Sergeant Jean Paul DiPietro was terminated in July 2019 after testifying in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the department enforced illegal ticket quotas. He had refused to discipline officers for not meeting the quotas and testified that the department had an unwritten policy requiring officers to issue a certain number of tickets daily. His termination is alleged to be retaliatory for his testimony. ([miaminewtimes.com](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/hialeah-police-sergeant-says-he-was-fired-for-testifying-in-ticket-quota-lawsuit-11296117?utm_source=openai))