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Posted: Nov 16, 2020 / 08:10 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 24, 2020 / 03:36 PM ESTPORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene has been fired from her position more than two months after being placed on administrative leave.Monday morning, and she said she was aware of the possibility of the firing but said she was hopeful she would be retained. However, WAVY learned shortly after that she was terminated, and the city had already taken away access to her computer and city vehicle.The meeting was with Acting City Manager LaVoris Pace and lasted minutes.“I was terminated and I am one less badge and one less gun,” Greene said after leaving the meeting Monday.She says she was read a letter of her firing and not given an explanation during the meeting Monday. She received no severance pay, and says she has young children and an elderly parent.Greene held a press conference after the firing and claims she never did anything wrong and will file a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city.“I believe what would be fair is full reinstatement, because I did nothing wrong. That would be fair that would be my first option,” Greene said.with pay in the wake of the June , which led to a man being seriously hurt and more than a dozen Black community leaders, Lucas and othersIt’s still unclear whether Greene being placed on leave was directly tied to the case, but she had been under scrutiny and . Lucas was , but wasn’t at the larger demonstration that night.Other major developments after Greene filed the charges including , who , and the firing of City Attorney Solomon Ashby. AshbyGreene says she filed the charges “because laws were broken” and says she believes local politicians shouldn’t interfere with police matters. Greene also said she didn’t have officers advance on the demonstration that night in June because she feared they might face criminal charges.We asked Greene whether she would argue there were political and city leaders that wanted the monument to be defaced, to which she nodded her head “yes.” We also asked whether she believed they didn’t want her to pursue charges in connection with the monument vandalism — also a “yes.”Greene took over as chief in 2019, after former chief Tonya Chapman&nbsp;. Chapman had been vocal aboutFor&nbsp;Greene,&nbsp;she’s&nbsp;supported by&nbsp;longtime officers like&nbsp;Capt. Steve Hassell,&nbsp;who heads up the Portsmouth Chaplains’ Unit.“I’ve been involved&nbsp;with the&nbsp;police&nbsp;department 44&nbsp;years. I have served under&nbsp;13 chiefs,&nbsp;and by far,&nbsp;Chief Greene is&nbsp;the best chief&nbsp;Portsmouth&nbsp;has ever&nbsp;had,” Hassell said.&nbsp;Portsmouth resident, Sherry Meyer, was in tears as Greene spoke outside after she was fired.“I am so proud she stood up to them,” Meyer said.&nbsp;A fund has been set up to help Greene with her expenses.Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe NowContact 10 On Your Side✕× Close Ad

Posted: Nov 16, 2020 / 08:10 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 24, 2020 / 03:36 PM ESTPORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene has been fired from her position more than two months after being placed on administrative leave.Monday morning, and she said she was aware of the possibility of the firing but said she was hopeful she would be retained. However, WAVY learned shortly after that she was terminated, and the city had already taken away access to her computer and city vehicle.The meeting was with Acting City Manager LaVoris Pace and lasted minutes.“I was terminated and I am one...

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