VIDEO: Banning Police Union Members Respond to Questions on Staffing, MRAP

Residents who met with Banning Police Officers Association members Tuesday night asked about staffing and the department's acquisition of a military surplus Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

Banning police Cpl. Joe Feola and Cpl. Brandon Smith were among police union members who answered questions Tuesday Jan. 7 at Russo's Italian Kitchen.

The BPOA is the union for all 24 sworn non-administration personnel who work for the Banning Police Department, said Smith, an elected representative of the Banning Police Officers Association.

For more from the meeting see:

VIDEO: Residents Hear Banning Police Union Perspective at Russo's

VIDEO: Resident Asks Banning Police Officers About RR Crossing, Unsolved Homicides

For background on the Police Department's acquisition of the MRAP vehicle see:

Councilman Blasts PD's Acquisition of MRAP Vehicle, City Manager 'Not Happy'