Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte: Lee

Police Chief Dept: Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte said in a statement that he relieved Chief Bill Lee of duty because the manager said he "determined the police chief needs to have the trust and respect of the elected officials and the confidence of the entire community.", according to CBC. Sara Brady, a spokeswoman for the former chief, said Lee and Bonaparte met Wednesday morning to discuss his termination and saying he's lost the trust of officials, a city manager fired a central Florida police chief who was criticized for his agency's initial investigation of Trayvon Martin's shooting death at the hands of a neighbourhood watch volunteer. "We need to move forward with a police chief that all the citizens of Sanford can support. I have come to this decision in light of the escalating divisiveness that has taken hold of the city," Bonaparte said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.