TAMPA (WFLA) – An officer was fired from the Tampa Police Department after a body camera captured him using a racial slur, according to a department spokesman.
Delvin White was terminated this week for “violations of policy that prohibit discriminatory conduct,” Public Information Officer Eddy Durkin said.
According to a news release from the police department, body camera video captured White using the n-word and referencing a group of people as “ghetto” while on a phone call. Police said the incident happened on Nov. 13.
While he was under investigation for the Nov. 13 incident, authorities said White told his supervisor that there was another incident that happened on Nov. 30 where he used the n-word while making an arrest. According to Durkin, White was caught on body camera “using the derogatory language” twice while making a trespassing arrest.
“Derogatory statements made by police officers jeopardize the trust that our department works to establish with our community,” Police Chief Brian Dugan said in a statement. “Tampa Police officers are held to a higher standard and incidents like this negatively impact the entire law enforcement profession.”
A representative with the Tampa Police Benevolent Association released a statement following White’s termination.
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Delvin White was terminated this week for “violations of policy that prohibit discriminatory conduct,” Public Information Officer Eddy Durkin said.
According to a news release from the police department, body camera video captured White using the n-word and referencing a group of people as “ghetto” while on a phone call. Police said the incident happened on Nov. 13.
While he was under investigation for the Nov. 13 incident, authorities said White told his supervisor that there was another incident that happened on Nov. 30 where he used the n-word while making an arrest. According to Durkin, White was caught on body camera “using the derogatory language” twice while making a trespassing arrest.
“Derogatory statements made by police officers jeopardize the trust that our department works to establish with our community,” Police Chief Brian Dugan said in a statement. “Tampa Police officers are held to a higher standard and incidents like this negatively impact the entire law enforcement profession.”
A representative with the Tampa Police Benevolent Association released a statement following White’s termination.
White is an an eight-year veteran of the police department and was most recently assigned as a school resource officer at Middleton High School.
Tampa school resource officer fired after being caught on body cam using racial slurs, police chief says
An officer has been fired from the Tampa Police Department after a body camera captured him using a racial slur, according to a department spokesman.
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