New Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo ditches police chief Sergio Velazquez

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New Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo ditches police chief Sergio Velazquez

Newly-elected Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo replaced Police Chief Sergio Velazquez Monday, but it reportedly had nothing to do with the dressing down of a sergeant at his swearing-in ceremony last week. Bovo relieved Velazquez of duty and named George Fuente the interim chief as he starts a national search for a new permanent top cop. […]

Whistleblower Hialeah cop gets stripped down at mayoral swearing-in

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Whistleblower Hialeah cop gets stripped down at mayoral swearing-in

Chief Sergio Velazquez abuses his position to retaliate and embarrass Ending three months of medical leave for an off-duty injury, Hialeah Police Sgt. Marvin Alvarez was set to come back to work on Monday. But after attending the swearing-in ceremony Friday for newly-elected Mayor Esteban Bovo, Alvarez was relieved of duty — and stripped to […]