This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com.
Two Lakewood Police Department (LPD) officers were suspended for inappropriate comments made last year about colleagues’ sexuality and race in 2024, according to records obtained by The Tacoma News Tribune .
Sergeant Jason Catlett was suspended 10 days while Detective Noah Dier was suspended for five. They were originally demoted by LPD in July, but following arbitration, the department and the officers settled on the aforementioned suspensions…