LANSING — The former chief diversity officer at the Michigan State Police sued the agency and Col. James Grady in federal court on Tuesday, Oct. 14, alleging Grady decimated morale at the MSP by promoting officers without regard for their qualifications and “instigated and maintained a pattern of workplace harassment” that permeated the agency and adversely affected decision making.

Insp. Sarah Krebs, who was named chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at the MSP in December 2022, alleges in the lawsuit that Grady and other top officials subjected her to retaliation and harassment when she pushed back against hiring policies she saw as unlawful, denied her access to staff and other MSP resources, moved her from her own office to a cubicle, and required her to return her state vehi

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