Miami Police Black History Month-Wrapped Patrol Car Draws Criticism

By Jacqueline Quynh, CBS Miami

February 5, 2023

A day after the Miami Police Department unveiled its Black History Month-wrapped patrol car, it received a lot of backlash online.

On Friday, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales and members of the Black officers' union answered some of those criticisms.

"We sponsored, we thought it was beautiful. It was displayed at the MLK Parade, we got a lot of praise, so we're kind of like in shock," Stanley Jean-Poix, Miami Community Benevolent Police Association President said.

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