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Resident alleges CJIS violation by police chief, urges commission to direct investigation
Summary
A resident publicly accused the police chief of improperly releasing criminal justice information via Signal and said she reported the matter to the FBI. The resident also alleged the city attorney has refused to comply with a commission FOIA reversal; she asked the commission to order an investigation.
At the June 3 meeting a resident, Ellen Smith, accused the Battle Creek police chief of violating Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) policy by releasing protected law‑enforcement information through the Signal app and asked the City Commission to direct an investigation.
Smith said the chief acknowledged the release at a prior meeting and that she had reported the matter to the FBI. She told…
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