In August 2022, Officer Lee Carden resigned from the Vincent Police Department after a racist text message sent by one of the department’s officers surfaced on social media. The text contained a racist joke about slavery. Following the incident, the Vincent City Council voted to disband the entire police department. ([police1.com](https://www.police1.com/officer-misconduct-internal-affairs/articles/after-racist-text-ala-town-fires-police-chief-disbands-pd-pAauFvb7b3aILW5E/?utm_source=openai))
[Return to blog post](https://watchaudits.com/lee-carden-vincent-police-department/)
.
