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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavie, FL Police Chief on Leave After Allegedly Saying Deputy's COVID-19 Death Caused By Gay Events
Source: WTVJ-TV/NBC 6 South Florida
Davie Police Chief on Leave After Allegedly Saying Deputys COVID-19 Death Caused By Gay Events
Published April 11, 2020 Updated 4 hours ago
A state police union is asking for an investigation into a South Florida police chief after members say the chief went on an offensive tirade, discouraging officers from raising concerns on coronavirus protocol and allegedly saying that a Broward Sheriff's deputy died of COVID-19 because he was a homosexual who attended homosexual events.
In a letter to Davie Town Administrator Richard Lemack, the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police said Davie Police Chief Dale Engle chose to retaliate after several employees raised concerns about the agency's safety protocols in reference to the coronavirus.
On April 7th, the non-profit organization says Engle attended a patrol meeting where he "belittled" the members.
After ordering the employees to line up in formation in the department's parking lot, Engle continued to "berate" members.
That's when the Fraternal Order of Police say Engle brought up the tragic death of BSO Deputy Shannon Bennett.
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Published April 11, 2020 Updated 4 hours ago
A state police union is asking for an investigation into a South Florida police chief after members say the chief went on an offensive tirade, discouraging officers from raising concerns on coronavirus protocol and allegedly saying that a Broward Sheriff's deputy died of COVID-19 because he was a homosexual who attended homosexual events.
In a letter to Davie Town Administrator Richard Lemack, the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police said Davie Police Chief Dale Engle chose to retaliate after several employees raised concerns about the agency's safety protocols in reference to the coronavirus.
On April 7th, the non-profit organization says Engle attended a patrol meeting where he "belittled" the members.
After ordering the employees to line up in formation in the department's parking lot, Engle continued to "berate" members.
That's when the Fraternal Order of Police say Engle brought up the tragic death of BSO Deputy Shannon Bennett.
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Read more: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/state-police-union-asks-for-investigation-into-south-florida-police-chief-after-alleged-offensive-rant/2218788/
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Davie, FL Police Chief on Leave After Allegedly Saying Deputy's COVID-19 Death Caused By Gay Events (Original Post)
Eugene
Apr 2020
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)1. Oh wow.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)2. He sounds nice (nt)
LiberalFighter
(50,928 posts)3. The city needs to fire him and have him lose his pension.
genxlib
(5,526 posts)4. It may come as a shock to no one
But Davie is a surprisingly southern hicksville in South Florida.
It's City Hall looks like an old Texas roadhouse and it has an honest to goodness rodeo.
crickets
(25,979 posts)5. On leave? Maybe stripped of rank?
Why not just plain fired? "Taken out of context" - get real. Ew.