SANFORD, Fla. – Sanford police Chief Cecil Smith held a news conference on Thursday to discuss a response to a hostage situation at a gas station in 2024 that received his criticism and prompted an administrative investigation.
Two officers have since resigned while several others were subjected to disciplinary measures, Smith said Thursday.
Smith announced the investigation in March as body-worn camera video circulated online — shared by the YouTube channel EWU Bodycam — showing officers responding to a hostage incident at a RaceTrac gas station last June…