I-TEAM: Officer taken off job due to 2014 clerical error
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The FOX 8 I-TEAM found a veteran police officer was taken off the job last week after Cleveland police discovered a mistake the division made with training records from 2014.
Officer Karl Lloyd, assigned to the airport, suddenly found himself on restricted duty with confusion over training he completed more than a decade ago.
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Sgt. Freddy Diaz said, in an e-mail:
'During a routine audit, academy staff identified that a limited number of training records for Officer Lloyd had not been properly entered into the system. As a precaution, the Division placed Officer Lloyd on restricted duty…pending verification of this discrepancy.'
Sgt. Diaz added:
'Following a thorough review, it was determined that the issue was the result of a clerical error, which resulted in a minimal amount of online training being incomplete. OPOTA was contacted and confirmed that the error was solely related to data entry and that Officer Lloyd remains in full compliance with OPOTA requirements.'
OPOTA is the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy. A spokesman for the office of the Ohio Attorney General told the I-Team, 'OPOTA serves as a repository for information that is self-reported by law enforcement agencies.'
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He added, 'Until last month, the agency never notified OPOTA of the officer's appointment in 2012. Additionally, the agency had not included the officer on rosters submitted to OPOTA. The agency finally notified OPOTA in June, triggering a review of the officer's training records.'
While on restricted duty, officer Lloyd had to complete 'outstanding online training.'
Cleveland Police said he served 'fewer than two shifts' on restricted duty.
But, he found himself caught in the middle of a mistake someone else with Cleveland Police made many, many years ago.
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