Kendall in the past and I hold her in very high regard,” Lawlor said. Lawlor said he felt he spoke for all the commissioners when he said he hated being in the position to terminate an officer. Kendall as she is entitled to all the protection enumerated in our collective bargaining agreement.” Cotto said the union would not have any further comment at this time. He said the union will file “a grievance and other complaints for Sgt. The unanimous vote followed a three-hour executive session in which Lawlor said both sides were able to put on their case.įlorencio Cotto, who heads the New Haven police union, said Friday it was “disappointed” in the decision by commissioners to fire Kendall “in light of the serious due process concerns that were raised and weakness of the untruthfulness claims.” The motion Thursday to terminate Kendall was made by Commissioner Donald Walker and seconded by Tracy Meares. She later quit and filed a complaint claiming bias and was hired by the New Haven Police Department in 2009. It also considered a previous incident 2007 in which it was recommended that Kendall be dismissed for “dishonesty” as a recruit in training at POSTC (Police Officer Standards and Training Council). IA upheld the complaint based on the “preponderance of the evidence,” as well as the alleged “untruthful and inaccurate responses” given by Kendall. But Kendall testified that it was an active site A public works official later confirmed that for the police. The nurse responded that the road had been milled, but there was no work in progress that day. Kendall, in the report, told investigators there was construction underway on Crescent Street that day. And you’re not the only one on the road you know,” Kendall said, according to the complainant. “Well, what’s your hurry? Well now, you’re detained. ![]() The complainant said when the female operator asked where she was going, she told her to work. She told the driver that the driver had been stopped at a green light. ![]() The nurse said she answered that she didn’t know that, as there were no markings on the car. “You didn’t realize it was a police officer in front of you?” the driver asked, according to the complaint. She did hear a female voice, however, the nurse testified.
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