The Fort Worth Police Department announced Wednesday that three officers were fired following administrative investigations.
These terminations, according to WFAA, were separate incidents and all occurred last week.
The alleged incidents involved a breach of computer security, burglary, and assault.
“The Fort Worth Police Department holds its officers to a high standard both on and off duty, and does not tolerate criminal misconduct or unethical behavior,” Fort Worth Police said in a statement.
Officers Darrell Coker and Derek Maly and Detective Bryan Lafaurie were fired over the course of three days last week.
Coker had been under internal investigation, according to Fort Worth Police, since April after the department received a complaint that “he used a city computer to run a person’s information through the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System on two separate occasions in 2021 with no indication that he had a law enforcement reason to do so.”
During the investigation, Coker — a four-year veteran of the force — was stripped of his police powers and put on restrictive duty.
He was indicted in Tarrant County in September for a breach of computer security. He was terminated from the department on December 15.
Maly was involved in an alleged domestic violence incident in November in Saginaw when he was off-duty.
Police said that officers on the scene reported that a woman complained of being assaulted by her husband.
Maly was charged on suspicion of assault-bodily injury to a family member.
When the investigation was launched, Maly — who had been on the force for a year — was stripped of his police powers and placed on restricted duties. He was dismissed from the department on December 14 following an administrative investigation.
Statements on behalf of the two officers were not immediately available.
Lafaurie was under investigation after a July incident in which he allegedly broke into a home with a gun. He was off-duty at the time. According to police, Lafaurie allegedly entered a residence to confront teenagers he had accused of stealing from him.
At the time, his attorney Robert Huseman said in a statement that Lafaurie’s legal team would “immediately begin conducting our own investigation into the allegations,” adding, “Officer Lafaurie is a devoted father and a dedicated police corporal who has served his community for years.”
Lafaurie, who had been with the department for nine years, was indicted in Tarrant County in November for burglary of a habitation. He was fired on December 13.
These incidents come amid rising crime in the metroplex, particularly in Dallas, and growing concern among citizens about the safety of local communities. The Dallas Express has reported extensively on citizens’ concerns that local authorities are failing to enforce the law and ensure public safety.
Seems as if FW is trying to make sure they control their officers and not giving “free passes”. Perfect.