Ex-Dallas Police Chief Sues Over His Firing
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DALLAS — Former police chief Mack Vines is seeking $3 million to $5 million from the city in a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully fired, his attorney said.
Vines was fired last September, hours after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly lying to a panel investigating his firing of a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Mexican citizen.
The suit says City Manager Jan Hart made “false and stigmatizing remarks” about Vines when she fired him.
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