The city of Fort Lauderdale has fired its police chief Larry Scirotto, who has been in office for less than a year, following allegations of discriminatory practices for promotions.
Highlights
- Larry Scirotto was sworn-in as police chief in mid-August.
- The city of Fort Lauderdale had hired a law firm by November to investigate complaints of discrimination.
- The law firm’s report says he implemented an approach to hiring and promotion that was unfairly focused on minority candidates.
- He told CNN the report that triggered his termination from the department was “vague on the facts,” and was largely based on hearsay, the report says.
- Read the report by CNN.com/Heroes: “I’m gonna change that.