Marblehead Police Officer Timothy Tufts resigns after allegedly scratching swastika onto other officer’s vehicle; independent review will be launched
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Marblehead police said that Timothy Tufts has resigned in connection to an investigation of allegedly scratched a swastika into the paint of another officer’s personal vehicle. Tufts is pictured here in a photo from the Marblehead Police Department Facebook page when he joined the department in 2016.
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A police officer in Marblehead has resigned after a swastika was scratched into the paint of another officer’s personal vehicle, officials said Wednesday.
Police Chief Robert Picariello announced in a statement that Officer Timothy Tufts has resigned from the department as a result of the incident.
I am dismayed and deeply disturbed, Picariello said. Today, there is no room for excuses of ignorance. The swastika is a symbol of hate and genocide, and we must speak up against acts of hate and hate speech whenever and wherever we encounter it. We were deeply disappointed to learn of this incident, which is both a direct contradiction of the spirit of inclusion we hold dear in our community, and a violation of the high standards to which we hold our law enforcement officers here in Marblehead, the town s Board of Selectmen said in a statement.
Picariello said he has been in contact with the Anti-Defamation League of New England to seek out training programs and resources for every member of the Marblehead Police Department. He added that an outside investigator would be retained.
Incident Involving Swastika Lands Mass. Police Officer on Paid Leave The incident happened more than a year ago but the police chief did not provide further details on the officer involved
Published December 15, 2020
A Marblehead, Massachusetts, police officer is on paid administrative leave after an incident last year involving a swastika, Chief Robert Picariello announced in a statement Tuesday.
That the incident took place more than a year ago was the only detail Picariello provided about it. The officer was not named.
The chief said the incident is a personnel matter that s currently under investigation.
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