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In both cases, the officers were placed on restricted duty at the director of Chief Neil Noakes.
Price thanked Noakes for his leadership by taking swift action and said she supported the internal affairs investigation, the statement said.
Noakes was officially sworn in as chief of police this week.
“We’ve seen this over and over again,” said Kyev Tatum, pastor at New Mt. Rose Missionary Baptist Church. “To those of us who’ve been in this over 30 years, we’re wondering if there’s ever going to be any change in Fort Worth.”
A Fort Worth police officer was also terminated in October after making Facebook post, the department described as racially insensitive and grossly inappropriate.