Milwaukee Police Chief Demoted Over Use of Tear Gas, Refusal to Fire Officer

Milwaukee Police Chief Demoted Over Use of Tear Gas, Refusal to Fire Officer
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales speaks to reporters in Milwaukee, Wis, on Feb. 26, 2020. Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission demoted the city’s police chief on Wednesday night in a decision Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett called “not good government.”

Commissioners unanimously voted to demote Alfonso Morales to the rank of captain, his rank before becoming chief.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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