Greensboro will soon have a new police chief, but the announcement has already sparked significant backlash from residents who say they were shut out of the final stages of the selection process.
Less than 24 hours before Greensboro officials formally announced the city’s next police chief, nearly 80 residents and community leaders gathered on the steps of the Greensboro Police Department to protest what they say was a lack of transparency in the selection process.
The demonstration, held Monday evening, March 30, was fueled by growing frustration after reports circulated that City Manager Nathaniel “Trey” Davis had already offered the position to Kamran Afzal, then police chief in Dayton, Ohio —without additional community input…