https://wtov9.com/news/local/bellaire-adds-former-bethesda-police-chief-former-cleveland-officer-to-police-force
snip-"The Bellaire Police Department has hired six new officers, including Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland Police Officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 as he held a pellet gun, which made headlines across the country.
“The last guy I hired part-time, as you know, was Tim Loehmann from the Cleveland Police Department, who (in 2014), was involved in a shooting in which a young man had lost his life," said Bellaire Police Chief Dick Flanagan. “He had put his application in to several police departments. He also still wants to be a police officer. He’s not quitting on being a police officer. He made the decision (in 2014) that’s going to stay with him the rest of his life. Like anybody else, if you make a mistake, someone’s gotta give you a second chance. Give someone the opportunity.
“There is now worry. I stand behind this officer. He was down here two months ago. When he first applied, he told me everything that took place in that incident. I made the phone calls, I talked to the appropriate people. I’ll stand behind this officer like I will any of my officers.”
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