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Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul has launched an internal affairs investigation into one of his officers who appears in multiple TikTok videos while wearing his department uniform.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul speaks at a press conference on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in which he and other law enforcement and city-parish officials addressed the recent violence that included five shooting fatalities last Friday in four separate shootings, all coming during robberies or home invasions.
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BRPD Chief blasted for insurance info release BRPD chief By WAFB Staff | December 22, 2020 at 2:37 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 10:35 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The attorney for fired Baton Rouge police officer Siya Creel says she believes the police chief likely violated state and federal laws by publicly disclosing information about Creelâs private medical insurance. At a minimum, attorney Jill Craft suggests, it was highly improper. Craft says the information released by the chief was also inaccurate and âyet another example of the chiefâs thin-skinned and ill-fated judgment.â
BRPD Chief Murphy Paul, who did not immediately respond to Craftâs claims, has taken criticism for the firing of Creel, who is currently fighting cancer.
BRPD Chief Paul issues statement disputing fired officerâs claims of lost health insurance FILE photo of BRPD Chief Murphy Paul at a Dec. 8, 2020 East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council meeting. (Source: WAFB) By WAFB Staff | December 21, 2020 at 9:36 PM CST - Updated December 21 at 9:36 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul has issued a statement nearly a week after firing an officer, who is the vice president of Baton Rougeâs police union, disputing claims that the department terminated the officerâs health insurance benefits.
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âUpon a review of our records, we have determined that Mr. Creel was not on BRPD health insurance at the time of his pre-disciplinary hearing, which took place on November 12, 2020. However, we did discover that Mr. Creel applied for health insurance benefits with the BRPD the day after he was informed of the sustained allegations at his pre-disciplinary hearing, but those benefits would not h