Two Florida cops suspected of deleting internal police department reports involving themselves or their friends won’t face criminal charges.
Hollywood Assistant Police Chief Ken Haberland and Maj. Norris Redding were accused of deleting computer records for officers who were under investigation by the police department’s Internal Affairs division, the Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
The records, deleted in December 2010 and January 2011, were meant to be kept public in accordance with state law. The officers apparently only deleted the electronic records but failed to get rid of the physical copies.
The two officers have admitted to violating state law and will have to pay a $500 civil fine, as well as to the Broward State Attorney’s Office for the investigation into their actions.
The two officers, initially relieved of duty with pay, won’t return to the Hollywood police department until an internal investigation is completed.
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