MIAMI – The metropolis of Miami Police Department stated Tuesday that it has terminated Capt. Javier Ortiz after an inside investigation discovered a number of improprieties linked to his oversight.
The department issued a disciplinary motion report for the police captain, who has been on the pressure for 18 years.
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In a written assertion, police Chief Manuel Morales stated the job termination was justified.
“Any member of the Miami Police Department who does not carry out the department’s mission is unworthy of serving the residents and stakeholders they vowed to uphold as a sworn member of the police department.
The written report documented alleged policy violations by Ortiz, which included “submitting time beyond regulation slips to supervisors of decrease rank, failing to oversee by permitting motor sergeants to approve every others time beyond regulation slips, an failing to preserve his superiors knowledgeable by not advising his direct supervisor, then Assistant Chief Manuel Morales of his hours labored.”
The disciplinary report, nevertheless, stated Ortiz had been exonerated by the Internal Affairs over improper process allegations.
Ortiz had been in scorching water earlier than after he clashed in 2017 with a lady who had posted her pursuit of a Miami-Dade police officer.
