City of California investigating operations of police department
California Police Department
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
City of California officials say they have initiated an investigation looking into the operations of the city s police department based on recent allegations.
A letter sent out from the city on Sunday said the investigation is addressing allegations relating to the safety of police department evidence brought forward by a former officer, Chris Tew. He alleges that various police evidence had not been properly stored or cataloged.
The former officer said he made the allegations because they affect the department s integrity. We can t expect the police department to hold citizens accountable for crimes they committed if police aren t also holding themselves accountable, Tew said.