[Leaning Right]

We see this garbage too often on the local, state, and national levels. Officials take an action (and maybe with good reason).

But then they arrogantly refuse to offer even a bare-bones explanation to their citizens. Just shut up and get your tax payments in on time, peasants.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The other side of it is if the department is being... let's call it audited for lack of a better word, they can't say much of anything.

That they suspended them with pay says there is some degree of uncertainty as to what is going on.

It might be that one officer was doing something wrong. Or it may be that the entire department was either up to shenanigans or turning a blind eye.

Or perhaps the council is up to shenanigans.

Either way there is not enough information in the article to make any sort of judgment.