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Caroline County PAB strikes demotion-timeline language from report, urges legislative follow-up on exoneration
Summary
The Caroline County Police Accountability Board unanimously removed a line in its report that called for a fixed timeline for officer demotions and accepted an amended report after members debated exoneration policy and the disciplinary matrix; counsel outlined an ordinance to limit when the ACC may summon officers.
The Caroline County Police Accountability Board voted to remove a sentence from its draft report that called for a fixed timeline governing officer demotions and then accepted the amended report at a special meeting focused on exoneration and the disciplinary matrix.
The chair opened the session noting the meeting was convened specifically to address the public record and the report. A committee member argued exoneration must be prioritized, saying, “if you did no wrong, then there shouldn't be something on your record for that.” The board discussed asking delegates and the state senator to take up exoneration language in the General Assembly.
Ed Smith, a board member and…
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