A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) captain was placed on administrative leave after he sent an “unprofessional” email to officers in the Fifth District. Officials said that a police captain was placed on administrative leave after he sent an email overnight to officers offering overtime.

A Captain with the D.C. Police Department is in trouble after claims he sent out in what the department says is an offensive and culturally insensitive email.

A captain within the Metropolitan Police Department is on administrative leave for sending a racially insensitive email.

D.C. Police Chief Pamela A Smith said the email soliciting volunteers for a crime reduction program was “insensitive” and “unprofessional.”

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is trying to address a concerning email written by one of its captains that contained racially offensive language and phrases. The email was written by MPD Captain Ryan Small,