I smell typical cops. They don’t care about parties. In fact, I doubt the majority even vote. And if they do, they don’t know what they’re voting for. Believe me, I grew up with cops in the family. The ones I knew were dumb as hell.
What needs to be done in this situation is people need to get elected to the city council and fire the chief. And make sure his replacement knows the constitution and intends to explain it to his cops.