Police force in Trayvon Martin case eyes Nassau brass
Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile, 2006 | Kevin Canavan, who remains a deputy chief on the 2,243-officer Nassau police force, is one of five people vying to lead the 121-officer police department in Sanford, Fla., where the former chief was fired amid the scandal.
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A high-ranking Nassau County police official is a finalist to lead the scandal-scarred Florida police force that sparked nationwide protests last year by freeing the killer of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin.
Kevin Canavan, who remains a deputy chief of the 2,243-officer Nassau County Police Department, is one of five finalists vying to lead the 121-officer police department in the Central...
