RENTON, Wash. -- Police say a series of cartoons mocking officers and other city workers are criminal, and the people who posted them online are guilty of cyberstalking.
One member of the police department has already been demoted, but investigators are looking for additional parties that may be involved after another string of cartoons recently surfaced.
The cartoons, which first appeared on YouTube earlier this year, poke fun at an unnamed law enforcement agency. But Renton Police Chief Kevin Milosevich says his officers, as well as several Renton city employees, are the target.
"The purpose of these videos was to embarrass, torment and harass specific members of the police department and other city employees," he said.
Some of the animation parody real situations that have occurred in the department, Milosevich said, but other events referenced in the cartoons never took place.
"There was an investigation some time ago; however, what was in the videos was a gross exaggeration of what the investigation was all about," he said.
One member of the police department has already been demoted, but investigators are looking for additional parties that may be involved after another string of cartoons recently surfaced.
The cartoons, which first appeared on YouTube earlier this year, poke fun at an unnamed law enforcement agency. But Renton Police Chief Kevin Milosevich says his officers, as well as several Renton city employees, are the target.
"The purpose of these videos was to embarrass, torment and harass specific members of the police department and other city employees," he said.
Some of the animation parody real situations that have occurred in the department, Milosevich said, but other events referenced in the cartoons never took place.
"There was an investigation some time ago; however, what was in the videos was a gross exaggeration of what the investigation was all about," he said.
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