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Emails show vitriol toward Sanford police chief Bill Lee

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - In his waning days as Sanford police chief, Bill Lee received blistering emails with every curse word imaginable, criticizing him for not immediately arresting George Zimmerman for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...
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Police chief in Trayvon case fired

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Bill Lee, who led the Sanford, Florida police department at the time Trayvon Martin was killed, has been fired, NBC News reports...
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This video still shows George Zimmerman on the day of his release from custody, April 11, 2012. Zimmerman will return to jail in Sanford, Florida on Sunday after his bond was revoked.

Did Sanford police know Zimmerman?

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - New evidence in the George Zimmerman case had brought renewed scrutiny upon Trayvon Martin's shooter's relationship with the Sanford police department...
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Sanford's temporary chief to review police department

Jamie Novogrod
SANFORD, FL - Declaring that Sanford doesn't have the 'luxury of time,' the new interim Police Chief Richard Myers said on Friday he would launch an 'A-to-Z review' of the department...
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New Sanford police chief promises total review

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The new interim chief of the Sanford Police Department says he'll conduct an 'A to Z' review following fallout from the Trayvon Martin case...
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Sanford Fla. police: 2 chiefs, no investigation yet

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The fate of Sanford's police chief appears to be in a state of suspended animation, with the old chief still collecting a paycheck, and his interim replacement about to take the helm...
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New interim police chief takes over in Sanford

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The city at the center of the Trayvon Martin case has a new interim police chief...
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N-word filled letter sent to Sanford city manager

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - A letter, sent via the City of Sanford's official letter, and addressed to the city manager, decries the treatment afforded the currently suspended police chief, Bill Lee.
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Zimmerman's ex lawyer stands up for Chief Bill Lee

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The former attorney for the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed Trayvon Martin has moved on to defending the police chief who released his former client...
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Sanford chief's failure to step down divides city

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Bill Lee, who had been chief for just ten months when the Trayvon Martin shooting upended his tenure, had negotiated a severance package with the equally new manager, Norton Bonaparte...
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