Former Lincoln police officers Luke Bonkiewicz (from left), Angela Sands, Laura Stokey, Sara Khalil and Erin Spilker pose for a photo in October 2022. They are among seven current and former Lincoln Police officers who have come forward publicly, along with two former Lincoln Fire and Rescue employees, to raise alarm about what they say is systemic harassment, discrimination and retaliation that pervades the city's public safety agencies and has for years been enabled by city leadership.
Before she filed her first charge of discrimination against the city that employed her for nearly 10 years, Angela Sands says she knew how her tenure at the Lincoln Police Department would end.
Former Lincoln Police Officer Luke Bonkiewicz poses for a photo outside the Capitol in 2022. Bonkiewicz has sued the city, alleging he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about misconduct within the department.
After the city released the results of an independent assessment of LPD, the police sent a video message to department employees, a copy of which was obtained by the Journal Star through a public records request.
In the file photo from March, Police Chief Teresa Ewins and Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird address changes in the department amid allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work environment.
Former Lincoln police officers Luke Bonkiewicz (from left), Angela Sands, Laura Stokey, Sara Khalil and Erin Spilker pose for a photo in October 2022. They are among seven current and former Lincoln Police officers who have come forward publicly, along with two former Lincoln Fire and Rescue employees, to raise alarm about what they say is systemic harassment, discrimination and retaliation that pervades the city's public safety agencies and has for years been enabled by city leadership.
Former Lincoln Police Officer Luke Bonkiewicz poses for a photo outside the Capitol in 2022. Bonkiewicz has sued the city, alleging he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about misconduct within the department.
