PPD officer quits after recommendation he be fired

FHP: Former cop drove to police station station after hitting vehicle

  • Photo courtesy of Facebook/Palatka Police Department – Former Palatka Police Department Officer Matthew Buchanan, second from right, takes a picture on May 4, 2023, with fellow new officers after they were sworn in by Chief Jason Shaw, center, about a week earlier.
    Photo courtesy of Facebook/Palatka Police Department – Former Palatka Police Department Officer Matthew Buchanan, second from right, takes a picture on May 4, 2023, with fellow new officers after they were sworn in by Chief Jason Shaw, center, about a week earlier.
A Palatka Police Officer resigned nearly two weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of drunkenly crashing into an idle vehicle.  During last week’s Palatka City Commission meeting, Police Chief…

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