Brookhaven has hired a former law enforcement officer to look at the police department’s policies and administrative work.
in the case of two white men charged in an attack on a Black FedEx driver is being reviewed by an independent third party after a scathing grand jury report cited a number of issues within the agency, including a “lack of professionalism.”
A Lincoln County grand jury said that after having considered dozens of criminal cases presented by the Brookhaven Police Department, it found that officers “poorly investigate their cases,” that the department has a habit of witness blaming, that it is complacent, that it “does not complete investigations in a timely manner,” that it “is arresting individuals without sufficient probable cause” and that it “does not utilize technology to their advantage.
The city has hired William Harmening, a former law enforcement officer, to look at the police department’s policies and administrative works, Moak said. Harmening will submit a report on his findings.
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