Johnson has been mired in controversy ever since she acknowledged at last Thursday's community meeting that her officers are instructed to make "consensual contact" with black men in response to a recent string of street robberies, some of them violent.

Problems created by Johnson's statements could not be solved with a simple "sorry," the Rev. Darrington said. Johnson had met with members his church earlier Monday.

Other speakers agreed with the Rev. Darrington.

"A simple sorry or apology is not good enough," said Michael Rollerson, noting that even his 7-year-old daughter says she no longer likes the police. "Personally, I think the chief of police should resign."

The calls for her resignation came minutes after Johnson apologized for statements she made last week during and after a community meeting on recent crimes Thursday night.




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