Reply #8: Update: Chief is suspended for the racist emails. [View All]

[madfloridian]

http://blog.reidreport.com/2010/09/wilton-manors-police-chief-suspended-over-racist-emails/

"WILTON MANORS- Richard E. Perez, chief of the Wilton Manors Police Department has been suspended over the circulation of offensive emails from his city computer, which the chief admitted to circulating, during a city investigation.

Wilton Manors city manager Joseph Gallegos made the announcement today. Perez will start serving the 30-day suspension without pay on Monday, Sept. 20.

Perez had come under fire over the emails, some of which contained nudity, a racial slur and more.

“Due to the derogatory, culturally insensitive and racially charged content of the emails, the City Manager has imposed the maximum for Group III offenses, outside of immediate separation, and will suspend the Chief of Police for 30 days without pay, starting on Monday, September 20,” wrote Gallegos in a statement released Thursday, Sept. 17. “During that time, the Chief will be required to undergo racial and cultural sensitivity training and complete an effective management development course identified by the City’s Human Resources Director. Any failure to complete the recommended regimen will be cause for immediate separation.”