Police chief to retire over alleged remarks about elated deputy’s COVID death
DAVIE, Fla. — A South Florida police chief has announced his retirement months after an investigation into alleged remarks he made about the coronavirus death of an overtly elated Broward Sheriff’s deputy.
Davie Police Chief Dale Engle educated metropolis officials final week that he plans to retire on Sept. 3, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. He has been on paid leave for three months and can honest proceed to be paid unless he retires.
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Engle was accused of asserting Broward Sheriff’s college helpful resource officer Shannon Bennett died thanks to his life-style. On Monday evening, Engle educated the SunSentinel he didn’t establish the observation.
“I preserve my innocence,” he mentioned.
Engle was placed on leave quickly after the philosophize’s Fraternal Tell of Police filed a complaint towards him.
He mentioned Davie officials didn’t rigidity him to retire. Engle mentioned he’s leaving on his have and not using a rigidity from the metropolis. His resolution to retire was fueled by a toxic backlash his teenage children got on social media after the allegations surfaced, he educated the newspaper.
Engle had been with the division for more than two a protracted time. Officials requested retired chief Patrick Lynn to arrive assist to lead the division after Engle was placed on leave.
Bennett was the first law enforcement in Florida to die from COVID-19. He had been in Chicago with chums to contain an even time St. Patrick’s Day days forward of falling sick, the newspaper reported. He died April 3.