It is official. Hollywood Police Department fired 6 officers, 5 of whom allegedly played a role in doctoring a police report that made national news. Chief Chad Wagner terminated Officer Joel Francisco, Officer Dewey Pressley, Community Service Officer Karim Thomas, Sgt. Andrew Diaz and crime scene technician Andrea Tomassi. The union of which those officers belonged vowed to fight the firings. ”What did you expect the union to say?” is my response to the union’s response. The criminal prosecutions of those alleged to have participated in the official misconduct is ongoing. Most reports have quoted the officers or the officers’ representatives as saying that the firing was politically motivated. Although at this juncture, almost a year to the day that these officers allegedly committed these crimes one must wonder what took the HPD so long?
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