The Hutchinson Police Department this week fired three employees in connection with the handling of a February traffic stop involving an-off duty officer reported to be driving erratically.
Another officer was suspended, one was exonerated of wrongdoing and action remains pending against a sixth individual, Hutchinson Police Chief Jeffrey Hooper announced during an afternoon press conference Wednesday at City Hall.
The department will also be changing its command structure, said Hooper, who’s been on the job just two weeks, including naming an officer to oversee public and internal complaints and handle internal affairs.
Hooper would not identify the disciplined employees or their ranks and declined to say if they were fired for lying or for the way they handled the initial investigation.
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