South Portland police chief, hired last year, says he’ll resign next month
Police Chief Timothy Sheehan will leave for a private sector job in Massachusetts.
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South Portland’s police chief says he will resign next month to take a private sector job in Massachusetts.
Police Chief Timothy B. Sheehan, who was hired just 14 months ago, submitted his resignation letter Friday to South Portland City Manager Scott Morelli. Sheehan’s resignation is effective April 12, according to his letter.
South Portland Police Chief Timothy Sheehan has told the city he is resigning next month.
“Some things have changed in my personal life regarding my immediate family and an opportunity in the private sector came up suddenly that will pull me back to Massachusetts,” Sheehan said without saying what that opportunity is. “I can assure I was not looking for employment elsewhere when these family circumstances arose and this opportunity presented itself. It was a terribly difficult d
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Westbrook has settled a lawsuit filed by a Lewiston man who said police officers pulled him over and then arrested him because he is Black.
City Manager Jerre Bryant did not comment on the settlement or answer a question Thursday about whether any officers were disciplined as a result of the incident. Asked about training or policy changes, he cited a program related to implicit bias.
“The Westbrook Police Department continues to identify training and educational opportunities to best serve the evolving social, economic, cultural, ethnic and racial diversity of our community,” Bryant wrote in a brief email. “One recent example of this ongoing initiative is a department-wide introspective program on implicit bias.”
Westbrook councilors call for deeper dive into racial bias in PD
A new study shows the Westbrook Police Department s use of force incidents in 2019 disproportionately involved Black people.
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At-large City Councilor Claude Rwaganje calls Monday for a deeper analysis of potential racial bias in the police department, stating the number of use of force incidents involving Black residents is “too high.”
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WESTBROOK After a new analysis of the Police Department’s use of force showed an inordinate number of cases involving Black people, three city councilors have called for an expanded study of the department’s racial bias.