DAYTON, Ky. — Two members of the Dayton Police Department said Thursday they believe Mayor Bobby Crittendon will eventually fire them and others.

        Sgt. Terry Meadows testified in the second day of a public hearing to remove Mr. Crittendon from office. He said he expected Police Chief Greg Aylor and others would lose their jobs.

        “I definitely believe there will be retribution,” Sgt. Meadows said.

        Mr. Crittendon admitted Wednesday he committed 25 acts listed in an action to remove him from office. Then he and his attorney left the City Council special hearing before evidence was presented.

        Neither Mr. Crittendon nor his attorney, Steve Wolnitzek, attended Thursday's hearing.

        Another officer, Raleigh Barnett, mentioned a 1998 incident, in which Mr. Crittendon told officers they “were guilty until proven innocent,” if a citizen complained.

        “It put me in fear of doing my job,” said Officer Barnett.

        In a written statement presented Wednesday, Mr. Crittendon said the words “as far as citizens are concerned” were left out from the citizen complaint statement. He said he thought some officers misunderstood him and that the matter was straightened out.

        Another of the counts involved a May 1 incident, in which Mr. Crittendon told City Administrator Dan Groth that the city would lose half the police department because of dissatisfaction with supervisors - a statement made after Chief Aylor reprimanded Officer David Halfhill, Mr. Crittendon's son-in-law.

        Sgt. Meadows said morale within the department was as good as he's seen in his five years on the force.

        “Things have come so far in the past year, it's unbelievable,” Sgt. Meadows said. “We've had less turnover in the last year than we've ever had.”

        Mr. Crittendon wrote he told Mr. Groth an officer complained about morale as late as September. Sgt. Meadows said Officer Halfhill was the only officer he knew who was dissatisfied.

        Assistant City Clerk Barbara Washington also said she fears retaliation. She said she has heard Mr. Crittendon lose his temper in the city building and with other city employees, and she heard him threaten to fire Chief Aylor.

        Ms. Washington also said Mr. Crittendon ordered her to void at least five parking tickets between 1996 and 2000.

        In his statement, Mr. Crittendon said he voided tickets written during street cleaning hours because police cruisers were also illegally parked.

        The hearing is expected to continue at 7 p.m. today at the Dayton Board of Education office on Clay Street.

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