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Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended
Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended A police officer who suggested the creation of a “dead pool” for officers to bet on where the first homicide of 2021 would take place has been demoted and suspended without pay. A broader investigation is ongoing, police said, and more officers are facing repercussions. News broke of the death pool over the weekend of Nov. 30. Amid an investigation Chief of the Hartford Police Jason Thody announced the punishment about a week later. Thody said that Det. Jeffrey Placzek has been demoted and suspended without pay for 120 days. “It is critical that every member of the Hartford Police Depa…

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by Kristin Palpini