MEDIA ADVISORY FOR PRESS CONFERENCE FOR: Planning and Coverage
On Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Media Contact: Phlunte’ Riddle, Police Public Information Officer, (626) 744-7875
On-site Media Contacts on Workout Day:
William Boyer, Public Information Officer, City of Pasadena (626) 744-4755

WHO: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) William R. Brownfield and City of Pasadena, Chief of Police Phillip L. Sanchez sign a partnership agreement. 

This partnership agreement between INL and Pasadena Police enables INL to utilize the knowledge and expertise of active serving police officers to train, advise, and mentor foreign law enforcement personnel as part of the Department of State’s numerous foreign assistance programs to further civilian security.  

WHAT:  City of Pasadena Police Department signs MOU with the U.S. State Department  

WHEN:  4:00p.m. to 4:30p.m.  Wednesday, July 25 

WHERE:  City of Pasadena, City Hall 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Council Chambers Room S249  

WHY: Assistant Secretary Brownfield will recognize the Pasadena Police Department for its recent assistance to the Department of State in sending one of Pasadena’s finest police officers to support INL’s police programs in Jamaica where the officer advised the U.S. Embassy and Jamaica’s Constabulary Police Force.   

HOW: INL has established relationships with state and local law enforcement, corrections, prosecutorial, and other specialized justice sector institutions to leverage their expertise in support of the Department of State’s foreign assistance goals.  The State Department pays the salaries of state and local officers while they are deployed. Details of these programs and exchanges are at http://www.state.gov/j/inl/civ/index.htm 

For More Information:
Lieutenant Phlunte’ Riddle (626) 744-7875