Former College Park police chief claims discrimination, retaliation in lawsuit against city

The former police chief of College Park is suing the city, saying that she was removed from office due to discrimination over her sexual orientation and as retaliation for possible misuse of public funds.Connie Rogers served as the city's police chief from December 2022 to December 2025. She was the first Black woman to hold the title of police chief in the city's history.In her lawsuit, Rogers says that a councilwoman wanted to terminate her employment because she was married to a woman, saying that the lawmaker had stated her objection to her same-sex marriage.The lawsuit alleges that the firing was connected to her concerns over suspicions of misused funds. In July 2025, she claimed that the members of the city council may have misappropriated more than $500,000 through a fraudulent contract as well as using police department funds to buy two golf carts for just under $10,000 without her approval.Connie Rogers served as College Park's chief of police up to her resignation last Decem