Thursday night the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners voted unanimously to fire a police sergeant that had been on paid leave since April as a result of what an internal affairs investigation uncovered about her encounter with a member of the public last year during a traffic stop. The police union now plans to fight the firing.

The investigation revealed Sgt. Shayna Kendall, a 13-year New Haven Police Department veteran, didn't follow procedure during a traffic stop and then allegedly lied about it.

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