Small town in Alabama where police officers sent racist text messages The police were dismissed on the alleged matter. According to reports, force.
Vincent City Council voted to close.AL.com reported.
"We passed a resolution for the purpose of passing an ordinance disbanding the police," Mayor James Lattimore said.
The move comes after city officials confirmed racist texts by police officers surfaced on social media last week, the outlet reported.
An unidentified police officer said, ``What do you call a pregnant slave?
The town, with a population of less than 2,000, he said the county sheriff's office would step in to help, would not be left without law enforcement.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office denounced the officers and said it "supports the City of Vincent by providing emergency law enforcement-related services to [Vincent's] citizens at this time." Released from office.
At Thursday's meeting, City Councilman Corey Abrams said: rice field. It doesn't matter what color we are as long as we do the right thing to people. ''