"I never told you that I'm not working on Apple stuff, " Lee says.

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"I think most of you who know me here would know that I never meant to hurt the city, " she told reporters.

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He noted that other officers have beards, adding, "I was told many times in the academy, 'Cut your beard, after the academy you'll never have to, '" Litzman said.

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