Officer in Tyreek Hill’s detainment had 6 suspensions and numerous reprimands, records show
The Florida officer investigated over Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop and detainment had been suspended six times previous to their encounter, received several written reprimands, and was at the center of numerous complaints, according to his employee profile.
The Florida officer investigated over Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop and detainment had been suspended six times previous to their encounter, received several written reprimands, and was at the center of numerous complaints, according to his employee profile.
The Miami-Dade Police Department released the employee profile of officer Danny Torres showing he was suspended for as many as 50 days between 2014 and 2019.
The first suspension was for five days in February 2014, the records show. He received three more five-day suspensions in 2016; one in February and two in September. In October 2018, he received a 20-day suspension and 10 days in June of the following year.
Records also show that Torres, a 27-year veteran, received four written reprimands between March 1999 and September 2020.
The employee profile does not provide details on what led to the suspensions or written reprimands. The police department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.
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