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"\u00A0A four-month-long investigation into the Village of Butler Police Department concludes the former chief and four officers engaged in regular misconduct, including viewing pornography at work.One allegation could result in criminal charges against an officer, but the details of that case haven't been released while it's being reviewed by the Waukesha County district attorney.The documents obtained by WISN 12 News detail the investigation by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department that came at the request of the Village of Butler Administrator Jesse Thyes.\"It's our responsibility to step forward, and it's a situation at hand that we need to address,\" Thyes said.The report concludes former Police Chief Michael Cosgrove, who retired after the probe was launched in February, fostered \"a frat-house atmosphere, with unacceptable humor for a workplace.\" \u00A0The report continues the department \"was permeated with elements of racism and pornography.\"\u00A0 A Police Department clerk told investigators one officer would begin his tour of duty \"by making the statement 'porn in the morn', and then would view images at a computer in the common area of the department.\" \u00A0According to the investigation report, Cosgrove admitted viewing pornography about once a week on work computers.\u00A0 Investigators also uncovered an email sent from the chief's account to another officer depicting the Obamas \"dressed as either monkeys or Neanderthals.\" \u00A0The investigation found Cosgrove \"supervised the department through fear and intimidation,\" made \"derogatory and offensive comments to employees\" and was \"demeaning to other departments and municipalities.\"\u00A0 However, the investigators concluded despite the rule violations there was no criminal activity by Cosgrove.The report also notes the chief voluntarily retired.WISN 12 News reporter Nick Bohr reached Cosgrove at his home on Thursday, and he said he had no comment.Residents told Bohr it's time for a fresh start.\"Unfortunately they made some bad decisions, and they should know better than to do that at work. Bottom line, any job you have, no matter what you do,\" Butler resident Kim Thompson said.\u00A0\"You just gotta weed out the bad ones and get some good guys in there,\" Butler resident Mary Pulvermacher said.The four officers have been disciplined."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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