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The request came as reports surfaced saying Robert Bates was given preferential treatment and was not properly trained. Sheriff Stanley Glanz admitted there was an investigation into Bates “six or seven years ago.”

KRMG has learned that inquiry found Bates “training was questionable, and that he was given preferential treatment.”

The report goes on to claim deputies were concerned with Bates actions in the field including using "his personal car while on duty and made unauthorized vehicle stops."

Attorneys for the Harris family released a statement saying the report is “factual and accurate.”

The release goes on to claim “TCSO has yet to provide the public with the internal affairs report generated in connection with the 2009 investigation.

Smolen, Smolen, and Roytman says major Shannon Clark has “publicly stated that the Sheriff’s office has no documented record of a report being generated.”

The firm includes TCSO policy Ch. 5, Policy 4 (G) and (O).

“The internal Affairs Officer will be responsible for ensuring that a complete and expeditious investigation has been conducted on each complaint or internal investigation.”

It goes on to state, “a report will be submitted to the Sheriff or Undersheriff within 30 days of receiving the complaint for investigation.”

The Harris family attorney has called for any reports to be made public.

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