BURBANK – Burbank Police Chief Tim Stehr announced Monday he will retire Dec. 31. Stehr’s retirement announcement comes six days after City Councilman David Gordon requested that he be placed on administrative leave in connection with three investigations into the department and the suicide of Sgt. Neil Thomas Gunn.

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The suicide of a 50-year-old Burbank police sergeant who shot and killed himself on a public street is certain to raise public awareness about a federal investigation of alleged misconduct by at least a dozen officers in that department.

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