BY KELLY COHEN
The Missouri Peace Officers Standards and
Training agency, or POST, reviews misconduct...
Missouri state probes into
police wrongdoing need to be made public, according to an investigation by
KYTV-Channel 3 News in Springfield.
The news station learned of two
confidential settlements by the city of Branson, both after allegations of
wrongdoing involving the same police officer.
The officer still holds a valid
state police license to this day, the KYTV investigation shows.
In the state of Missouri, one
needs a license to provide most professional services. And it can immediately
be taken away for major gross negligence.
Police officers have to abide
by this law, too, as they can lose their state licenses after an investigation
into their conduct.
The Missouri Peace Officers
Standards and Training agency, or POST, reviews misconduct allegations to see
whether police officers should retain their state licenses.
