East Hampton officer Kevin P. Wilcox did not violate any policies with far-right group memebrship, a police review finds.
by the FBI, are known to take part in political rallies that frequently erupt into violence while being met with counter-protests.East Hampton Police Chief Dennis Woessner confirmed that Wilcox was a member of the far-right group and had made online payments to one of their leaders. He said that Wilcox"stopped his association" with the Proud Boys in February, around five months before he was brought to the force's attention by the civil rights group.
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, told the AP she was"astounded" by the decision not to take action against the officer. Members of the Proud Boys gather outside a rally where President Trump officially launched his re-election campaign on June 18, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. A Connecticut police officer didn't violate any policies after being found to be a member of the far-right group, the force has said.The police chief added that records show that Wilcox only stopped white people between January 2018 and September 2019, albeit while patrolling an area which is overwhelmingly white.
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