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No Phoenix officers will be disciplined after protesters falsely charged as gang members (www.abc15.com)
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020.

However, sources tell ABC15 all three officers who violated policy are now retired and can’t be disciplined.

One of the key officials involved in the gang charges was Sgt. Doug McBride, who was the officer who misled a grand jury to secure the indictment, records show.

McBride retired in December 2025 before the internal investigation was completed, and he now collects a $98,000 annual pension.

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

should be in prison. But nope they quit so it's fine. Hope they get doxed and spend the rest of their hopefully short lived in fear.