Buckeye police officials accused of corruption, tampering with crime statistics
Buckeye has hired an independent investigator to look into reports that senior police leaders ordered officers to falsify crime statistics in an effort to make the West Valley city more appealing to potential residents and businesses.
Buckeye officials also have asked the private investigator to examine more than a dozen allegations of wrongdoing and corruption that have created a "hostile work environment."
The wide-reaching claims came from "numerous employees" within the city's 93-officer Police Department in a recent letter to the city manager and members of Buckeye's City Council.
That letter, obtained by The Arizona Republic, contains a range of allegations about senior law-enforcement officials, including claims that department heads inconsistently reprimand officers across ranks who commit major policy violations and operate side businesses that present clear conflicts of interest.
Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2017/11/27/buckeye-hires-private-eye-investigate-allegations-police-wrongdoing/844390001/