The officers in Clatskanie, Oregon, filed a complaint that has resulted in Hoover, 56, resigning from his post.
Officer Dustin Stone said in his complaint, that was seen by U.S. station KOIN 6: “I relayed several of the arrestee’s remarks such as, ‘When you look at me, my black and my nappy hair, all you see is animal.’
“Chief Hoover interrupted me and said, ‘That’s what she is.’”
Hoover then apparently began acting like a monkey, placing his hands under his armpits and scratching them and making monkey noises, according to Officer Stone.
He added: “As Chief Hoover was comparing African-Americans to monkeys, I began to become extremely uncomfortable.
“I have never been in a work environment where a manager, especially an executive officer, is openly racist.”
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