Cindy Young Bolek says Hillsboro Police Department leaders put her on leave for reporting accountability failures.
A longtime Hillsboro Police Department employee is accusing top officials of retaliating against her, after she raised concerns about bias and mishandling of records by city police.
Cindy Young Bolek, who has worked for the police department for 20 years, notified the department last month she planned to leave her position at the end of the year. Days later, on Oct. 8, she received a written response: She was being placed on leave through the expected date of her resignation.
Hillsboro's deputy police chief, Mike Leader, told Young Bolek that the department had already been planning for a "restructuring" of its support services division, which Young Bolek manages.
"In light of your decision to resign, we believe it is in the best interests of HPD to expedite the planned restructuring process and immediately begin relieving the stress on the division and department," Leader wrote. As such, he continued, Young Bolek was immediately placed on paid leave until her resignation is effective Jan. 1.
"Please understand that this leave is not disciplinary in nature and is not intended to be a reflection on your years of hard work and service to the city," Leader added. "Rather, it is intended to allow both you and the department to move forward in the most efficient and harmonious way possible."
Young Bolek told the News-Times she doesn't buy it.
"If I've done nothing...
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