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Female detectives protest hand
PORTSMOUTH — When Police Lt. Rodney McQuate grabbed a female officer’s breast he displayed a “blatant disrespect of a female subordinate,” according to four female members of the police detectives division who have requested McQuate have “no supervisory contact” with them “for any reason.”
That request was made in a letter obtained by the Herald, addressed to Police Chief Michael Magnant and dated June 19. Signed by detectives Kristyn Bernier, Kimberly Sirr and Rebecca Hester, as well as administrative assistant Holly Fish, the women ask that McQuate communicate with them through sp... Read more
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BART board wants civilian over
Seven months after a BART police officer shot to death an unarmed passenger in an Oakland station, the transit agency's board of directors moved Thursday to put the police force under civilian oversight
The BART board voted unanimously to hire an independent auditor and create an 11-member civilian police board. The change in the system would need approval of state Legislature.
"We urge our state legislators to take swift action so we can implement civilian oversight this year," said Carole Ward Allen, a BART director.
BART police were scrutinized after Officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale Station New Year's Day. Grant's death prompted riots and a series of protests that called on the agency for greater oversight and transparency. Mehserle resigned from the force and has been charged with murder.
Under the policies approved Thursday, the auditor would report to the board of directors and investigate claims of police misconduct that could involve "excessive use of force, racial profiling, sexual orientation bias, sexual harassment and the use of deadly force."
The citizen board would review and establish police "policies, procedures, practices and initiatives," as well as receive complaints of misconduct by BART Police Department employees.
BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger endorsed the plan, saying, "It's an important milestone that this agency had reached."
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