HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A major change has happened on the Hutchinson Police force. According to sources, Capt. Troy Hoover, who has been a part of the police force for nearly 30 years, has been terminated. 

City Manager John Deardoff announced that a press conference would be held on Wednesday. Hoover was let go on Monday less than two weeks after new Police Chief Jeffrey Hooper took over leadership of the police department.

No official word was given for the termination, but several members of the police force had been under investigation by the KBI in regard to favoritism shown to an officer who was pulled over for erratic driving. The officer is no longer with the force.

Hoover says he believes the termination stems from that February incident involving a Hutchinson patrol officer. Calls were placed to 911 saying the female officer was driving erratically and had her child in the car. However, Hoover couldn’t confirm that was the reason.

Supposedly, the officer was not given a field sobriety test back then. Hoover allegedly asked that she be driven home by other officers. “I would never do anything to dishonor the department,” Hoover said Monday evening.

Officials have not said if the investigation by the KBI is complete. Hoover, who was the Assistant Police Chief, joined the force in 1988.