Former SPD Chief Adrian Diaz decided that Burton Hill’s comments violated department police and terminated his employment on May 2.
SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer was fired after an investigation found he used racial slurs and sexist comments toward his neighbor in 2022.
An audio recording of the confrontation captured Seattle officer Burton Hill hurling offensive comments at his neighbor, an Asian woman, over a dispute about their dogs while he was off duty.
Things escalated when the neighbor asked Hill and his wife to keep their dog on a leash in certain areas of their condo building in Kenmore. There has been
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