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alp227

(31,961 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 12:44 AM Jan 2012

Mayor: East Haven, Connecticut, police chief to retire amid controversy

East Haven, Connecticut, Police Chief Leonard Gallo will retire after the arrests of four police officers for their alleged role in the mistreatment of Latinos, Mayor Joseph Maturo said Monday.

The arrests stemmed from a federal investigation into profiling in the city, with some critics suggesting that Gallo fostered or at least overlooked a culture of ethnic prejudice within his department. The chief's lawyer acknowledged Monday that his client faces a federal lawsuit and could himself be charged, though he said Gallo is innocent, having never profiled or targeted Latinos.

Gallo's retirement is effective February 3, Maturo said, adding that a search for East Haven's next police chief will begin immediately.

"While Chief Gallo's departure comes at a difficult time, it provides a unique opportunity for the department to move forward with new leadership, an opportunity for the town to move forward with the healing that is necessary given recent events, and most importantly, an opportunity for the entire East Haven community to move forward as a unified group to embrace the changes that will follow," the mayor said.

full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/justice/connecticut-east-haven-police/index.html

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Mayor: East Haven, Connecticut, police chief to retire amid controversy (Original Post) alp227 Jan 2012 OP
I'm going to help him by eating some white bread. Orrex Jan 2012 #1
Ironically, East Haven (which is sneeringly referred to a 'Staven among certain CTyankee Jan 2012 #5
I'm sure he wants to spend more time with his family. Bozita Jan 2012 #2
Why isn't the mayor retiring too? DCKit Jan 2012 #3
He is trying to protect his pension Sisaruus Jan 2012 #4
Not quite correct Lurks Often Jan 2012 #6

CTyankee

(63,769 posts)
5. Ironically, East Haven (which is sneeringly referred to a 'Staven among certain
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 09:44 AM
Jan 2012

people in New Haven) has a high proportion of italian Americans, who of course were discriminated against by the "white bread" elite of a hundred years ago. Even their own churches are giving these bigots a hard time.

They are always railing against Obama in the New Haven Register. I guess they don't even care that they look like a bunch of knuckle dragging racists...

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
3. Why isn't the mayor retiring too?
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 04:25 AM
Jan 2012

There were enough complaints for the Feds to hear about it, but the mayor was ignorant of what was going on?

Sisaruus

(718 posts)
4. He is trying to protect his pension
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 07:43 AM
Jan 2012

The police commission is scheduled to meet and is expected to vote to fire him. If he retires first, he is eligible for the pension plan.

 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
6. Not quite correct
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 09:59 AM
Jan 2012

The police chief gets his pension regardless if he resigns or is fired, what is at stake is the accumulated sick and vacation time, between $100,000 to $150,000 according to the Hartford Courant, the town would have to pay him if he resigns. If he is fired, they would not have to pay that, of course if they fire him, they can probably expect a lawsuit.

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