The commissioners voiced frustration that the police chief only issued an apology over Twitter, and that he did not do Spanish language radio interviews to apologize for his comments. The city promoted Betty Holland as the new head of the police agency, it announced Friday. Each spoke about Acevedo's alleged improprieties. Commissioners will soon debate whether to change the city charter so they get the final say on key public safety positions. On the other, a Cuban-American police chief and, nominally, the Cuban-American mayor and city manager who helped bring him to the city. The police chief has called on the Department of Justice to investigate the actions of sitting members of the city commission, and the FBI has acknowledged it is aware of the situation. Oct. 11, 2021, 9:55 PM PDT. He reportedly said: Miami is run by the Cuban mafia.. NBC 6's Willard Shepard's full interview with new Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo on Monday, April 5, 2021. But the police chief reports directly to the city manager, who is hired by the commission and has the ability to terminate the police chiefs contract. [15][16], A comprehensive settlement agreement between the DOJ and the City of Miami was reached in February 2016; under the agreement, the police department was obligated to take specific steps to reduce the number of officer-involved shootings (through enhanced training and supervision) and to "more effectively and quickly investigate officer-involved shootings that do occur" (through improvements to the internal investigation process and tighter rules for when an officer who shoots may return to work). MPD officers are distinguishable from their Miami-Dade Police Department counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles. Suspect in San Francisco slaying of Cash App founder Bob Lee arrested CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Holland . He oversees the Field Operations, Criminal Investigations, and Administration Divisions, the Internal Affairs Section, and Public Information Office.
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