The union that represents the West Palm Beach Police Department is pushing back on the agency’s decision to uphold the firing of three captains in an alleged “double dipping” scheme.
This is a story that WPTV has been closely following for nearly two years.
3 West Palm Beach police captains fired
In a statement released Thursday, the West Palm Beach Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) said they were “disappointed” in Chief Tony Araujo’s decision to uphold the termination of the captains.
“After months of reviewing the evidence, interviewing witnesses, and participating in this process, we firmly believe these decisions ignore the historical practices, longstanding expectations, and direction provided by prior administrations. Conduct that was known, accepted, and directed under former Chief Frank Adderley’s administration is now being judged by an entirely different standard,” the FOP’s statement said…