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Incident Kyle-Rittenhouse-Cop
Date | Sep 03, 2021 |
Time | 12:00 PM |
Report # | Kyle-Rittenhouse-Cop |
Department | Norfolk Police |
Officers | William K. Kelly Iii |
Address | Norfolk, VA |
Incident Description
Sgt. William Kelly of Norfolk Police Internal Affairs gained attention in the press after leaked data revealed he contributed to a fundraiser for far-right figure and murderer Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin, using his official Norfolk Police email address.
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"US police and public officials donated to Kyle Rittenhouse, data breach reveals"
"One donation for $25, made on 3 September last year, was made anonymously but associated with the official email address for Sgt William Kelly, who currently serves as the executive officer of internal affairs in the Norfolk police department in Virginia. That donation also carried a comment, reading: 'God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You’ve done nothing wrong...'Every rank and file police officer supports you. Don’t be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership.'" - The Guardian
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"Norfolk police officer reassigned after allegation he donated money to Kyle Rittenhouse..."
"Police Chief Larry Boone said Friday that a member of the Norfolk Police Department was reassigned after an allegation surfaced that the officer contributed to a defense fund for Kyle Rittenhouse. '...I am aware of the allegations leveraged against an officer of this department and have directed an administrative investigation to ensure department policies and procedures were not violated.' ...Boone said the officer's reassignment to another division was pending the results of the administrative investigation." - 13 News Now
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"Norfolk officer fired for Rittenhouse defense donation seeks job back in wake of acquittal"
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