Former Cranston Police Chief Says "I Never Misled the Mayor"

Former Cranston Police Chief Marco Palombo Jr. issued a statement on Tuesday in response to Mayor Allan W. Fung’s comments that he was misled by the chief.

Fung’s comments came in response to the Monday release of the long-awaited state police report on the police department. He said that many of the issues outlined in the report lingered because he was not fully aware of all the circumstances and he blamed Palombo for not disclosing the extent of the problems.

But Palombo said Fung was not misled, nor was anyone else. Below is his complete statement:

“I never misled the Mayor. Never. Nor did I mislead anyone else. I did what I said I would do as police chief, whether the decisions I made were popular or not. I was never influenced by politics in making my determinations of what was right for our department. I’m not perfect—in fact, I am far from being perfect, but I’m honest. I believe that when all of the facts come out, and are viewed by fair-minded decision makers, these will be the findings. I’ll leave it to those same fair-minded decision makers to determine the fate of others, including anyone who have stated that I’ve done anything wrong. That’s the way our system works. I believe in our system, I’ve served it for 29 years. I’m confident that it will treat me fairly in the end.”