Cincinnati Police Chief Who Was Sued For Anti-White Discrimination Finally Fired
Cincinnati Police Chief Who Was Sued For Anti-White Discrimination Finally Fired
April 24, 2026
The Gateway Pundit reported in October that Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge was placed on paid administrative leave after she was sued for anti-white bias.
WLWT reported at the time that City Manager Sheryl Long noted, “The City continues to face serious public safety challenges that underscore the need for stability at the command level.”
“Therefore, I’ve named Assistant Chief Adam Hennie as Interim Police Chief. Our focus remains on maintaining stability within the department and ensuring the highest standards of service to our residents. I have full confidence in Interim Chief Hennie and the department’s command staff to continue their dedicated work at this time.”
The civil rights lawsuit, filed by four veteran members of the Cincinnati Police Department, alleged workplace discrimination against the city and Police Chief Theetge.
The lawsuit alleges, according to WXIX, “The City and Chief Theetge have actively and systemically undertaken efforts to promote, advance, and make promotion and assignment decisions that are preferable to women and minorities, and to the exclusion of white men, including through hiring, diversity initiatives, outreach programs, promotional processes, and other steps that demonstrate both a systemic practice of discrimination against white males, and that there are background circumstances to support the suspicion that the defendant is that unusual employer who discriminates against the majority.”
“Plaintiffs, who are all white males, applied for, and did not receive those positions. Furthermore, as respects the preferential assignments, each of the Plaintiffs were qualified for those positions.”
“And similarly situated persons received those preferential assignments on the basis of race and/or sex. Plaintiffs were treated differently than similarly situated employees of a different race and/or sex.”
On Friday, Fox News reported that City Manager Sheryl Long announced Theetge’s termination.
A termination announcement says Teresa Theetge was “begged” to put more officers on the streets during a crime-riddled summer last year. She was removed from her role as the city’s top law enforcement officer on Thursday after only about three years on the job. She was a police officer in Cincinnati for 35 years.
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“I recognize Chief Theetge’s more than 35 years of service to the Cincinnati Police Department and to this City. At the same time, after completing this review, it’s become clear that a change in leadership is necessary for the department moving forward,” Long said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Long’s brutal termination letter shares a multitude of reasons for Theetge’s termination, including:
- Refusal to support the City’s Summer Safety Plan (2025)-She opposed the plan, did not fully staff requested police details (especially downtown and parks), and required the City Manager to repeatedly beg her to implement it.
- Poor Leadership After High-Profile Shootings-Failed to provide strong leadership or direction after shootings near Fountain Square in October 2025. She attended a play instead of a public safety town hall the day after a shooting and did not properly prepare her assistant chief.
- Lack of Collaboration & Communication-Had poor working relationships with other City departments, the School Board, and the Law Department and blocked or discouraged communication between her command staff and City Hall.
- Perception of Favoritism, Nepotism, and Retaliation- The 2024 Cultural Assessment and an independent investigation both raised concerns about favoritism and retaliation inside the department.
- Lack of Accountability-During her pre-disciplinary hearing, she took almost no responsibility and instead blamed others (City Manager, other departments, etc.).
- Dishonesty During the Hearing-The letter states she made misleading or untrue statements during the pre-disciplinary hearing.
Stephen Imm, Theetge’s attorney, said in a statement that she will sue the city, the city manager, and the mayor for violating her constitutional rights.
Theetge’s attorney Stephen Imm released a statement calling today a “sad day for the City of Cincinnati.”
“Its leaders have taken the shameful step of dismissing one of its most accomplished and beloved public servants for no legitimate reason. They know their phony excuses for this disgraceful action are entirely false, but still chose to put this black mark on our great city. We will get justice for Terri Theetge, and those responsible for this disgusting act will be held accountable,” Imm said.
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