A Durham Regional police deputy chief will retire after the police board said Monday that an investigation by a watchdog agency found he committed misconduct.
The Durham Regional Police Service Board said it has agreed with deputy chief Chris Kirkpatrick that “their employment relationship be concluded.”
In a statement posted on social media Monday morning, the board said Kirkpatrick will not be returning to work and is retiring from the police service east of Toronto.
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It said the decision was made after “careful review and deliberation” of an investigation by the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency that determined Kirkpatrick’s actions amounted to misconduct under the Community Safety and Policing Act.
The statement did not specify what actions were investigated by the watchdog, and neither the board nor the agency immediately responded to a request for comment.
In February, the Durham force said a deputy chief had been suspended after allegedly using “racially inappropriate term” during a meeting of its Afro-Caribbean Canadian Internal Support Network. It did not name the deputy chief at the time.
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However, police confirmed Monday that the deputy chief who was suspended was Kirkpatrick.
The board’s statement Monday said it remains “deeply committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and culture, and to ensuring that the DRPS reflects and respects the diverse communities it serves.”
“These values are fundamental to how this service operates and how it earns the trust of the public every day.”
The ever classic:
Suspended with pay and the INTERNAL investigation…. That leads to:
“We investigated ourselves and found no wrong doing to fire said person….”
Then they tell the vacationing officer to RETIRE or RESIGN so they can:
A) Work at another department
or
B) Retire with their full pension
This is especially the case in Durham.
The most racist police departments in all of Ontario.
It is what it is and will never change…
Do you take at face value an ambiguous issued statement? When is the retirement date? Or will he be paid out the remaining of his Contract? There was an agreement of guilt, but no conviction or penalty? This was an “informal resolution” ? Come on Global do your due diligence in reporting!
The only way to truly stop hate is to stop it from the home.. in durham racists have safe spaces and companies that invest into hate groups.. I would love to see durham police work with other police services in ontario and Saskatchewan to investigate and point out far right companies in ontario pushing hate.. this is the one step towards kicking out racism in durham.. its in the homes being taught to the children and cas need to be pointed in the right direction to remove these children from the homes of far right.. its time to stop it from the bloodline and durham police knows where to start. But so scared for their carriers to speak up…
I remember going thru racism in durham and the cops never help and with it being in majority of homes i doubt it will get better.. durham don’t feel safe at all..
Must have said Crazy.
He told the truth that hurt someone’s feelings thats what Canada is nowadays