Today, Tampa City Council members suggested an internal affairs investigation into a police officer, who is also a high-ranking member of the police union, to learn the extent of opposition research he did on a local activist who has pushed for police transparency. Council's interest in an investigation was prompted by Brandon Barclay, who came to council last Tuesday to speak against local attorney and activist James Michael Shaw Jr., who wants Tampa's Police Citizen Review Board (CRB) to have more tools to investigate police misconduct, including subpoena power. During comments to council, Barclay, Vice President of the Police Benevolent Association, said that he made a FOIA request into Shaw Jr. and the CRB, and had monitored his social media.
Today, Tampa City Council members suggested an internal affairs investigation into a police officer, who is also a high-ranking member of the police union, to learn the extent of opposition research he did on a local activist who has pushed for police transparency. Council's interest in an investigation was prompted by Brandon Barclay, who came to council last Tuesday to speak against local attorney and activist James Michael Shaw Jr., who wants Tampa's Police Citizen Review Board (CRB) to have more tools to investigate police misconduct, including subpoena power. During comments to council, Barclay, Vice President of the Police Benevolent Association, said that he made a FOIA request into Shaw Jr. and the CRB, and had monitored his social media.