Columbia Fraternal Order of Police calling for removal of Chief Ken Burton

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | 9:59 p.m. CDT; updated 2:28 p.m. CDT, Thursday, April 26, 2012

COLUMBIA — The Columbia Fraternal Order of Police called for the removal of Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton on Wednesday, alleging "numerous policy and city ordinance violations," several of which stem from Burton's handling of incidents such as the 2011 firing of patrol officer Rob Sanders.

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