City to pay $100K after complaint of workplace, gender harassment COTTAGE GROVE — The City of Cottage Grove will pay $100,000 to a former Cottage Grove Police officer after she alleged being subjected to a “hostile work environment and disparate treatment based on sex” in the workplace for over a[Read More…]
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‘Extremely unacceptable behavior’ led to Cottage Grove PD resignations
Chief, Captain engaged in racist language, sexual harassment, other acts in the workplace COTTAGE GROVE – Five months after the sudden resignations of former Cottage Grove Police Chief Scott Shepherd and Captain Conrad Gagner, The Chronicle has obtained documents that detail the circumstances around their departure, including: The documents were[Read More…]
Cottage Grove police officers absolved in use-of-force investigation
The Cottage Grove Police department concluded its internal investigation into the September use-of-force incident involving the beating of an unhoused man. The result? “Reasonable and justified.” The Sept. 1 incident involved a member of the unhoused community, 28-year-old Alexander Harrelson, who was captured on a downtown shop’s video surveillance holding[Read More…]
Family, witnesses react to Cottage Grove police beating
COTTAGE GROVE – Alexander “Alex” Harrelson, 28, has lived in Cottage Grove his whole life. He’s been homeless on-and-off for 10 years – and an addict for longer. He has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and autism. On Sept. 1, a downtown business’ video surveillance system captured Harrelson holding his hands[Read More…]
