The article says this is routine during such an investigation.
I found this sentence interesting about his temporary replacement. Community-oriented policing?
“Clements, who is the former chief of police of the Providence Police Department, was appointed to temporarily replace Chatman as he is ‘nationally regarded for his expertise in community-oriented policing.’
Community oriented policing is a term that has been used for the past ten years or so. It is a form of the policing system that the US Army used in Iraq. It’s focused on developing relationships with the local communities to assist them in maintaining law and order.
They use it in our local urban environments. The drug dealers still shoot each other. The terrorists still fired rockets in Sadr City. It sounds nice…but it doesn’t really work.
“community-oriented”....What does that mean?? All policing is community oriented.