Police Chief Alleges City "defamed her and besmirch her reputation."

Charlottesville asked its first Black woman police chief to hold officers accountable. Then she was fired after officers complained. Now she's planning to hold Charlottesville accountable.

"For removing the police from our schools, for disbanding JADE, for disbanding SWAT, for those actions, for doing what is right, for doing what is just, my professional reputation has been diminished, harmed, and devalued by this City, the former City Manager, the former Asst Chief, three current Councilors, the PCRB Chairperson, and two other PCRB appointed members, among many others. And for the audacity...for the actions I took, for the attempt to dismantle racism, misogyny, nepotism, and police violence, I was deemed, quote, "not a good fit" for this City." - Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney, November 9

"True civilian oversight doesn't work without transparency," wrote Karl Mansoor, a former Albemarle County Police Officer, in response to efforts in 2008 to form a civilian police review board in Charlottesville. "When allegations of misconduct are brought forward, the public has to know not just the allegations and final results of the investigation, but all the inform…