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Carroll Eagle: Westminster police chief, mayor attack union chief over allegations of misspent money

Westminster police chief, mayor attack union chief over allegations of misspent money

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Westminster police chief, mayor attack union chief over allegations of misspent money

Westminster police chief, mayor attack union chief over allegations of misspent money

By Peter Hermann, The Baltimore Sun

8:05 p.m. EST, December 13, 2011

Westminster's mayor and police chief denied accusations leveled by a union chief that they misspent money at the expense of public safety, saying the labor representative is trying to drive a wedge through the city's small police force.

Joined by two City Council members and the town manager, the officials went through an hourlong, point-by-point rebuttal of allegations raised by Gary McLhinney, who was hired by the Carroll County Fraternal Order of Police to push for collective bargaining rights for Westminster officers.

"This is nothing more than the Fraternal Order of Police trying to pressure the city, the Police Department and the chief," said Mayor Kevin R. Utz, a retired 28-year veteran of the Maryland State Police. Added Councilman Tony Chiavacci: "It's a game they're playing, and we're not playing the game."

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