Police Department
Darren Pytel
Chief, Davis Police Department
Media Resources
Andy Fell, News and Media Relations, 530-752-4533, ahfell@ucdavis.edu