Sedona Police Chief Stephanie Foley was promoted to be the city’s top cop nearly two years ago. She’s been with the department for her entire law enforcement career of 17 years.

A statue outside the department was modeled after Foley and a K-9 before she became chief.

But now, multiple employees have raised concerns about working under Foley’s leadership. Two of them are Sergeant Laura Leon and Deputy Chief Ryan Kwitkin.

Sedona is a well-known travel destination with three million tourists a year, and the population is around 10,000. The police department is small, with 30 sworn officers and 20 volunteers.

Back in March, a letter to the city of Sedona from a law firm representing Kwitkin and Leon accused the chief of creating a hostile work environment.

The complaints describe Foley’s alleged "belittling and disruptive behavior against department employees", a culture that is "objectively and subjectively hostile", going on to say she responds to questions unprofessionally with sometimes "inappropriate, unwarranted anger."

The chief has also been accused of directing subordinates to "surreptitiously record others."

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