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Multiple public commenters urge investigation, allege misconduct involving police and mayor

3028855 · April 17, 2025
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Several citizens used the visitor comment period to allege improper conduct by or involving Mayor Jennifer Massey and former/acting police leadership, call for release of records and request investigations.

At the start of the St. Helens City Council work session on April 16, multiple members of the public used the visitor comment period to raise allegations about city leadership and police operations and to call for investigations or release of records.

Nancy Whitney, introduced herself as a long-time community member and said she had concerns about social-media posts and the behavior of an audience member; she named her nephew and said an online post about him contained what she called “totally personal, totally unacceptable” accusations. Whitney said she had prepared written material for attendees and planned to publish further information online. She said, “I taught him everything he knows, and I know how to write.”

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