Two off-duty Seattle police officers who trespassed onto restricted grounds and stood next to the U.S. Capitol as rioters breached the building on Jan. 6 have been fired, the police department's interim chief said Friday.
was a"stain on our department, and on the men and women who work every day to protect our community, serve those in need, and do so with compassion and dignity."
The officers committed three violations, including that officers must adhere to laws, city policy and department policy, according to disciplinary reports for each. "A central function of a law enforcement officer is to uphold the law and keep the peace and your actions fell far short of that," both reports said.
"I believe that the case file in and of itself has glaring holes in it," Solan said, noting the officers said they had left the area near the riot without witnessing any wrongdoing."I believe just after 2 p.m., that's when a lot of the criminality was occurring inside the Capitol. There was really nothing occurring outside in terms of criminality or law enforcement officers being assaulted.
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