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And that ultimately came down to one thing: longtime Police Chief Bernadette DiPino had to go.
It will be easy for some to solely attribute DiPino’s resignation – which will become official Friday evening and end an eight-year tenure that included many admirable accomplishments – to the escalating controversy sparked by the revelation that DiPino had joked about wanting to Taser a mentally ill homeless man who was heckling police personnel.
And true enough DiPino’s remark, which was reported to City Hall by an officer and led to an internal review and subsequent apology, had set the groundwork for police union members to consider taking a vote of “no confidence” in her – a step that would have represented an extraordinary and humiliating rebuke by the very people she was tasked to lead.
Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino resigns
Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has announced her resignation, to take effect at 5 p.m. Friday.
City Manager Marlon Brown accepted the resignation Wednesday and executed a separation agreement on behalf of the city, according to a news release.
DiPino will receive five months’ pay, a sidearm and a badge, according to the agreement.
“I’d like to express my sincere thanks to the chief for her eight years of service to the city of Sarasota,” Brown said in the release. “Through her leadership and dedicated efforts with community policing, she helped reduce crime by nearly 40% and strengthened trust between residents and officers through extensive community outreach initiatives from the Citizens Police Academy to Coffee with a Cop and family movie nights on the SPD lawn. SPD has many initiatives ahead, including the implementation of body worn cameras, and I will immediately begin the process of appointing an int
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crediting DiPino with helping to spearhead homeless outreach teams and partnering with other groups, such as the Salvation Army?
As my mother used to tell me, It s not what you say, it s what you do that counts.
Bob Griffiths, Sarasota
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