Metro: 'There is no environment on this police department for an officer like Derek Chauvin'
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Metro Police are responding to the Derek Chauvin trial verdict. They call this a crucial moment for law enforcement agencies across the country.
The department says they do not tolerate the actions Chauvin took last summer, and they believe the jury held him accountable. Metro also made it clear that there is no place for that kind of conduct within LVMPD.
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Metro Undersheriff Christopher Darcy says the department has worked hard to create an environment that does not allow officers to behave the way Chauvin did. LVMPD wants to be at the forefront of making improvements.
"This is a case where, fortunately, what occurred there is against our policy. So our policy already prohibits what was going on," Darcy shared. ... Read More