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After revelation of racist texts, Jubanville says officers linked to local police shouldn't be assigned to his office
Summary
Responding to questions about Michael Proctor and state police officers who exchanged racist and misogynistic texts, Robert Jubanville said he would bar officers with prior local police service from working in his office and would institute periodic reviews of officers' communications.
When asked about the conduct of a state police officer who exchanged racist and misogynistic texts, Robert Jubanville described the social closeness between local and state police as a source of concern and said he would change assignment rules if elected. "The first thing I would do is pick state police officers to come to the office. And my rule will be that none of them could have worked for a local city or town police agency in the county," Jubanville said, citing perception and accountability problems.
He also proposed governance measures such as periodic review of officers' phones and emails assigned to the DA's office and an independent board to reexamine actions by those officers. Jubanville said revelations from civil litigation showed messages that should have raised earlier scrutiny and that public reporting of review results would follow as allowed by law.
