Omaha Police officer under investigation resigns

(Omaha, NE) -- An Omaha Police officer accused of vandalizing his neighbor's vehicle resigns from the force.

The Omaha Police Department says on Monday, officer William Klees resigned in advance of his internal affairs interview, which was scheduled for Monday. The department says his resignation is accepted and that it will provide documentation to the Crime Commission, seeking a revocation of his law enforcement certificate. "Officer Klees has completely disrupted the peace and sense of safety for Ms. Valentine. His actions are not indicative of the values of the hard-working women and men of the Omaha Police Department. His conduct is unbecoming of an officer and warrants his removal from the OPD." - Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer.

On Friday, Klees was cited for criminal mischief. He had been under investigation since early November after a woman claimed that he had been repeatedly vandalizing her vehicle when he was off-duty. The woman lived in the same apartment building as Klees, and said that on numerous occasiona he had dumped trash on her vehicle.

OPD says Klees has since moved out of the apartment building.


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