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Milwaukee commission affirms DEC firing of telecommunicator Yolanda Young for integrity violations
Summary
A three-commissioner panel upheld the Department of Emergency Communications(DEC) decision to discharge Yolanda Young after finding she was not truthful during a police investigation and failed to timely notify supervisors of police contact.
A Milwaukee disciplinary commission on Oct. 21, 2025, upheld the Department of Emergency Communications' decision to discharge telecommunicator Yolanda Young, concluding by a preponderance of the evidence that Young violated the DEC code of conduct for integrity and conduct unbecoming an employee and—by a 2-1 margin—failed to notify a supervisor within 72 hours of off-duty police contact.
The three-member panel of deciding commissionersRamon Evans, Chrissy Fong and Reuben Burgosaffirmed Director Tony Bueno's termination decision after a daylong pre-discharge hearing that included testimony from Milwaukee Police Department investigators, DEC investigators and Young herself. Director Tony Bueno told the commission, "Integrity is is a core value of the department. It's it's the first among them, and it's critically important..." and cited concerns about retaining a telecommunicator whose credibility could later undermine criminal prosecutions.
Why it matters: call-taking and dispatch positions require public and partner-agency trust because 911 call takers provide information relied on by police and fire. Tristan Brody, DEC quality assurance…
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