Waterloo Top Cop Seeks Trust with Felons

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo's police chief and safety director is reaching out to convicted felons as part of an effort to rebuild community trust in the police department.

Dan Trelka is putting together an advisory team of people who have been incarcerated to help him review department policies, especially those involving use of force. Each person's felony conviction must be at least two years old.

The group would meet quarterly to discuss policy and current events.

Trelka says the team has no authority. He expects the committee to have five members with one each appointed by Trelka, the mayor, the City Council, the Waterloo Police Protective Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. A sixth member of the team may come from the Human Rights Commission.