Letters from four people identifying themselves as Fayetteville residents, a Fayetteville business owner or as concerned citizens have lodged a number of concerns and complaints against Police Chief Steve Heaton, Maj. Kevin Gooding and, to a lesser extent, some city employees and the Fayetteville City Council.
Among the allegations made toward Heaton, and to a lesser extent toward Gooding, included charges of a hostile work environment with high stress, harassment of employees, a high turnover rate among officers, a lack of support for officers, pressuring officers to write tickets and a diminished number of officers on duty per shift. Read More»
