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Charlottesville City Manager fires Police Chief RaShall Brackney
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Charlottesville City Manager fires Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Brackney was appointed as Chief of Police in Charlottesville in June 2018
By Stratton Marsh
September 5, 2021
Charlottesville City Manager Chip Boyles announced Wednesday that Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney’s employment contract has been terminated. This termination comes a week after the results of a survey conducted by the Virginia Police Benevolent Association showed that a majority of the Charlottesville Police Department thought the department lacked leadership, and officers did not feel they had a voice.
Out of the 100 officers in the department, 64 responded to the survey. According to the survey, 71 percent of respondents did not feel supported by their leaders. Since October, 18 police officers and 32 staff members have left the department.
In response to the survey, the City issued a press release Aug. 20 criticizing officers in the department for misconduct and inappropriate behavior. Among others, the release described officers “circulating nude videos of females and themselves” and “videotaping children of SWAT members detonating explosives, and firing department-issued semiautomatic weapons at unauthorized training events.”
Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker said she received the announcement of Brackney’s termination at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, just hours before the announcement was released to the public. Walker said in a Facebook Live video that evening that there was no reason for Brackney to be fired.
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Charlottesville City Manager fires Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Brackney was appointed as Chief of Police in Charlottesville in June 2018
By Stratton Marsh
September 5, 2021
Charlottesville City Manager Chip Boyles announced Wednesday that Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney’s employment contract has been terminated. This termination comes a week after the results of a survey conducted by the Virginia Police Benevolent Association showed that a majority of the Charlottesville Police Department thought the department lacked leadership, and officers did not feel they had a voice.
Out of the 100 officers in the department, 64 responded to the survey. According to the survey, 71 percent of respondents did not feel supported by their leaders. Since October, 18 police officers and 32 staff members have left the department.
In response to the survey, the City issued a press release Aug. 20 criticizing officers in the department for misconduct and inappropriate behavior. Among others, the release described officers “circulating nude videos of females and themselves” and “videotaping children of SWAT members detonating explosives, and firing department-issued semiautomatic weapons at unauthorized training events.”
Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker said she received the announcement of Brackney’s termination at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, just hours before the announcement was released to the public. Walker said in a Facebook Live video that evening that there was no reason for Brackney to be fired.
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