Prince Albert Police board supports Chief Bergen; calls union’s actions disappointing
On the same day the union representing the city’s police officers issued a press release calling for the removal of Police Chief Jon Bergen, the Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners has responded with its own statement.
Within the two page statement, the Board expresses the need to clarify and put in context what it referred to as “inaccurate” and “misleading” representations contained in the earlier release and made by Association President Sgt. Josh Peterson.
“It is an understatement to say that the Board as a whole is disappointed in Josh’s approach and comments”, Board Chair Darcy Sander, an education administrator and former police officer said. “Our police service and the work it does relies on standards of professionalism and good judgment that we are concerned are not demonstrated by Josh or his executive in this manner of conducting themselves.”
Within the statement issued earlier by the union, Sgt. Peterson criticized the leadership of Bergen, and expressed frustration with what he referred to as a lack of response from the police board. He also said the union felt they had no other way to be heard, other than to go public.