OPD sergeant being investigated for hazing retires
By Kim Smith A 35-year Odessa Police Department veteran who has been accused of hazing a police recruit has turned in his retirement papers. Accord...
By Kim Smith A 35-year Odessa Police Department veteran who has been accused of hazing a police recruit has turned in his retirement papers. According to records received as a result of a Texas Public Information Act request, Sgt. Carlos Chavez was removed from his position as a training sergeant on April 19 so he would not have contact with recruits after hazing allegations were lodged against him by his lieutenant. Documents state Lt. Caleb Lacey assigned two recruits to help Chavez on April 17 -18 with an in-service range day for the department's patrol division.