Longwood officer fired for mocking, hugging, taunting coworker despite her COVID fears, chief says
Hernandez, an officer with the department since 2005, only left when the woman went to a supervisor, the report said. The chief determined that Hernandez violated agency policies on safety practices, employee harassment and conduct, the Sentinel reported. Dowda also said Hernandezโs conduct met the โelements of the crime of battery.โ But the woman told investigators she did not want to pursue a criminal investigation. The termination is still subject to an upcoming arbitration proceeding, in which the officer could try to get his job back. The union officer who represented Hernandez in the internal investigation, Gary Conroy, did not immediately return requests for comment.