STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The investigator who looked into serious accusations against leaders of the Steamboat Springs Police Department found evidence the city’s former top cops presided over a hostile work environment where several employees felt bullied, and that gender-based harassment was likely occurring for more than a decade.
The investigator’s summary was presented to city council Tuesday, and members were disappointed by what they heard.
Sexist terminology was used and tolerated by leadership, and several employees believed there was a sense of “bullying” from some supervisors within the department, the investigator found.
A lack of training was “of great concern to officers” — some officers felt they were disciplined without due process and others were concerned by a form of hazing that new recruits had to endure at the department, according to the summary.
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