The entire Sardinia Police Department has been placed on administrative leave effective immediately.
BROWN COUNTY, Ohio - An entire Brown County police department has been placed on leave as an investigation is conducted.The Brown County Sheriff’s Office said that the investigation involves allegations of criminal misconduct among members of the police department.
“There is currently an outside consultant conducting an administrative investigation into allegations of misconduct and or policy violations at the Sardinia Police Department,” Sheriff Christopher Hodges said in a statement.The Village of Sardinia states that the decision to place the department on leave was made to ensure the integrity of the investigation.Long-time Sardinia resident Jeff Miller said when he heard the news, it didn’t come as a shock.“I’m not surprised at all because it’s been going on for so long around this area.” I asked Miller to elaborate on what he meant by it’s been going on for so long...He mentioned crooked actions and on-going harrasment has been a constant from Sardina officers. “The cops sit and watch people and pull people over for no reason around this area and I think it’s a bunch of crap.”Details around the criminal allegations have yet to be released. But in a statement provided to FOX19 today, the Brown County Sheriff said an outside consultant is “conducting an administrative investigation into allegations of misconduct and or policy violations at the Sardinia Police Department.” Sheriff Hodges confirms the Brown County Sheriff’s Office will be handling all law enforcement calls for service within the village while the department is suspended.“It’s about time something happened around this area... I think it might do good for Brown County to come and control this area a little more and to try and solve this situation as to what’s going on in this town.”Preliminary autopsy results revealed for American college student found dead in water in Spain15-year-old killed in North Avondale was considered a missing child, police sayUniversity of Toledo researchers seek volunteers for Lake Erie air quality studyDaughters seek answers in their mother’s unsolved Cleveland murder 13 years later
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