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Former Cedar Park firefighter alleges misconduct, cites open‑records review halting investigation
Summary
At the council's public‑comments period, former Cedar Park firefighter Dean Doscher accused fire department leadership of falsifying records and withholding evidence. City staff said outside counsel is investigating but that an open‑records request currently under review by the Texas Attorney General limits further action.
Dean Doscher, a former Cedar Park firefighter, told the City Council during the public‑comment period that he was terminated after refusing to accept “Chief Mallanger’s lies” and accused department leadership of falsifying training records, withholding and destroying evidence and blocking fire apparatus during an August 2023 incident.
Doscher said a formal complaint was filed on April 7, 2025, and that “it’s been over a hundred days with no investigatory report,” and urged the council…
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