Paul Williams

Bloomington City Manager Jeff Jurgens said he doesn't intend to stop looking into how a traffic stop that resulted in a lawsuit could have been prevented. The follow-up is unlikely to include an interview of the veteran cop involved in that incident, who retired before it could be scheduled.

In new legal filings on Tuesday, a former police sergeant suing the city alleges Bloomington officials killed an investigation into top police officers that could have muddied their defense in his case. City officials say they "strongly dispute" the allegation.

The City of Bloomington says it will resume an internal investigation into former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams' conduct. But the attorney for two men who sued the city after being detained by Williams said the city's response raises "serious questions" about police oversight.

Court records show the two men who accused a former assistant police chief of various rights violations during a June traffic stop are negotiating a settlement with the city.

Bloomington city manager Jeff Jurgens declined to answer questions about former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams' excessive overtime while he was a police lieutenant. Jurgens said he couldn't speak to fiscal years in which he was not city manager.

The mayor of Bloomington said the city and police department must work to regain public trust in the wake of the abrupt retirement of Assistant Chief Paul Williams. Williams was involved in a questionable traffic stop that sparked a lawsuit against Williams and the city.

Former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams repeatedly leveraged his position and power during a four-decade career at the BPD, in ways which sometimes concerned his subordinates and superiors. The latest incident, involving a June traffic stop conducted while he was off duty, prompted a lawsuit followed by his abrupt retirement.

The court dismissed Cassandra and Jadeyn Lacey's claims they were subject to false arrest and mistreatment after being charged with stealing from Blueze medical spa. The couple was acquitted before the criminal case went to trial.

Bloomington Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams submitted notice of his retirement Tuesday after decades with the department.