A policeman who darkened a colleague’s car with flour and eggs was punished: he said he wanted to make a joke

“The shocking actions of a police officer were recorded: flour and eggs were smeared on a colleague’s car during the service,” sounded on July 9. The title of the article published in Delphi.

In the video distributed Varėna d. a uniformed officer in the parking lot of a police station said he wanted to joke with another colleague and cheer him up. However, the police authorities assessed the spraying of flour on a colleague’s personal car and the egg stain on the windows in terms of official responsibility, and administrative proceedings were initiated for violation of public order.

The police reported that the officer admitted his misconduct and paid the fine imposed on him in accordance with article 481 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Lithuania for a minor violation of public order.

Alytus County On June 24, officers from the LSC’s Internal Investigation and Immunity Division conducted an inspection of official activities in relation to the actions of officers from the Varėna District Police Station. Reprimand the official and another colleague involved in the incident, and a comment to the third party. To prevent a repeat of this behavior, the Varėna district officials. PK was transferred to other positions in Alytus County. In LSC divisions.

The provisions of the Lithuanian Code of Ethics for Police Officers stipulate that a police officer should not tolerate violations of the law committed by colleagues in accordance with the established principles of activity and behavior, hence the actions of other police officers who saw the incident were considered in Alytus County. At the LSC Ethics Commission meeting. The members of the commission made a decision and five Varėna d. SC officials have been warned of unethical behavior.

“It would be naive to say that there are no conflicts in our work team. We are constantly looking for ways to improve the indoor climate. We seek a dialogue with each member of the team. We remind employees of behavior not only during service but also after service. We emphasize that employee communication must be ethical, not exceed the limits of the communication culture (insulting, not using censorship, not tolerating inappropriate or degrading communication and behavior, discrediting the police profession), not in conflict with the organizational values ​​and laws of the Republic of Lithuania. When similar situations occur, we try to find the reasons why they happened, to eliminate them so that they do not happen again. “Said the county of Alytus. Responsible for the LSC Alvydas Jurgelevičius.

Delphi rememberthat on June 24, at 10 p.m., an officer who got out of a marked patrol car in the parking lot was incredibly prominent. The video shows that a woman in uniform has run into a stranger’s car and begins to pour flour. Later, returning to the official car in the race, he picks up another bag of flour, which he also pours over the car.

The arrogant actions of the official do not end there, the woman also threw eggs at the vehicle. An anonymous contact with Delphi said the police officer had dismantled his colleague’s private car.

An investigation was launched following the call from Delphi

Delfi contacted Kristina Janulevičienė, communication chief for the Alytus County Police Chief’s Station, who stated that she was not aware of the incident until the newsroom contacted her.

According to the communication chief, the officer crashed his colleague’s car in the courtyard of the Varėna police station. It is not ruled out that this was the interpretation of the personal relationship, however, such conduct of the official, according to the police, is not and will not be tolerated.

Following a call from Delfi, an administrative lawsuit was opened against the officer for violating public order. The officers of the Immunity Board will also investigate the officer’s actions.

K. Janulevičienė reported that the video contains a female official born in 1989, who has been a legal public official for 11 years and 5 months.

According to the communication chief, the woman served in the SBGS (State Border Guard Service) and in 2013 she moved to work at the Varėna Police Commissariat. According to preliminary data, the officer has received sanctions through his service in the police, but currently there are no valid ones.