Police union files suit over approval of review board
May 20, 2021
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Less than a day after a West Virginia city approved the formation of a civilian board to review complaints against law enforcement officers, a police union filed suit to halt the process.
The Monongalia-Preston Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 87 filed the lawsuit Wednesday morning, hours after the Morgantown City Council unanimously passed an ordinance creating the Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board, news outlets reported. The vote Tuesday night came after nearly a year of discussion and public meetings.
The nine-member board would provide a prompt and impartial and fair review of misconduct complaints relating to the Morgantown Police Department,” City Manager Kim Haws said Tuesday.