Outside investigation complete— Officer violated no policies • The Yellow Springs News
Did a Yellow Springs police officer use the term “angry mob” to describe Black Lives Matter rally attendees? And should a fellow police officer be disciplined for telling a community member that they did? Those were among the questions that a Columbus law firm recently looked into for the Village of Yellow Springs. At issue was whether YSPD Officer Dave Meister violated Village policy and state law by allegedly telling a citizen that a fellow officer, Paige Burge, referred to some attendees of the weekly Black Lives Matter rallies as an “angry mob.” On Saturday, Sept. 12, Burge was on...