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Miami police Chief Art Acevedo fired after tumultuous six months on job
Fox News
Miami city commissioners voted unanimously to terminate the city's police chief Thursday after six acrimonious months that included consequential gaffes and feuding with lawmakers.
Noriega suspended Acevedo earlier this week with the intent to fire him. In a letter, he outlined several reasons for the suspension, including allegedly losing the trust of rank-and-file officers, failing to report personal and vacation time, pushing for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, making unauthorized hires and using the term "Cuban Mafia" to describe city leadership.
Thursday's hearing served as a de facto trial with Noriega and Acevedo on opposing sides and the commissioners serving as judges. They heard hours of testimony regarding Acevedo's conduct as chief.