Sterling Heights cop on leave over image mocking George Floyd s death
A Sterling Heights police officer is on unpaid leave while his department investigates a “disturbing image” posted on his private Facebook page mocking events that led to the death of George Floyd Jr. at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer last year.
The officer, who has not been named by the department, became the focus of an internal investigation this week after a TV station reported his posting of an image of Floyd with Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck, accompanied by this caption: “When you gotta change a tire but don’t want to get your trousers dirty.”
The officer posted the picture of the Ex-Minneapolis officer with his knee on Floyd's neck and captioned it: "When you gotta change a tire but don’t wanna get your trousers dirty."
Metro Detroit officer placed on unpaid leave following racist post
A Sterling Heights police officer taken off the streets after 7 Action News exposed a racist Facebook post, that sparked an internal investigation.
Posted at 5:07 PM, Feb 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-24 18:26:50-05
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) â A Sterling Heights police officer has been taken off the streets after 7 Action News exposed a racist Facebook post that sparked an internal investigation.
Sterling Heights police say they immediately launched an internal investigation after they were made aware of the racist post shared by one of their officers. The officer is now on unpaid leave.
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Mayor Michael Taylor, center, cuts a ribbon with community leaders and residents at the Sterling Heights Community Center in February. Despite the building closing for periods due to COVID-19, city officials have listed its completion as one of the year’s highlights.
File photo by Donna Agusti
Not all news was negative in Sterling Heights in 2020
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STERLING HEIGHTS It’s easy to focus on the bad news that took place throughout 2020 there was so much of it, especially COVID-19, its cancellations and the economic fallout. But Sterling Heights officials and community leaders recently shared some silver linings to the year that might otherwise be overlooked.