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Date:2/3/2026 1:30:26 PM
From:"Christine Ediss"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Release of video audio footage for Dec. 6th Officer deadly force Incide nt
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Good afte rnoon Mayor and Counci l members,
My ne phe w A l be rt A rzola w as the victi m of an unjusti fied de adly use of force incident by an Anahe i m gang uni t of fi ce r f or an i nfracti on
invol ving tagging. It’s f air to say that i f i t was justi fied then we would have al l the unedite d footage of both of fi ce rs al re ady made avai l abl e ?
We ask that this footage be release d now so we know what happe ne d.
You have fai l e d to addre ss the de mand for transpare ncy. You have re ce i ved many re que sts ove r publ i c comme nt and e mai l s w i th many vi e ws
spe cif i cally f or the purpose that you do what's right for the Anaheim communi ty and family of Al be rt Arzol a. Pl e ase do not i gnore us anymore .
Your constitue nts e l e cte d you to repre se nt the publ i c inte rest and protect the i r communi tie s.
The ne w police chi e f Manny Cid has an opportuni ty to be transparent and build the trust of the communi ty by re l e asi ng the e nti re f ootage .
Wi thout thi s the re si de nts will continue to have many que stions unanswe red and their trust i n the pol i ce wi l l grow di stant. We are he re to
se e k justi ce f or the Arzol a fami l y, yes, but we also want change so this doe sn’t happen to anothe r f ami l y. The publ i c has w i tne sse d vari ous
e ve nts re ce ntl y that que stions the de partments trust, we want transpare nt communi cati on, and proacti ve communi ty e ngage me nt. The
culture withi n the de partme nt i s in que stion… how they police our di verse communiti e s ne e ds to be addre sse d be cause ri ght now our
communiti e s f e e l targe te d and not mutually re spe cted. We ask again for transpare ncy and re l e ase al l footage of the i nci de nt. We woul d l i ke
to me e t w i th you to furthe r discuss our requests. Le t’s sche dul e a meeti ng with the Arzola fami l y at your e arl i e st conve ni e nce .
Chri stine Lope z Edi ss, M.A .