CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Emails and text messages between Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge and City Manager Sheryl Long show tension before Long put the chief on leave last week.

Long was “caught off guard” when the chief announced she was on a Hamilton County police chiefs task force, according to an Aug. 15 email from Long to Chief Theetge.

“Please make sure that you connect with me before announcements are made public,” Long wrote.

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Long then informed the chief that, effective immediately, all communications, including outside meetings and announcements and strategies “must be reviewed” by the city spokesperson and Long “ before any messaging is executed."

She also ordered the chief to first discuss with the

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