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Bakersfield Police Department Chief of Police Greg Terry during Tuesday's community Zoom meeting following the killing of George Floyd and a week of nationwide unrest. 

 Courtesy of The Bakersfield Police Department

The Bakersfield Police Department reached a consensus that change needs to happen in the department on Tuesday during a community Zoom meeting convened by Arleana Waller, founder of the MLK commUNITY Initiative.

Some of the panel members, who participated via Zoom because of COVID-19 concerns, were BPD Chief Greg Terry, Assistant Chief Joe Mullins, Mayor Karen Goh, many local African-American leaders, BPD representatives, statewide elected officials and more. Nearly 300 people attended the meeting and could submit questions; however, only the panel was able to speak as the remaining microphones were muted.

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