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Elgin cop who posted anti-immigrant ICE message should be fired, review board says

The board found Officer Lentz's post violated conduct and bias-free policing rules, causing stress in Elgin’s Hispanic community during federal immigration raids, the board said.

Summary by Chicago Tribune
The Elgin Civilian Review Board has recommended police Officer Jason Lentz be fired for a “malicious and inflammatory” Facebook post in which he suggested local places where federal agents might find undocumented immigrants. Lentz’s action was a “violation of standard operation procedures governing professional conduct, social media use and bias-free policing,” Civilian Review Board member Jose Bosque said via email Wednesday. The comment was po…

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