CMPD releases names of 7 officers involved in racist group chat
The CharlotteβMecklenburg Police Department has released the names of the seven officers involved in the racist group chat. Six of the seven officers have now resigned.
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The CharlotteβMecklenburg Police Department has released the names of the seven officers involved in the racist group chat. Six of the seven officers have now resigned.
The NAACP of Charlotte Mecklenburg is calling for the release of the names of the CMPD officers involved in a racist group text. Three officers have resigned and three others have been recommended for termination. The FBI is investigating to see if any officers acted on their bias in interactions with civilians.
Three Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers have resigned and three others are recommended for termination after a racist text thread that Chief Estella Patterson says βgoes back several years.β
WCCB has been asking the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department to confirm whether six officers have been recommended for termination after the discovery of a racist text thread.
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