what did have obtain a copy of the police detail for the annual COGIC convocation?”
Your tax money is being spent for Memphis Police to guard the donations collected at the Church Of God In Christ Convocation. Eyewitness News has obtained a copy of the police detail for the annual COGIC convocation. Almost two dozen Memphis police officers are being placed at the convocation. Officers will be assigned to guard the money at the church’s banks. Police are required to be inside the church when baskets are passed for donations and officers will drive church leaders to local banks to deposit the money. On top of that, more officers will be assigned traffic duty around the Mason Temple and the Cook Convention center. Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin says for many events the city provides extra protection. Godwin points to the NCAA tournaments, Memphis in May, and the Liberty Bowl. However, while organizers of other events have to pay for the extra patrol Godwin says COGIC does not pay back the city. Godwin says, “We look at what they bring to the city and the money bein
MEMPHIS, TN — Your tax money is being spent for Memphis Police to guard the donations collected at the Church Of God In Christ Convocation. Eyewitness News has obtained a copy of the police detail for the annual COGIC convocation. Almost two dozen Memphis police officers are being placed at the convocation. Officers will be assigned to guard the money at the church’s banks. Police are required to be inside the church when baskets are passed for donations and officers will drive church leaders to local banks to deposit the money. On top of that, more officers will be assigned traffic duty around the Mason Temple and the Cook Convention center. Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin says for many events the city provides extra protection. Godwin points to the NCAA tournaments, Memphis in May, and the Liberty Bowl. However, while organizers of other events have to pay for the extra patrol Godwin says COGIC does not pay back the city. Godwin says, “We look at what they bring to the city and
Eyewitness News has obtained a copy of the police detail for the annual COGIC convocation. Almost two dozen Memphis police officers are being placed at the convocation. Officers will be assigned to guard the money at the church’s banks. Police are required to be inside the church when baskets are passed for donations and officers will drive church leaders to local banks to deposit the money.
