Cop Who Yelled Racial Slur at Carl Crawford Gets Fired by Leominster Mayor

by abournenesn

Jul 26, 2012

Officer John Perreault has been fired.

Leominster mayor Dean Mazzarella terminated Perreault on Thursday, according to Boston.com. Perreault allegedly yelled a racial slur at Red Sox player Carl Crawford during a minor league game in New Hampshire earlier this month. The mayor wrote Perreault a letter on Thursday.

“As Mayor, it is my expectation that City employees of any department will never use racially-motivated statements against anyone, whether on-duty or off-duty. Your actions are so egregious that severe discipline is warranted. There is simply no place for your behavior in the workplace and there is no place for someone who exhibits such objectionable behavior in the Leominster Police Department, or any City Department, for that matter,” the letter said.

“When you’re a police officer, you’re held to a different standard,” Mazzarella told the Globe. “You represent the community on and off duty.”

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