On his last day as police Chief, Jim Scharf has fired Officer Troy Meade for the shooting of Niles Meservey in June of 2009. Scharf says in the termination letter to Meade that he failed to comply with the Everett Police Department’s policies on the use of force. Meade has been on paid leave while awaiting this decision. Here’s the introductory portion of the letter from Everett Police Chief Jim Scharf to Troy Meade. We’re reviewing the entire 9 page letter and will have more to follow…
The cover portion of Meade's dismissal letter
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[...] My Everett News has obtained the 10 page rebuttal by officer Troy Meade in response to his firing by Everett Police Chief Jim Scharf. My Everett News obtained the rebuttal thru the Everett Police Officer’s Association. The [...]
[...] obtained the transcripts of the arbitration hearings in the Troy Meade appeal. Officer Meade was fired by Everett Police Chief Jim Scharf for shooting Niles Meservey. Meade filed a response to the firing but the Mayor and new police chief [...]