New Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Sits Down With CBS3

Joe Holden reports.

PHILADELPHIA, THIS IS CBS-3"EYEWITNESS NEWS".IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TODO OUR PART AND BE VISIBLE, TOMAKE SURE THAT WE AREPRO-ACTIVE, THAT WE USE EVERYRESOURCE AVAILABLE TO US.6:00 AND HERE'S WHAT'SHAPPENING, JUST DAYS INTO HERNEW JOB, PHILADELPHIA'S TOPCOP SITS DOWN WITH "EYEWITNESSNEWS" TO TALK ABOUT THECHALLENGES SHE IS FACING.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS"AT 6:00.NOW STREAMING ON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD EVENING, I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.I AM'S JESSICA KARTALIJA.NEW TOP CRIME FIGHTER GOT HERSTART THIS WEEK.COMMISSIONER DANIELLE OUTLAWIS BREAKING NEW GROUND AS THECITY'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICANFEMALE POLICE CHIEF.JOE HOLDEN SAT DOWN WITH THECOMMISSIONER FOR A CANDIDINTERVIEW TODAY.HE IS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERSWITH MORE, JOE?THERE WAS MUCH TO TALKABOUT WITH POLICE COMMISSIONERDANIELLE OUTLAW.NO QUESTIONS WERE OFF THETABLE.BUT IT WAS THE MEMORY AFTERCHILD, WHO DIED IN HER ARMS,THEN NEARLY BROUGHT HER TOTEARS.IN OAKLAND, IT IS LIKE --DANIELLE OUTLAW SAID NOTRATTLED BY HER JOB, RATHER THECHILDREN CONSUMED BY VIOLENCE,VIOLENCE THAT EVENTUALLY TAKESTHOSE YOUNG LIVES.HAVING YOUNG MAN DIE IN MYARMS, THAT WAS A TEENAGER ATTHE TIME, THAT WAS THE SAMEAGE AS MY OLDEST SON, SO THATWAS A WHILE AGO.FROM GUNSHOT WOUND, AND YOUSEE ALL OF THAT HARDNESS THATTHEY HAD PRIOR TO GETTINGSHOT, AND LACK OF CARE IN THEWORLD, TO THEM REVERTING BACKTO THE KID THAT THEY ARE.IN A HALF HOUR SIT-DOWNINTERVIEW WITH CBS-3, THE NEWPOLICE COMMISSIONER REVEALEDSOME OF HER PLANS AND HOW SHEWILL BEGIN TO TACKLE RUNNINGTHE 6500 MEMBER FORCE.WHILE ADMINISTERING TO THISLARGE DEPARTMENT, IT IS ASIGNIFICANT TALKING POINT.THE TRAGEDY THAT HAS BE SETPHILADELPHIA'S OWN YOUTHPOPULATION, IS WHAT MOST INCRIME RIDDEN NEIGHBORHOODSWANT TO HEAR ABOUT.THERE ARE CHILDREN WHO AREAFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES,GIVEN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEYTHEMSELVES COULD BE IN THELINE OF FIRE.HOW DO YOU WRAP YOUR HEADAROUND THAT?IT IS TOUGH.YOU KNOW, WE ENTER THISPROFESSION AS GUARDIANS,PROTECTORS, YOU KNOW, OFPUBLIC SAFETY.AND IT IS TOUGH, YOU KNOW, ITHINK OF IT AS A PARENT OR ANYPARENT, SO HELPLESS WHENSOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOURCHILD, AND EITHER YOU WEREN'TTHERETO PREVENT IT FROMHAPPENING OR USING YOUR PARENTPOWERS TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERKIDS WERE PROTECTED, AS WELL.AND WHAT'S A TALL TASKDANIELLE OUTLAW SAID SHE PLANSTO TAKE JUST 30 DAYS TO ASSESSTHE ORGANIZATIONALINFRASTRUCTURE OF THEPHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENTAND THEN TO BEGIN MAKINGMOVES.LIVE OUTSIDE POLICE