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===Downfall===
===Downfall===
Dovalina had critics within the police department. A suit was filed against him in November 2006 by thirteen officers who alleged that the police leadership retaliated against them when the officers sent a letter to Mayor Salinas and city council members expressing concern about "the familial ties between the City Manager and Chief of Police."<ref>[http://www.lmtonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18989659&BRD=2290&PAG=461&dept_id=569392&rfi=6]</ref>
Dovalina had critics within the police department. A suit was filed against him in November 2006 by thirteen officers who alleged that the police leadership retaliated against them when the officers sent a letter to Mayor Salinas and city council members expressing concern about "the familial ties between the City Manager and Chief of Police."<ref>Ashley Richards, "The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief", ''Laredo Morning Times,'' November 11, 2007, pp. 1, 14A.</ref>
Flores' tenure as mayor (1998-2006) coincided with eight of Dovalina's eleven years as chief. She told the ''Laredo Morning Times'' that Dovalina had "made some bad decisions that he has admitted to, but I would hope that this community understands that his heart was protecting them and working for them."<ref>Ashley Richards, "The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief", ''Laredo Morning Times'', November 11, 2007, pp. 1, 14A.</ref> Flores noted that Dovalina did not claim personal credit for innovations to the department. She added that "the only thing that he didn't accomplish was getting the [[helicopter]] that we so desperately need." According to Flores, Dovalina "is a good man. I hope that's what he will be remembered for."<ref>Ashley Richards, "The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief", ''Laredo Morning Times'', November 11, 2007, pp. 1, 14A.</ref>
Flores' tenure as mayor (1998-2006) coincided with eight of Dovalina's eleven years as chief. She told the ''Laredo Morning Times'' that Dovalina had "made some bad decisions that he has admitted to, but I would hope that this community understands that his heart was protecting them and working for them."<ref>Ashley Richards, "The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief", ''Laredo Morning Times'', November 11, 2007, pp. 1, 14A.</ref> Flores noted that Dovalina did not claim personal credit for innovations to the department. She added that "the only thing that he didn't accomplish was getting the [[helicopter]] that we so desperately need." According to Flores, Dovalina "is a good man. I hope that's what he will be remembered for."<ref>Ashley Richards, "The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief", ''Laredo Morning Times'', November 11, 2007, pp. 1, 14A.</ref>