The termination came seven months after Diaz stepped down as police chief and moved into a “special projects” role. The demotion in May came after a steady stream of controversy in Diaz’s department, including reports of harassment and retaliation.
Harrell sent a letter Tuesday morning to the City Council, city attorney, Community Police Commission and others outlining the findings of an Office of the Inspector General investigation into Diaz.
According to the report, Diaz hired a woman he was romantically involved with to be SPD’s chief of staff, a position that did not exist in the department at the time and had not
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