SF police officer who alleged internal racism no longer employed by force

In April, a San Francisco police officer, who asked that his name not be released, said he experienced harassment and racist treatment from fellow officers over the past year. In April, a San Francisco police officer, who asked that his name not be released, said he experienced harassment and racist treatment from fellow officers over the past year. Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close SF police officer who alleged internal racism no longer employed by force 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A San Francisco police officer who accused the department of anti-Muslim harassment and racism is no longer with the department, a police spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.

In April, the officer, who is Muslim and emigrated from Afghanistan, accused his colleagues and superiors of referring to him as a terrorist and subjecting him to offensive jokes, slurs and other “blatant racism” in his first two years with the department.

He began working for the San Francisco Police Department in June 2016 after graduating from San Francisco’s Police Academy. A year later, he completed field training and was assigned to the Central Station.

But in an unusual twist, the officer’s own conduct has come under scrutiny after it was learned that prior to joining the force he previously came to the attention of Napa law enforcement for allegedly impersonating a CIA agent while on a date with a woman, a source confirmed.

Mission Local first reported the Napa police bulletin on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear why or when the officer left the San Francisco Police Department.

The Napa incident reportedly occurred in 2013, when the officer met a woman through a dating website using the name “Danny Costello.” He told her he was a “high level CIA Agent,” according to a bulletin issued by the Napa Police Department.

The officer reportedly said he was involved in killing Osama Bin Laden in 2011 and the investigation of General David Petraeus, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling confidential materials after giving his biographer and mistress access to classified information.

Investigators determined that the man had previously applied to the Sacramento, Santa Cruz and San Francisco police departments.

Last month, at a news conference arranged by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, the officer said he witnessed officers engaging in sexual and racist misconduct toward citizens, such as one colleague calling a black motorist a “monkey.”

The officer additionally alleged that a fellow officer asked him, “Do you know any towel heads?” and another asked if his police earpiece wire was connected to a bomb.

In August, the officer said, someone wrote “tick tick” on his police locker.

Adachi showed a picture of the officer’s Central Station locker, on which someone allegedly wrote the words, “ISIS go back.”

The officer also reported misconduct against citizens including an incident during patrol when an officer told him, “I want to get guns, and the only people who have guns are blacks and Hispanics. The department doesn’t like us to make judgments like that, but if I see a black person behind the wheel of the vehicle, I’ll pull the car over and figure out my probable cause later.”

The San Francisco Police Department issued a statement in April saying they were made aware of the allegations in November 2017 and initiated investigations.

“There are currently three ongoing investigations by SFPD and the City’s Department of Human Resources,” officials said. “SFPD will thoroughly investigate all alleged misconduct uncovered during these investigations which implicates any member of this department.”

Despite his allegations, the officer said at the April press conference that he hoped to continue working for the department for the next 30 years.

Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani