N.Y.P.D. Concludes Anti-Harassment Official Wrote Racist Online Rants
The official, James F. Kobel, who will now face a departmental trial, filed for retirement as the inquiry was winding down.
Jan. 11, 2021
After two months of investigation, police officials have concluded that a high-ranking officer responsible for combating workplace harassment in the New York Police Department wrote dozens of virulently racist posts about Black, Jewish and Hispanic people under a pseudonym on an online chat board favored by police officers.
The officer, Deputy Inspector James F. Kobel, filed his retirement papers late last week as the departmental inquiry was winding down. But the officials said on Monday that they still planned to bring administrative charges against him as soon as this month for falsely denying that he had written the offensive messages.
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Sources tell Action News that the detective works in the recruitment division and is tasked with screening new recruits to make sure they are fit to serve. Part of the detective s job involves screening the social media accounts of those recruits.
Authorities are working to determine if any other police department personnel were in attendance during the rally. The name of the detective under investigation is not being released.
Philadelphia police released a statement on the investigation Sunday night saying, We are aware of social media posts that allege that a Philadelphia Police Department detective may have been in attendance at the events on Washington, DC on January 6th. An IAB investigation has been opened to determine if any PPD policies were violated by the detective, and if they participated in any illegal activities while in attend