Police Chief William McManus will decide the fate of more than a dozen San Antonio police officers, including some in leadership positions, who were accused of impropriety during two promotional exams, a department spokesman confirmed Friday. Because internal affairs investigations are not public and no one has been disciplined, none of the individuals under investigation are being named.
Sgt. Chris Benavides confirmed that an assistant chief, a captain and a lieutenant were among those being investigated. He said the chief's action advisory board has reviewed the results of the internal affairs investigation and that its recommendations are awaiting McManus' review.
Benavides confirmed that the investigation of the lieutenant, captain and assistant chief involved allegations of impropriety by the lieutenant during a captain's exam, but he could not give details why the higher-ranking officials were also part of the investigation.
Department sources, whose names are being withheld because they aren't authorized to speak publicly, said the assistant chief and captain were accused of not thoroughly investigating the impropriety.
Exactly what the allegations of impropriety are hasn't been revealed.
Those allegations come on the heels of a cheating scandal that erupted when 400 officers took a detective's exam March 8. The results of that investigation also haven't been revealed. At the time, sources said problems began during the grading process when a scanning machine broke down and officers waiting in line allegedly discussed test results.
The action advisory board has also heard those cases, Benavides said, and they, too, are ready for the chief's review.
McManus could begin looking at those cases next week, Benavides said.
Still, any final disciplinary actions could take weeks because when McManus makes a decision and notifies the officer, that officer has a right to meet and appeal directly to the chief.
Sgt. Chris Benavides confirmed that an assistant chief, a captain and a lieutenant were among those being investigated. He said the chief's action advisory board has reviewed the results of the internal affairs investigation and that its recommendations are awaiting McManus' review.
Benavides confirmed that the investigation of the lieutenant, captain and assistant chief involved allegations of impropriety by the lieutenant during a captain's exam, but he could not give details why the higher-ranking officials were also part of the investigation.
Department sources, whose names are being withheld because they aren't authorized to speak publicly, said the assistant chief and captain were accused of not thoroughly investigating the impropriety.
Exactly what the allegations of impropriety are hasn't been revealed.
Those allegations come on the heels of a cheating scandal that erupted when 400 officers took a detective's exam March 8. The results of that investigation also haven't been revealed. At the time, sources said problems began during the grading process when a scanning machine broke down and officers waiting in line allegedly discussed test results.
The action advisory board has also heard those cases, Benavides said, and they, too, are ready for the chief's review.
McManus could begin looking at those cases next week, Benavides said.
Still, any final disciplinary actions could take weeks because when McManus makes a decision and notifies the officer, that officer has a right to meet and appeal directly to the chief.
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