An Ohio police chief resigned last week after he was captured on surveillance video leaving a note reading “Ku Klux Klan” on a jacket that was sitting on a Black officer’s desk, according to the city’s mayor.
Sheffield Lake Mayor Dennis Bring learned of the incident, which happened June 25, after the police union representing the officer who was targeted filed a harassment complaint.
Bring told Cleveland.com he had an emotional conversation with police chief Anthony Campo and told Campo that he would be placed on administrative leave. During the conversation, Campo said he intended to resign effective immediately.
“This is the most egregious and offensive thing you could possibly do,” Bring told the outlet. “And it’s embarrassing and