North Carolina police department captain resigns months after being placed on administrative leave

AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. COMING UP, NEW HERE AT NOON, THE FORMER INTERIM CHIEF OF THE MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW RESIGNED. MADISON’S INTERIM CITY MANAGER SAYS CLINT SMITH STEPPED DOWN DECEMBER 21ST WITHOUT GIVING A REASON. HE HAD BEEN ON LEAVE SINCE SEPTEMBER AND HAD SERVED AS INTERIM CHIEF SINCE AUGUST OF 2022. THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO T

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MADISON, N.C. —

A Madison Police Department captain resigned three months after being placed on leave, according to the town's interim manager Amy Roberts.

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Clint Smith resigned on Dec. 21, 2023, Roberts said.

The town and police department have not said why Smith was placed on leave or why he resigned.

Smith served one year as interim police chief from August 2022 until August 2023.

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Police Chief Richard Hester said Smith was placed on administrative leave on Sept. 5, 2023, about a week after Hester was appointed.

It's not clear if Smith's resignation is connected to an investigation by the SBI into the Madison Police Department.

North Carolina police department captain resigns months after being placed on administrative leave

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