For years and have handled thousands of situations and has been a good officer for us. In this one situation he did lose his temper and we did address it and it was addressed appropriately. Police chief dan trelka says he understands wittmayer was in a stressful situation. Nat police say the chase ended after keller hit tire puncturing sticks. During this, Authorities Say kellers car nearly hit wittmayer. Was almost struck under any circumstance s we dont condone that type of behavior now wittmayer will not face any criminal charges. A state prosecutor claims charges are not warranted because jurors could potentially understand why wittmayer was upset. 42 13, trelka as officers, whether people believe it or not. Were human 23 10 leon police get upset too. Community activist leon mosley agrees the wittmayers behavior is uncalled for. Have to do, but theres no need. However mosley says there is a broader issue at stake in this community and that, he says, is respect. 27 01, we dont talk
Two Council Members who both say theyve been completely in the dark about it, and are frustrated. Councilmen Steve Schmitt says the mayor never contacted any of the Council Members to let them know what was happening. He says hes troubled by a lack of transparency and communication among city leaders. 23 55 42;20 this is not how this has normally gone, i mean weve had some other Department Heads over the last ten years that have gotten relieved of their duties shall we say and all of those situations councilmembers knew about it before it actually happened but it also didnt happen when the mayor a defense of the mayor i guess he didnt announce it, director trelka, i mean its just odd how this whole thing has evolved just this past sunday, a Des Moines Register editorial criticized the Waterloo Police department. The Editorial Board called on the Us Department of justice to step in to restore trust between police and people. This comes after the city reached settlements in several cases
This is fox 28 news at 9 00. We begin with a story where the citys police chief is under fire. Chief dan has led the Police Department for more than 6 investigating an officer who allegedly used insults against a black teen in 2013. Another was punished this month for pulling the hair of a handcuffed suspect. Now the waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports chief trelka told officers hes been asked to step down. Today waterloo mayor quentin hart declined to comment on the situation. But other city leaders told the Associated Press they feel like theyve been left in the dark. We will continue to follow this developing story and bring you the latest fox 28 news at on our website, fox 28 iowa dot com as it comes in. A former teacher was arrested a second time today now accused of violating a nocontact order. Order. Mary beth haglin is exploitation by a School Employee after prosecutors say she had sex with a student at cedar rapids washington. Washington. Haglin pleaded not guilty to that cha
This type of thing happens to you . Now rahami is being held on charges of attempted murder for that shootout with police . As authorities build their case against him in the bombings. Ray kelly there was the pipe bombs using black powder and Pressure Cooker bombs using whats called tannerite. Where did he get those materials and where did he bill the bomb . And the other big question what exactly happened during rahamis recent year long trip to afghanistan and pakistan . Brad garrett forme r fbi analyst theyre gonna look at where he said he went, does it match . Or did he go off to some rogue mosque or hook up with somebody who trained him to become a terrorist. As the Investigation Continues most of the new yorkers we talked to just want to get back to life as normal i see subway is ju as crowded today as york like always will bounce back we might be shattered but we are not broken . So. We are all good . We are happy we are back open. And just very grateful for everyone in our commu
The crowd cheered the second chief trelka walked into council chambers. Nat . Some supporters, who were wearing blue, addressed the council. Nat i appreciate you that you look into the community you hear the voices of those are crying out and you listen while other simply watched. And held signs, like dan trelka came into this town and took it on 150 percent. Earlier monday, mayor quentin hart and chief trelka held a joint news conference. Mayor hart announced trelka would shift his focus to a Community Policing effort that focuses on restoring public trust. Trelka 52 08, im here to work with mayor hart. Weve got some challenges to face, we have some adjustments to make and were having great conversation s and all of this is for the betterment of waterloo and im optimistic for all of us. These changes come after use of excessive force. Mayor hart 47 35, they dont represent city hall, and they dont represent the best these officers have to offer this community. Nat you have Police Offic