Daily News | New Jersey State Police investigating trooper who went missing over tattoos linked to white supremacy
State police have since deleted a number of social media posts showing photos of Dare. It was not immediately clear why the posts were deleted.Col. Patrick Callahan, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said in a statement that he was “aware of the concerns regarding tattoos” on Dare’s body, and that an internal investigation is looking into the matter. The investigation is being conducted by unspecified law enforcement partners, and Dare is on administrative leave.
“There is no room for hate, prejudicial rhetoric, or divisive behavior in our organization, an organization that was built on our core values of honor, duty, and fidelity,” Callahan said in a statement. “We live and work in a very diverse state and our law enforcement community should reflect that as well.”
Dare, 46, of Cumberland County, has been with the State Police since 2004, Callahan said. When he went missing, authorities provided few details about why he was in a Pennsylvania medical facility, but said that they had reason to believe he was at risk of harm, . He went missing near the Penn State Brandywine campus, and was found days later in the Middletown Township area., the organization does not allow applicants to have tattoos or other forms of body art on their"face, head, neck, scalp, hands, or any part of the exposed body.” Additionally, policy states that tattoos cannot be “prejudicial to good order, discipline, or [cause] a discredit” to the trooper or agency.
In 2016, the Philadelphia Police Department became embroiled in a similar controversy after photos of an on-duty officer with a tattoo of a spread-winged eagle under the word “Fatherland” circulated online. That officer, Ian Lichterman, was later cleared of wrongdoing following an internal investigation, and left the force in 2018.
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