White Plains Officer Accused Of Using Slur In 2011 Standoff Is Fired

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White Plains Officer Accused Of Using Slur In 2011 Standoff Is Fired

WHITE PLAINS — Steven Hart, the White Plains police officer accused of using a racial slur during the 2011 standoff that ended with the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., has been fired, police confirmed Monday.

“It’s a small, but significant step in getting justice for the murder of my father,” Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. told The Journal News after being informed that Public Safety Commissioner David Chong had terminated Hart.

“(Hart) had a departmental hearing and after reviewing the findings, I thought that the best thing moving forward, for the department and the community, was that he be separated from service,” Chong told the newspaper.

He would not say specifically why Hart was fired.

“All I can say is that it was a personnel matter, and we don’t discuss personnel matters,” Chong said. Hart was notified of the dismissal on Sept. 19.

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