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Bristol police to discipline officer but conclude audiotape shows he didn’t say ‘kill all Blacks’

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AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantFeb 13, 2021 at 7:20 pmBristol police are reprimanding a veteran detective for repeatedly swearing loudly in a conversation at headquarters last fall, but have concluded he didn’t make the racist comments he was accused of.Detective Michael Brasche should undergo additional sensitivity training after holding forth loudly and profanely in a police headquarters room where he could be overheard by others, an internal investigative report concluded.AdvertisementMayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu released the report late Friday afternoon and said the police commission would be available to hear public comment at its meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at city hall.While Brasche’s conversation with another detective was unprofessional, there’s no evidence that it included the racist remarks that a police cadet claimed to have overhead and recorded, police said.AdvertisementThe unnamed 17-year-old cadet was at a training session in September when he heard two people talking in the narcotics unit’s office at headquarters.He told police commanders that he heard overtly racist remarks and began recording outside the door. The cadet told police he’d recorded one detective saying “kill all the Blacks” during a discussion about slavery reparations.Police got help from the state police and a private company to improve the audio quality of the tape, but much of it still remained inaudible. Investigators said when they advanced the tape to the point where the cadet said he heard that remark, it was a different officer saying “give the Black people money.”Eric Clemons, president of the Bristol NAACP, said Friday evening that he believes the investigation was done honestly.DailyWe're providing the latest coronavirus coverage in Connecticut each weekday morning. &gt; “Based on my review and having had honest dialogue with the mayor and chief of police, the Bristol NAACP is satisfied this matter has been investigated to the fullest extent and the findings have provided a fair and just conclusion,” Clemons said.“But the work of having much-needed dialogue and education regarding the history of race relations in our town and across America — and developing new and positive communication avenues — is just beginning,” he said.What was clear on the tape was that Brasche cursed loudly and often in a place where others could overhear him, police said.“Detective Brasche engaged in an expletive-laced conversation at a volume described as yelling, and which he acknowledged was not suitable for all audiences,” Lt. Mark Morello reported.AdvertisementBrasche can be heard saying Blacks should get reparations, but should pay the money to families who lost soldiers in the Civil War.Police administrators concluded the conversation brought discredit on city police and amounted to conduct unbecoming an officer.A local social justice organization planned a protest outside police headquarters Saturday afternoon. Advertisement

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantFeb 13, 2021 at 7:20 pmBristol police are reprimanding a veteran detective for repeatedly swearing loudly in a conversation at headquarters last fall, but have concluded he didn’t make the racist comments he was accused of.Detective Michael Brasche should undergo additional sensitivity training after holding forth loudly and profanely in a police headquarters room where he could be overheard by others, an internal investigative report concluded.AdvertisementMayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu released the report late Friday afternoon and said the police commission would...

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