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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
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. AND SAFETY , RICHMOND , INDIANA
JANUARY 20, 1959
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PRESIDENT WIL,5. IAM WILSON CALLED THE MEETINGI TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCED THIS
MEETING HAD BEEN CALLED TO CONSIDER THE CHARGES FILED BEFORE THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY AGATEIST POLICE OFFICER JESSE FREDRICK IBLAN-
KENSHIP ARISING FROM CERTAIN INCIDENTS OCCURING ON JULY 18, 1958 AND
JANUARY I , 1959. SAID CHARGES BEING; ,
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I . DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS
2. CONDUCT INJURIOUS TO THE PUB1LIC PEACE AND WELFARE ,
3. CONDUCE UNBECOMING AN OFFICER I 1
A DISCUSSION WAS HAD RELATIVE TO T.HE TESTIMONY THAT WAS -HEARD AT A, HEAR-
ING HELD ON JANUARY 16, 1959.
THE BOARD , AFTER DUE DELIBERATION , UNANIMOUSLY FOUND THAT OFFICER JESSE •
FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP WAS GUILTY OF;
I . DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS
2. CONDUCT INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE
3. CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER
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ALL AS ALLEGED AND SET FORTH IN THE CHARGES FILED WITH THE BOARD ON
JANUARY 5 , 1959.
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IT WAS THE UNANIMOUS DECISION OF THE BOARD THAT OFFICER. JESSE FREDRICK
BLANKENSHIP BE DISMISSED FROM THE RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT , EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 20, 1959.
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CLERK