Detroit police commissioner has been unappointed from a committee overseeing the towing industry after controversial comments during a 7 Action News interview where she downplayed the gravity of bribery.
Summary
- DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit police commissioner has been unappointed from a committee overseeing the towing industry after making controversial comments where she downplayed the seriousness of bribery.
- Jim Holley—the chair of the Board of Police Commissioners—removed Bernard from the board’s towing committee.
- “We had public comments, we had people call, we had people concerned saying: ‘Why is a commissioner saying this act is very minimal?” he said.
- While Bernard is losing her post on the towing committee, she’ll remain on the board of commissioners.
- I have lots of things to do.”Contact 7 Investigator Ross Jones at ross.jones@wxyz.com or at (248) 827-9466.