Township: FTPD Does Not Discriminate Against Minority Officers

September 8, 2017 Crime

FTPD Chief Lawrence Roberts is among the township officials being sued for discrimination by a member of the police department.

The Franklin Township Police sergeant charging the department with discrimination was denied further promotions not because of his race, but because he did not meet the department’s conduct or performance expectations.

That assertion was among the defenses presented by the township in response to the civil lawsuit filed by Franklin Township Police Department Sgt. Dennis Hopson.

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