Post by Shuftin on Oct 24, 2006 4:20:48 GMT -5
Troy Texas City Council Fires Entire Police Department For Poor Performance And Insubordination
October 23, 2006
TROY, Texas -- They don't just have a job opening for a police officer in Troy, Texas -- they're looking for an entire new department.
The Waco Tribune-Herald newspaper reported that the Troy City Council has fired the entire department -- Police Chief David Seward and three officers -- for insubordination and poor performance.
"I just hope the citizens of Troy know that we're doing what they elected us to do," Mayor Sammy Warren said. "We are not going to let that department just run by itself. We're going to have a police department to be proud of again."
The town of about 1,400 is located about 70 miles north of Austin. The Bell County Sheriff's Department is handling law enforcement duties for the town until a new department is in place.
One of the fired officers denied the allegations and said the officers are considering suing.
The council hopes to hire a new chief this month. The new chief will then hire new officers.
www.channel3000.com/news/10137619/detail.html
TROY (AP) - Officials in the Central Texas city of Troy say they hope to hire a new police chief this month after firing the entire department.
The city fired its police chief and three officers over the last two months for reasons including insubordination and poor performance.
The town of about 1,400 residents is located 70 miles north of Austin on Interstate 35.
The city now relies on the Bell County Sheriff's Office, but the six deputies per shift are also responsible for the remainder of the county's 240,000 residents.
The fired officers dispute the city's claims against them and say they were fired without just cause.
Mayor Sammy Warren says he thinks the town is safer without the former police department in place.
www.newschannel5.tv/News/Other/4412/Town-lives-without-police-after-department-fired
October 23, 2006
TROY, Texas -- They don't just have a job opening for a police officer in Troy, Texas -- they're looking for an entire new department.
The Waco Tribune-Herald newspaper reported that the Troy City Council has fired the entire department -- Police Chief David Seward and three officers -- for insubordination and poor performance.
"I just hope the citizens of Troy know that we're doing what they elected us to do," Mayor Sammy Warren said. "We are not going to let that department just run by itself. We're going to have a police department to be proud of again."
The town of about 1,400 is located about 70 miles north of Austin. The Bell County Sheriff's Department is handling law enforcement duties for the town until a new department is in place.
One of the fired officers denied the allegations and said the officers are considering suing.
The council hopes to hire a new chief this month. The new chief will then hire new officers.
www.channel3000.com/news/10137619/detail.html
TROY (AP) - Officials in the Central Texas city of Troy say they hope to hire a new police chief this month after firing the entire department.
The city fired its police chief and three officers over the last two months for reasons including insubordination and poor performance.
The town of about 1,400 residents is located 70 miles north of Austin on Interstate 35.
The city now relies on the Bell County Sheriff's Office, but the six deputies per shift are also responsible for the remainder of the county's 240,000 residents.
The fired officers dispute the city's claims against them and say they were fired without just cause.
Mayor Sammy Warren says he thinks the town is safer without the former police department in place.
www.newschannel5.tv/News/Other/4412/Town-lives-without-police-after-department-fired