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Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene Fired
https://www.pilotonline.com/government/local/vp-nw-greene-fired-20201116-ph2fsd5oufbejpf5h4wayhwplm-story.htmlFrom the Virginian Pilot
Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene Fired
Written by Mechelle Hankerson
Category: Local News
Published: 16 November 2020
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She was fired this morning in a meeting with staff from the city managers office, Human Resources and city attorneys. Greene said the only explanation she was given is because she’s an at-will employee. It means employees can be fired at any time for any legal reason.
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In August, Greene filed criminal charges against Sen. Louise Lucas, city school board members and other prominent Black community members for allegedly being part of a protest at the city's Confederate monument. Protesters threw paint on the statue earlier this summer and covered it in graffiti.
They also pulled part of it down, seriously injuring one man.
Greene filed charges against Lucas and others afterwards. Former city manager Lydia Pettis Patton told City Council in an email Greene had a conflict of interest and shouldn't have done that. Portsmouth vice-mayor Lisa Lucas-Burke, Sen. Lucas's daughter, posted the email to her public Facebook account.
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