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FOP President Sgt. Tommy Reyes said, “People demoted for no reason, a captain was rolled back to lieutenant for no reason at all and discipline has been handed it out like he was giving out Halloween candy.”
In interviews, some former Minnesota chiefs cited fatigue and anti-police sentiment as part of their rationale for leaving.
City commissioners have called a meeting for September 27 to question Chief Art Acevedo about his performance and potentially debate his future status on the job.
A state public health order from July 26 requires those working in “state and local correctional facilities and detention centers” to get vaccinated or submit to twice-a-week COVID-19 testing. The order gave jails and health-care facilities until Aug. 23 to comply.
The statement comes days after Mayor Jorge Elorza announced that he picked his director of Parks and Recreation, Michael Stephens, to serve as the police department's community relations and diversion services major.
“This is not about one particular officer, policy or incident," Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said in a statement. “Rather, this is about reforming the entire institution of policing in Columbus.”
Mayor Jorge Elorza appointed Michael Stephens, formerly the city's director of recreation services, as the Community Relations and Diversion Services Major on Friday.
St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden announced Wednesday he will be retiring in late February and city leaders plan to conduct a national search for his replacement.
Under the vaccine mandate, city workers who do not get the shots will be terminated. The SPD, already stretched dangerously thin, cannot stand to lose any more officers.
Sheriff Brian Burnett said he believes Gov. Jay Inslee's mandate requiring school employees and on-site contractors and volunteers to receive a COVID-19 vaccination infringes on his deputies' rights.
"Two things can be true at the same time: You can hold officers accountable, and you can support policing," Chief James White said. "I want you to know I'm going to support these officers, but I'll continue to require that there's a drive toward excellent policing."
"Because of recent unexpected health issues and after much consideration and reflection, I have submitted my retirement. I have been honored and humbled to serve as the Chief of Police for the past seven months," said Chief Rieser in a statement.
The Baldwin Park City Council hired David Salcedo, a former Inglewood, CA, police officer, on a 3-2 vote in January 2017, then turned around and dismissed him without cause in another 3-2 vote that March.
The case studies provide an in-depth look at civilian oversight in Atlanta, Cambridge, MA, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
Here's a look at a few of the products POLICE Magazine saw at this year's International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Chicago on the trade show floor Oct. 25-27.
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