Complaints against cop

A police officer has apologised and gone through an employment process after he made inappropriate comments about police shooting people of colour and joked about kneeling on a person’s neck.

A summary of the investigation into the matter, released last week by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), revealed police investigated an officer in the Central district after multiple complaints were received about comments he made during a Land Search and Rescue training course.

The investigation was overseen by the IPCA, after it was notified of the complaints in October 2020.

‘‘The complainants say the officer inappropriately said police only shoot black people,’’ the summary said.

It was also found the officer joked about kneeling on a missing person’s neck, which the course participants understood was alluding to the death of George Floyd, who was murdered in May 2020 by Derek Chauvin, a police officer at the time.

Police’s investigation found all the allegations were upheld and the IPCA agreed with the findings.

Police have been approached for comment about the investigation.