Major discipline · 2022[1]
Suspended 20 days- Rank as reported
- Lieutenant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Separated while IA pending
- not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Lieutenant Shreekk Crawford received a 20-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022. The record states that on October 1, 2021, while a sergeant, Crawford attempted to circumvent the departmental chain of command by sending text messages to a lieutenant's husband, who had no association with the department, to complain about the lieutenant and enlist his help in changing a workplace decision. The department found the messages unprofessional, and a hearing officer found Crawford guilty of conduct unbecoming.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On February 23, 2022 Lieutenant Crawford was charged with and a public employee based on an investigation by Inspector General and a subsequent investigation by The Lieutenant of Internal Affairs into an alleged Discrimination/Harassment complaint against then Sergeant S. Crawford. Inspector General found that on October 1, 2021 Crawford attempted to circumvent the departmental chain of command and any official table of organization for the county of essex, and instead sent text messages to a Lieutenant's husband who is in no way associated with the Essex County Department of Corrections or its staffing assignments. The purpose of the text were to complain about the Lieutenants actions and enlist his help to convince the Lieutenant to change her mind about a decision she had made at work. Crawford sent his supervisor's spouse text messages that were irresponsible and unprofessional and as a result he was found guilty by a hearing officer and received a 20 day suspension.