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Police chief says officers did not intend electoral endorsement after photo at candidate event
Summary
Chief Hathaway told councilors that officers photographed near a candidate at a recent bridge event were not endorsing any candidate and were present for safety and traffic control; the department regrets the optics but said there was no intent to influence an election.
Police Chief Hathaway addressed councilors at the Feb. 20 workshop after council members raised a photo showing officers standing near a person who is a council candidate.
“While we regret taking a photograph with a council candidate, there’s no intent these officers to influence an election,” Chief Hathaway said. He told the council the officers were standing…
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