Tense City Council meeting a pivotal moment in 2001 Cincinnati unrest
Days after Cincinnati Police officer Steven Roach shot and killed Timothy Thomas, Cincinnati City Councilâs Law and Public Safety Committee held itâs meeting at City Hall â it would prove to be a pivotal moment.
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Twenty years ago, in the early morning hours of April 7, 2001, Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach shot and killed 19-year-old Timothy Thomas in an Over-the-Rhine alley. Thomas was the 15th Black man killed by police since 1995, and his death sparked three days of unrest that highlighted a deep divide between Cincinnatiâs Black community and the police. That mistrust, along with lawsuits accusing the department of a decades-long history of racial profiling, helped shape the
Honolulu police chief gets negative commission review
Associated Press 6 hrs ago
HONOLULU (AP) The Honolulu Police Commission has given Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard negative reviews in a performance assessment.
The commission gave Ballard on Wednesday a mark of “below expectations” in the categories of “management of administration” and leadership, Hawaii News Now reported.
“The outcome of the evaluation has raised serious concerns,” said Police Commission Chair Shannon Alivado in a statement. “We can appreciate that during a full year there were strategies to achieve certain results but it appears the implementation and execution were flawed.”
The commission compiled a plan that Ballard must take action on within 60 days, when her next evaluation will be conducted.
Honolulu police chief gets negative commission review
April 9, 2021 GMT
HONOLULU (AP) The Honolulu Police Commission has given Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard negative reviews in a performance assessment.
The commission gave Ballard on Wednesday a mark of “below expectations” in the categories of “management of administration” and leadership, Hawaii News Now reported.
“The outcome of the evaluation has raised serious concerns,” said Police Commission Chair Shannon Alivado in a statement. “We can appreciate that during a full year there were strategies to achieve certain results but it appears the implementation and execution were flawed.”
The commission compiled a plan that Ballard must take action on within 60 days, when her next evaluation will be conducted.