LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Mesquite police chief has been fired following a metropolis investigation, and a search has began for his substitute.
In a press release, Edward Dickie, the Mesquite Metropolis Supervisor, mentioned that Chief MaQuade Chesley was terminated on Tuesday. The town’s inside investigation into Chesley has been a subject of dialogue throughout current metropolis council conferences, with officers fielding questions and considerations surrounding the police chief in current months.
Dickie mentioned town can be looking for a brand new chief and, within the interim, would appoint Mesquite Police Captain Tracy Fails as chief of the division.
Chesley was the goal of a police union no-confidence vote in Nov. 2024, which was offered to the Mesquite Metropolis Council. Chesley had beforehand responded to an 8 Information Now request for remark.
“I take concerns raised by my officers seriously and remain committed to open dialogue to address issues and maintain a productive working environment,” Chesley wrote in Nov. 2024.
In Nov. 2024, Del Schlosser, the Mesquite Police Union president, defined why the police union reached their no-confidence vote.
“Chief Chesley has, at times, been retaliatory towards people because of comments that they made or that things that they’ve brought forward.” Schlosser mentioned. “There has been some hiring that is believed to be close friends, based on his own comments that they were, it’s the perception that it was rushed through, if you will, in the hiring processes.”
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