A reputation tarnished
A Dallas police lieutenant says Chief David Brown tarnished his reputation, unfairly moved him out of the training academy and basically labeled him a racist. Lt. Dale Barnard, a 27-year department veteran who coordinated the program that teaches recruits how to administer field sobriety tests, is one of several academy instructors to file grievances after a series of allegations there involving retaliation, favoritism and sexual harassment. And on Monday, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement released its audit report detailing troubles with policies, procedures and paperwork at the academy. Brown has previously dubbed the academy woes “a hot mess.”