Brookline Police chief put on paid administrative leave following misconduct allegations Brookline Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez, seen here still wearing his Austin Independent School District Police badge while a candidate for the top cop job in Brookline, has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of misconduct. (Courtesy / Town of Brookline) https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/08/06/brookline-police-chief-put-on-paid-administrative-leave-following-misconduct-allegations/?g2i_eui=LlvAMyLAZmItAlKLX0rby12vwNY9aLeN&g2i_source=newsletter&lctg=E454C415948D740FF484A4358A&active=yesD
Gonzalez will remain on paid leave throughout the investigation, Kleckner wrote in a statement.
“The Town has a strict zero-tolerance policy against discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation committed by or against its employees. We are committed to supporting the investigation, which will determine the facts, and responding accordingly.”
Brookline’s Select Board hired Gonzalez, a 33-year career police officer, to the department’s top job in April after Kleckner recommended him for the role the previous month. Gonzalez came from heading the Austin Independent School District Police Department in Texas, which he led since 2018, according to a town news release at the time.
Kleckner selected Gonzalez due to his “long track record of progressive, compassionate and effective police leadership in partnership with communities,” he wrote in the town’s March news bulletin announcing the recommendation.
Before the Texas post, Gonzalez was with the Norwalk, Conn., police department beginning in 1988, where he rose from a patrolman to the role of deputy chief.
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