Newly appointed Cleveland Police Chief Mark Gibson terminated three employees of the department who were caught in scandals over the past several months.
Carl Walls, Chad Nave and Edwin Millan were all three terminated Wednesday, according to Evie West, spokeswoman for the Cleveland Police Department.
“The officers of the Cleveland Police Department are held to the high standards of a code of ethics that should recognize the badge of our office as a symbol of public faith,” said Gibson in a written statement. “This oath represents our commitment to uphold the law and we accept it as public trust by the citizens of Cleveland who we have sworn to serve and protect.”
Gibson continued to say that the action of these officers shows an “egregious failure” to uphold these standards.
Three Cleveland police officers were fired on Oct. 1 for various offenses. “I found no other disciplinary alternative other than termination,” Gibson said.