Derek Williams
An auxiliary police officer in
Baltimore County will no longer patrol the streets and has lost his authority
to make arrests.
44-year-old volunteer officer
Matthew Betz was caught on tape shoving and cursing at a student who was using
his cell phone to record police making an arrest.
Baltimore County police chief
Jim Johnson says Betz "behaved inappropriately", including using some
very foul language.
Betz is being placed on
permanent administrative duty and remains an auxiliary police officer.
In a statement, Chief Johnson
says “the language he used was incorrect, unnecessary and not helpful in
bringing the incident to closure.”
Betz has been a volunteer with
Baltimore County Police for 22 years.
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