commendations sent in by the community for MPD personnel. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo resigning to lead the Miami department. Chief Morales joined the Miami Police Department in 1994 and throughout his 28 years of service, he has served in numerous positions including Police Commander, Major overseeing four NET service areas and Assistant Chief in charge of the Administrative and Field Operations Divisions. Residents of the city are in the middle of the melee, shielding their eyes from the carnage and ducking for cover to avoid the crossfire. Ex-Houston PD assistant chief becomes 1st woman to serve as Miami PD The drama began with the arrival of police chief Art Acevedo in March. Miami City Commission votes unanimously to terminate Police Chief - CNN Noriega asked him to write a plan. Former Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina confirmed he made around $230,000 when he left. Some of the accusations and scandals read into the record were either unsubstantiated or lacking full context. City Manager Art Noriega has appointed Manuel Morales as the new Chief of the Miami Police Department. Acevedo is the city's fifth police chief in the last decade. Before joining WLRN, he was an investigative reporter and producer on the television series "The Naked Truth," and a digital reporter for Fusion. "To all the heroes of the Miami PD, I want to thank you for your steadfast commitment to our community policing principles, your daily sacrifices do not go unnoticed nor unappreciated. [10][11], The investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida that was completed in 2013[10] was prompted by a series of incidents over eight months in 2011 in which Miami officers fatally shot seven young black men.
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