A police officer in the Colorado town of Erie has been fired after social media posts she allegedly made, and now the FBI is involved due to the nature of those posts, the bureau confirms.
Erie police and the FBI gave few details about the posts or the termination and the Erie Police Department has not even released the name of the officer, but the Colorado Office of the Attorney General said on Tuesday that Erie PD filed a notice of separation saying Haili Shimko was “terminated for cause.”
The department on Tuesday said that the investigation involved “a concern involving a sworn employee’s comment on their social media profile.” The department said in its Tuesday statement that it launched an internal investigation and then notified the FBI “due to the nature of the comment,” and found “multiple violations of department directives.” The statement went on, saying, “The officer is no longer employed with the Erie Police Department.”…