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Resident alleges Palm Bay command staff use city vehicles for personal use; urges body cameras and online reporting
Summary
A public commenter alleged lieutenant- and command-level police staff use city vehicles for personal travel and family rides and estimated the cost to taxpayers at roughly $45,000 a year; the speaker urged the council to redirect those funds to body cameras and online reporting software. Council did not take formal action at the workshop.
A resident during the public-comment portion of Monday’s Palm Bay budget workshop alleged that lieutenants and command staff are authorized to use city police vehicles for personal use, including family rides and off-duty travel, and urged the council to use possible savings to buy body cameras and online reporting software.
"One of the best kept secrets in the public police department is that lieutenants and command staff members are allowed to…
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