NYPD anti-discrimination chief retires amid inquiry into racist online posts
by Kenya Evelyn in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5CQR1)
James Kobel was commanding officer for division responsible for preventing and investigating employment and harassment claims
A New York City police officer tasked with leading its workplace anti-discrimination office has chosen to retire rather than face a 30-day suspension without pay for posting racist messages to a online platform for police officers.
Deputy Inspector James Kobel had been relieved of his command in November while officials investigated the allegations he penned messages that the New York police department (NYPD) commissioner, Dermot Shea, called abhorrent" and utterly disgusting".
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