In addition to the odd email WBT’s Keith Larson got ahold of the other day — basically a bleg from CMPD brass for help putting together a “study guide” for Chief Rodney Monroe’s state law enforcement certification test — there is this item from Cedar Posts. The blog seems to have good CMPD sources and cites the recent retirement of a long-time CMPD sergeant as another sign the department is in serious flux.

The common theme is that a core of Monroe insiders seem to be running off long-time, well-respected CMPD officers. Is this a normal blip — or a serious long-term change in personnel quality? Stay tuned.

Update: The Uptown paper of record catches up the story today and adds that Monroe is on vacation.