“The Internal Affairs Division immediately opened an investigation into the officer’s social media usage. During an initial review of his social media platforms, a second social media post was discovered causing more concern,” the department said.
#Breaking: This @PGPDNews Officer is suspended for violating department social media policies. Interim Chief Hector Velez says, “I fully support an officer’s first amendment rights, however these posts are in violation of the department’s social media policy.” @nbcwashingtonhttps://t.co/RJSRB5G0mxpic.twitter.com/0Za7glEYax Tracee Wilkins (@TraceeWilkins) January 12, 2021
“I fully support an officer’s first amendment rights, however these posts are in violation of the department’s social media policy… I don’t condone any inflammatory posts by any officer that would tarnish the reputation of the men and women who do this work admirably each day, or cause the community to lose trust in us,” Velez said.