Fremont Police Meet With Local Muslim Community

FREMONT, CA – Announcement from the Fremont Police Department:

"Just before the holidays, the police department was invited to participate in a community meeting with members of our Muslim community to have a dialogue around several sensitive issues. We'd like to thank MAPP (Muslims for Peace and Prosperity) for inviting us to their meeting as well as East Bay Regional Parks Police for their attendance and discussion of the recent Hate Crime investigation at the staging area of Mission Peak."

"Our experience today was exceptional," Fremont Police Chief Richard Lucero said on video after the session. "We were grateful to be welcomed and have a positive and productive dialogue about being able to further develop our relationship and have the capacity to address all the issues that we are facing."

Here is a clip that was filmed at the conclusion of the meeting and posted on YouTube:

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--Image via YouTube video