When bad police officers can so easily skirt accountability for past misconduct and get...
These"wandering officers" slip through the cracks in part because of a confidential red flag system that is inadequately screening bad cops, and a toothless state agency, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which has little to no authority to decertify officers who commit gross misconduct.
At the root of this problem is the"F-5" form. The chief administrator of a law enforcement agency is required to fill it out and send it to TCOLE after an officer is terminated, yet the discharge designations obscure crucial details about why the officer was dismissed. Officers who receive a dishonorable discharge can appeal that designation to TCOLE. Yet these hearings happen behind closed doors, with records that are also confidential. Most of the discharge upgrades happen by default, due to the firing law enforcement agency not appearing in court.from the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Three weeks ago, the documents show, Arredondo won his appeal by default when the school district apparently did not contest it.
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