The termination letter details several complaints and concerns about Jeff Wood, including a photo of Wood’s truck taken Friday that shows a rear window of two stick-figures having sex while another…
Ouray’s embattled police chief was fired Monday after six months on paid administrative leave because of his “poor work performance, violations of state law and other actions inappropriate for the Chief of Police,” according to city officials.
“…I find you have engaged in misconduct and violations of policy and state law. I no longer trust you to comply with policy, let alone enforce it or lead by example, and I do not trust your judgment to lead the police department,” Clarke wrote.In a statement, Wood’s attorney Reid Elkus said Wood has never been terminated from a law enforcement position in his nearly 30 years as an officer.
The city’s investigation was prompted in part by a complaint from a former police department employee, who described Wood as having a cavalier attitude while investigating an elementary school janitor accused of taking inappropriate pictures of students with his phone.
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