New poll shows lack of support for Wauwatosa mayor

According to a new poll, 81% of officers at the Wauwatosa Police Department are thinking about leaving because they don't feel supported.

RIGHT NOW AT 5 -- NEW TENSIONSBETWEEN THE WAUWATOSA POLICEUNION AND CITY'S LEADERS...THEUNION CALLING OUT THE MAYOR --AFTER PROTESTERS CLASHED WITHEMBATTLED OFFICER JOSEPHMENSAH.SHAUN GALLAGHEREXPLAINS WHY THE UNION ISANGRY.the wauwatosa police officerassociation took a poll of itsmembers.and it does notreflect well on how they feelabout mayor dennis mcbride..TODAY, WPOA PRESIDENJOHNMILOTZKY SHARED THEINFORMATION SAYING ALL 70RESPONSES TO THE POLL FEELMAYOR MCBRIDE DOES NOT SUPPORTTHEM.

MILOTZKY SAYS THIS POLLWENT OUT BEFORE THE EVENTSTHAT HAPPENED TO JOSEPH MENSAHON SATURDAY.

AND, MILOTZKYSAYS 81 PERCENT ARECONSIDERING LEAVING THEDEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF THIS.

Sotjohn milotzky - president, wpoa145845let's be clear, thesenumbesr represent failedpolitical leadership and theyrepresent consequences ofpolitically motivated actionsthat ignore the facts anddenied due process.

These havenegatively affected not justone member but all members.their overwhelming responsesindicate, the conseuqenceswill have an even greaternegative impact on thecommunity weserve.

Mayor dennis mcbride155138this is my hometown.

Icar eabou tthis community.

Icare about what its goingthrough right now.

If theythink i don't support htepolice department, they areabsolutely 100 percent wrong.if they think i'm not 100percent committed to racialeuqity, they're wrong.

I wantwhat's best for htiscommunity.

.shaun tagwe alsospoke with the lawyerrepresenting the families ofthe people joseph mensahkilled.

They delivered aletter demanding chief weberbe fired.

However, mayormcbride says he does not havethe authority to do that.

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