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'Things were supposed to get better': Former Lincoln Police officers say department, city leadership enabled wrongdoing for years

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'Things were supposed to get better': Former Lincoln Police officers say department, city leadership enabled wrongdoing for years

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• Dec 3, 2022
• Dec 3, 2022
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Before she filed her first charge of discrimination against the city that employed her for nearly 10 years, Angela Sands says she knew how her tenure at the Lincoln Police Department would end. 

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Angela Sands poses for a photo outside the Capitol in October.

Journal Star file photo

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Former Lincoln Police Officer Luke Bonkiewicz poses for a photo outside the Capitol in 2022. Bonkiewicz has sued the city, alleging he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about misconduct within the department.

Journal Star file photo

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Laura Stokey

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The City of Lincoln engaged 21CP Solutions LLC to assess workplace policies, procedures, training, and/or practices related to hiring, assignment, promotion, retention and development of sworn and professional staff at the Lincoln Police Department. This report is their findings.

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After the city released the results of an independent assessment of LPD, the police sent a video message to department employees, a copy of which was obtained by the Journal Star through a public records request.

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Erin Spilker poses for a photo outside the Capitol in October.

Journal Star file photo

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In the file photo from March, Police Chief Teresa Ewins and Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird address changes in the department amid allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work environment.

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