May 20, 2021 / 11:29 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ind. (WISH) A suspended police officer with the Portland Police Department at the center of an investigation has resigned.
“Although these incidents can be troubling for the public to process and questions the integrity of the department, it is important to note that these incidents are rare nationwide and this one incident should not distract the public’s overall opinion of the Portland Police Department,” said Portland Mayor Josh Boggs in a statement posted on the department’s Facebook page.
The Avon Police Department is conducting the investigation into the former officer.
PPD on Monday said the officer was never assigned to schools for his duties.
Portland Police are cooperating with Avon Police as they investigate the incident involving Joshua Clark. Author: Steve Jefferson Updated: 2:37 PM EDT May 20, 2021
AVON, Ind. Joshua Clark has officially resigned from the Portland Police Department after he was reportedly identified in an online civilian child predator sting in Avon, Indiana.
Police Chief Josh Stevenson immediately suspended Clark after seeing the video posted on social media. That video reportedly contained portions of the officer admitting he drove from Portland to Avon to meet a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl with whom he chatted online for weeks. It was actually citizens posing as underage kids online.
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