BPD Assistant Chief placed on leave

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.23ABC JUST CONFIRMING THATBAKERSFIELD POLICE ASSISTANTCHIEF JOE MULLINS HAS BEENPLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVELEAVE.23ABC'S TORI COOPER JOINS USLIVE FROM B-P-D HEADQUARTERSWITH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.TORI?DANIELLE I'M HERE OUTSIDE OF THEBAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT WHERE OFFICIALS SAYAN EMAIL WAS SENT OUT LAST NIGHTJUST AFTER 9'OCLCOK NOTIFYINGTHE DEPARTMENTTHAT ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF JOEMULLINS WAS OFFICIALLYPLACED ON LEAVE FOLLOWING TWOCOMPLAINTS OF BATTERY IN THEWORKPLACE.NOW IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THISEMAIL YOU CAN SEE THAT THEDEPARTMENT SAYS THEY RECEIVEDTWO SEPARATEBATTERY REPORTS ABOUT MULLINSAND A MALE VICTIM INTHE WORKPLACE.

OFFICIALS SAY THEFIRST COMPLAINT CAMEFROM AN ANONYMOUS THIRD PARTYTHAT DIDN'T SAYWHETHER OR NOT THEY WORKED FORBPD ON JUNE 23- OFFICIALS SAYAT THAT TIME NO FORMALADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT WASREQUESTED BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEYSTILL BEGAN THEIR INTERNALINVESTIGATION AT THAT POINT.HOWEVER A WEEK LATER, ON JUNE30TH THE DEPARTMENTRECEIVED ANOTHER COMPLAINT- BUTTHIS TIME IT WAS AFORMAL REQUEST FOR A CRIMINALAND ADMINISTRATIVEINVESTIGATION REGARDING THE SAMEWORKPLACE VIOLENCEINCIDENT.

OFFICIALS SAY THESEINVESTIGATIONSWILL NOW BE CONDUCTED BY ANEXTERNAL AGENCY ANDASSISTANT CHIEF JOE MULLINS ISON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTILFURTHER NOTICE.NOW WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEDEPARTMENT AND MULLINS FORA COMMENT AND THEY TOLD 23ABCNEWS THEY ARE WAITING FORFURTHER INSTRUCTION FROM CHIEFGREG TERRY.HOWEVER, THEY DID ALSO SAY THATTHESE TYPES OFALLEGATIONS ARE TAKEN VERYSERIOUSLY AND THEY WILLOBJECTIVELY INVESTIGATE THEALLEGATIONS.WE'LL HAVE FURTHER DETAILS AT5PMLIVE IN BAKERSFIELD, TORICOOPER, 23ABCCONNECTING YOU.NOW TO NEW, LOCAL CORONAVIRUSNUMBERS.