Bid to Limit Power of Police Chief Denied
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A Superior Court judge has rejected an attempt by the Long Beach Police Officers Assn. to limit Long Beach Police Chief Lawrence L. Binkley’s power to transfer officers and initiate new policies.
Judge Dzintra I. Janavs rejected most association claims in a lawsuit that police management violated fair labor practices on a series of issues.
She agreed with the union in one area, ordering Binkley to consult with association officials before ordering officers going on stress-related leave to surrender their badges and guns.
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