The Lisbon Reporter

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Monday, January 30, 2012

If Lisbon Could Only Be So Lucky, A Conn. Town Hit By Scandal And Begins To Heal

Police chief retiring in Conn. town hit by scandal
By STEPHEN SINGER | Associated Press

EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A police chief under fire for his handling of anti-Latino abuse allegations that led to the arrests of four officers last week is retiring from office, the mayor said Monday.

Leonard Gallo, chief of the East Haven Police Department, has been chastised by federal civil rights investigators for creating a hostile environment for witnesses, and his lawyer has acknowledged that last week's indictment refers to him as an unnamed co-conspirator.

Gallo, 64, had been suspended as police chief in April 2010 after the FBI launched the criminal investigation, but he was reinstated to the post in November after his friend Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. took office.

Maturo said Gallo's retirement, which takes effect Friday, is "a unique opportunity to provide new leadership and the healing necessary given recent events."

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