KING CITY OFFICIALS ARE UNDER SCRUTINY FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF SIX POLICE OFFICERS IN FEBRUARY. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS ISSUED TUESDAY FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CITY MANAGER MICHAEL POWERS. POWERS HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF SPYING ON CITY EMPLOYEES AND INTERIM POLICE CHIEF DENNIS HEGWOOD. ANOTHER WARRANT REVEALED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S IT MANAGER FOR OVER TWO DECADES IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. KENNETH TIPPERY ALLEGEDLY HELPED SARGEANT BOBBY CARRILLO GAIN ILLEGAL ACCES TO THE KCPD NETWORK. THE CITY COUNCIL LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION THIS WEEK TO FIND IF ANY CITY PHONES ARE STILL TAPPED.
