Sanford, Fla., Police Chief Steps Down Temporarily 22 Mar 2012 The embattled police chief at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting temporarily stepped down Thursday, saying he had become a distraction to the investigation. Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee has been heavily criticized after his officers decided not to arrest George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teen to death on Feb. 26. The shooting has sparked several protests, and city commissioners gave the chief a “no confidence” vote on Wednesday night. [Is George Zimmerman a confidential informant? Maybe that’s why the Sanford Police is treating him like one of their own. –LRP]