PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) – In the wake of the latest police officer to be arrested on criminal charges, Mayor Carletta Davis on Thursday said she does not want to make snap decisions about the long-term future of the Police Department.
During the wide-ranging news conference, the mayor also addressed her efforts to keep insurance coverage ahead of a looming expiration deadline and touched on her strained relationship with council members.
Davis said she does not want to react rashly to a grand jury recommendation that Prichard dissolve the Police Department and build a new law enforcement agency from the ground up. She said she also wants input from citizens and will host a community meeting with Sheriff Paul Burch at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Blount High School…