Racism within the ranks of the Wichita Police Department will no longer be tolerated, an internal report issued by a City Manager’s Office committee says. The report calls for a crackdown on biased police officers, poor leadership, botched investigations, poor oversight, potential cover-ups and alleged improper influence by the police union into Wichita police disciplinary decisions. It also says former chief Gordon Ramsay and his deputy chiefs Chester Pinkston and Jose Salcido mishandled an internal investigation and resulting discipline of SWAT team members who sent racist, sexist and homophobic text messages first reported by The Eagle last month.
Source: Wichita Eagle
