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Residents urge Chico council to create independent police oversight after alleged misconduct and payouts
Summary
Multiple residents and community groups urged Chico City Council to create an independent civilian oversight body after public testimony alleged repeated on-duty sexual misconduct by officers, delayed discipline and taxpayer-funded settlements including a $37,608 payout.
Margo Cowan, Diane Suzuki of Concerned Community for Justice (CC4J) and several other residents used the council's public-comment period to press for independent civilian oversight of the Chico Police Department, citing recent allegations that multiple officers engaged in on-duty sexual misconduct and describing long delays in discipline.
"This is system paralysis," Margo Cowan said, describing her family's difficulty…
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