Racist Posts By Cops Trigger Investigations, Transfers & Gun Confiscations

The Plain View Project published the findings and created a database of active and former Police Officers public Facebook posts and comments from Police Officers from several departments across the country.

The Departments were Philadelphia, PA, Dallas, TX, St. Louis, MO, Phoenix, AZ, York, PA, Twin Falls, ID, Denison, TX and Lake County, FL.  As a result, many of the departments are taking these officers off the street until an investigation is completed.

Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams took immediate action.  Commissioner Richard Ross apparently has followed suite taking decisive action against some of the worst offenders.

The findings of this report has given the Philadelphia Police Department another black eye in the national spotlight.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is allegedly compiling a new list, and checking it twice, to add this new wave of officers to the “Do Not Call” list.

Corporal Robert Pawlowski received discipline after famously referring to an African American Captain using the racial slur “Nigger” while at the Fraternal Order of Police.

Sergeant Mark Palma was kicked out of the Crime Scene Unit and his gun was taken along with Sergeant Joseph Przepiorka, reportedly put in the Auto Pound.  Przepiorka was none too happy about having his gun confiscated.

Officer Milord Celce had his gun yanked.  However; the list included Inspectors, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants and Corporals as well.  The assignments of some of these supervisors are just as disturbing as the comments.

Officer Reuban Ondarza and Kevin Lewis have also been yanked off the streets.

Inspector D.F. Pace is assigned to the Police Board of Inquiry (PBI).  The PBI is the disciplinary board responsible for making disciplinary decisions for officers accused of misconduct.  That’s really rich coming someone who sits in judgment of others while exercising extremely poor judgment himself.

A common theme for some of the Officers who were posting some of the offensive materials is a history of complaints.

Pace puts in his Linked In profile “As an attorney and Police Inspector in the nation’s fourth largest police department , D. F. Pace focuses on balancing constitutional protections and civil rights with public safety. He currently heads the Philadelphia Police Department’s Police Board of Inquiry.”

So the guess is that Pace is balancing his freedom of speech with the Philadelphia Police Departments’ mission and brand.

Captain Adam Friedman is a Captain in the 8th District.  Ironically, in an interview he states “We want to increase social media, too. We’re working on that, having a Facebook page and Twitter for the district.”  Apparently, he has attained this goal in his personal life.

Also included on the list is George Mullen, Frank Palumbo, Javier Rodriguez, Jarreau Thomas, and Edward Thompson.

A private law firm will be handling the investigation.

Inspector D F Pace

Captain Adam Friedman

Captain Frank Palumbo

Sergeant Mark Palma

Lt. Anthony Burton: Civil Service Commission Hearing

Lieutenant Anthony Burton allegedly produced a forged note in order to be able to take the Captain’s test at a later date.  The person who provided the fraudulent document has allegedly cooperated.

There was supposed to be a Civil Service Commission hearing today that would allow Burton to give his side of the story.  “Story” would be the operative word here.  Burton will probably smartly resign as he has been allegedly advised to do.  Or……the Civil Service Commission will recommend termination.  Again, ironic that cheating allegations are more serious than theft allegations which Burton has received for years.

Burton is currently suing the Philadelphia Police Department citing racial discrimination along with Staff Inspector Debra Frazier, Capt. Laverne Vann, and Officer Shamal Bryant  who are also are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.  The allegations are against Chief Anthony Boyle and Inspector Ray Evers.   There have been many who assert the accusations against Boyle are false and that Boyle has only asked the plaintiffs to do their jobs.

Read more here about Evers who was accused of rape when “a 22-year-old Evers and several other men had a “gang-bang” with a 19-year-old woman on a pool table at the Temple University Alpha Phi Delta frat house.” The DA’s office dropped charged but the DA was quoted as saying the victim didn’t lie.  The victim has reportedly since committed suicide.
If these allegations against Burton are sustained, he can kiss being party to this lawsuit goodbye.  If you can cheat on civil service test and produce forged and/or fake notes to get a test rescheduled, you have zero credibility.

When Lieutenant Jennifer Palumbo faked cancer and collected donated funds, she suffered no significant consequence.  Read here where a Gratersford Prison Correctional Officer forged doctors notes and faked cancer and was arrested.  Palumbo is currently out on “injured on duty” status.

The Civil Service Commission is responsible to ensure the testing procedures are kept honest and fair.  Forgery and concocting an illness, or manipulating military orders simply isn’t fair to the cops who study hard and then take the exam.

Perhaps the pressure on the alleged female accomplice will result in charges being preferred against Burton.  It’s only fair.  Burton shouldn’t be allowed to get a “Palumbo pass”.