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Teresa Chambers to Return as U.S. Park Police Chief on Jan. 31

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ousted U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers will return to her old job on Jan. 31, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced. Chambers was fired in 2004 for publicly voicing concerns about budget shortfalls and staff shortages which she said left citizens vulnerable to crime. The Merit Systems…

Board Rules that Fired U.S. Park Police Chief Can Be Reinstated and Get 6 Years of Back Pay

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewirecom WASHINGTON — Patience and persistence has paid off for Teresa Chambers, who was fired as U.S. Park Police chief in 2004 in what turned into a highly controversial situation in the nation’s capital. The Merit Systems Protection Board has ruled that she can have her job back, plus more than six…