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| − | + | A post on Marlin detective Rob Douglas鈥?Facebook page centered around how it frustrates him to go grocery shopping at the first of the month with people who receive public assistance or food stamps but have tattoos or expensive tire rims on their vehicles. | |
| − | + | The rant ended with: 鈥淚 promise, if I ever snap and go on a killing spree, it will be in a supermarket on the first.鈥? | |
| − | + | City officials are unsure when the post was first published, but Marlin City Manager R.C. Fletcher said he was made aware of the post Sunday. The Tribune-Herald received a screenshot of the post over the weekend. The paper has been unable to locate Douglas for comment. | |
| − | + | Douglas, who has been with the department for five years, was placed on administrative leave Monday and will remain on leave until the internal police investigation concludes, Allen said. | |
| − | + | The department doesn鈥檛 plan to request aid from the Texas Rangers because it appears there鈥檚 nothing illegal about the post, Fletcher said. | |
| − | + | Fletcher said Douglas may have violated the city鈥檚 policy regarding appropriate online publishing, but the situation is still under investigation. The Tribune-Herald requested a copy of the city鈥檚 policy on online publishing and were told to request it under the state鈥檚 public records laws. The paper has done so. A copy of the policy has yet to be furnished by the city. | |
| − | + | 鈥淲e鈥檙e at the very beginning of the investigation concerning this,鈥?Fletcher said. | |
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@@@ A post on Marlin detective Rob Douglas鈥?Facebook page centered around how it frustrates him to go grocery shopping at the first of the month with people who receive public assistance or food stamps but have tattoos or expensive tire rims on their vehicles.
The rant ended with: 鈥淚 promise, if I ever snap and go on a killing spree, it will be in a supermarket on the first.鈥? City officials are unsure when the post was first published, but Marlin City Manager R.C. Fletcher said he was made aware of the post Sunday. The Tribune-Herald received a screenshot of the post over the weekend. The paper has been unable to locate Douglas for comment. Douglas, who has been with the department for five years, was placed on administrative leave Monday and will remain on leave until the internal police investigation concludes, Allen said. The department doesn鈥檛 plan to request aid from the Texas Rangers because it appears there鈥檚 nothing illegal about the post, Fletcher said. Fletcher said Douglas may have violated the city鈥檚 policy regarding appropriate online publishing, but the situation is still under investigation. The Tribune-Herald requested a copy of the city鈥檚 policy on online publishing and were told to request it under the state鈥檚 public records laws. The paper has done so. A copy of the policy has yet to be furnished by the city. 鈥淲e鈥檙e at the very beginning of the investigation concerning this,鈥?Fletcher said.
