Documentary / Crime / Action & Adventure
Over a two-year period, filmmakers embedded with cops in Flint, Michigan, reveal a department grappling with volatile issues in untenable conditions.


As a water crisis erupts and a new mayor is sworn in, the understaffed police department faces uncertainty while struggling to protect the city.

A new chief ushers in change as a presidential debate comes to town. A young cadet navigates training, while veteran Frost recalls a painful incident.

Chief Johnson's new team targeting high-crime areas takes action, to mixed response from the community. Dion and his mother close in on graduation.

Flint police battle with a store that's a magnet for criminal activity. Dion has his first shift on the job. The officers react to tragedy in Dallas.

Flint PD copes with anti-police sentiments. The city starts a volunteer community police program. Encouraging crime statistics bring cautious optimism.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump visits Flint. As voters weigh renewing a police funding tax, Chief Johnson looks for other ways to raise revenue.

Election Day arrives. As nervous officers await the results, it's business as usual on the streets. Trump's win exposes divisions in the department.

Johnson clashes with the city council over the budget as crime stats head in the wrong direction. Balasko and Frost ponder their future together.

Self - Flint Chief of Police
Self - Flint Police Officer
Self - Flint Police Officer, Captain
Self - Flint Field Training Officer
Self - Flint Police Officer, Sergeant
Self - Flint Police Officer, Sergeant
Self - Flint Police Officer, LERTA Cadet Graduate
Self - Flint Police Officer, LERTA Cadet Graduate

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Self - Former Flint Police Department Chief