Date of Offense
Offense(s)
Official Statement
Terminated: No
Demoted: No
Suspended: No
Other Sanction:
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: Yes
# of Days Suspended:
Sustained Charge: Harassment in the Workplace
Description: Sergeant William Bradshaw was accused of making rude, obscene, or harassing comments to a female officer, based solely on her gender. The complaining officer gave three specific comments that
were made. These comments were made at different times, and around different coworkers. In Part, our department policy on Harassment in the Workplace states the following:
“It is a violation of this policy to use derogatory or demeaning slurs to refer to a person’s protected class that may have the effect of harassing a person or creating a hostile work environment. Harassment or the creation of a hostile work environment can occur even if there was no intent on the part of an individual to harass or demean another.”
An investigation found that at least 2 of the 3 reported incidents did occurr, and so the charges against Sergeant Bradshaw were sustained.
