New Port Richey’s police chief was asked to address city council last month after officers were caught praying with a far right extremist group and after another incident involving an officer who made a Holocaust joke in a Jewish woman’s home. But rather than condemn these scandals and others, the chief instead defended his department. NPRPD Chief Kim Bogart—who appeared before council on Nov. 1 at the request of City Manager Debbie Manns—began by explaining that there’s a lot of pressure on his department, which currently employs 44 full-time officers.
New Port Richey’s police chief was asked to address city council last month after officers were caught praying with a far right extremist group and after another incident involving an officer who made a Holocaust joke in a Jewish woman’s home. But rather than condemn these scandals and others, the chief instead defended his department. NPRPD Chief Kim Bogart—who appeared before council on Nov. 1 at the request of City Manager Debbie Manns—began by explaining that there’s a lot of pressure on his department, which currently employs 44 full-time officers.