Officers criticize Fresno police chief amid investigation into 'inappropriate' off-duty relationship

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Embattled Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama is astatine the halfway of a metropolis probe into his behaviour and is present nether occurrence from his ain officers.

City officials revealed past Thursday that Balderrama admitted successful February to an "inappropriate off-duty narration helium was progressive successful with a non-city employee."

Action News has present confirmed leaders of the Fresno Police Officers Association raised questions astir the probe successful a connection to national members connected Friday.

"There has besides been a prevalent communicative surrounding this concern that nary argumentation violations person been established," Board President Brandon Wiemiller wrote.

"This is an unthinkable discourtesy to each sworn subordinate of the agency, who is held to relationship for argumentation violations surrounding "discretion" and "conduct unbecoming."

Union leaders are present calling an exigency committee gathering connected Wednesday arsenic questions equine for the person of astir 900 constabulary officers successful California's fifth-largest city.

It is unclear wherefore Balderrama is allowed to enactment successful his presumption oregon wherefore helium came guardant successful February.

Asked for much accusation connected Monday, the politician and metropolis managers's typical said they had "no further comment."

Balderrama has stayed distant from reporters. Instead, the main is posting scripture and section quality connected societal media.

Criticism of Balderrama comes arsenic Action News has confirmed portion of the constabulary department's interior policy.

A information states that employees could look disciplinary enactment for connected oregon off-duty behaviour that is unbecoming oregon reflects unfavorably connected the section oregon its members.

City Attorney Andrew Janz said precocious Monday that the probe into Balderrama is ongoing and volition beryllium "thorough."

City officials volition reappraisal the last study confidentially, Janz said.

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