SAN JOSE — A San Jose police officer has been positioned on go away over an allegation that he traded a meth pipe to a lady in alternate for data, in accordance with authorities.
San Jose Police Division Sgt. Christian Camarillo confirmed the incident is underneath investigation. He didn’t reveal the officer’s identify or any particulars in regards to the allegation, citing a personnel matter, however mentioned the alleged incident occurred greater than six months in the past. The officer has been on administrative go away since December.
The information comes because the division continues to grapple with a sequence of controversies in current weeks. On Saturday, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Workplace confirmed that San Jose police Officer De’Jon Packer, who was discovered useless in his Milpitas residence on March 13, died from a fentanyl overdose. A coroner’s report revealed that he had additionally had alcohol and marijuana in his system.
An off-duty San Jose police officer was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving inebriated earlier than a two-car collision in Hayward. The division confirmed it was investigating the incident however the officer hadn’t been positioned on go away as of Tuesday morning.
San Jose authorities confirmed final week that they had been investigating a police officer for allegedly being inebriated whereas on obligation — and dealing the case of an kidnapped three-month-old child. The kid was discovered secure lower than 24 hours later.
“When any officer no matter company, county or state tarnishes the badge, all of us undergo the results,” San Jose police Chief Mata mentioned at a information convention in regards to the incident final week.
On the similar information convention, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo known as for drug and alcohol testing for all officers within the division to be included within the metropolis’s subsequent contract with the Police Officers Affiliation.