SEATTLE, WA — A Seattle police officer was fired after the city's police oversight office determined his Instagram posts violated department policy, according to a case summary published Wednesday. The Office of Police Accountability received an anonymous complaint in November 2018, flagging several posts that used "extremely profane language" and "attack[ed] certain groups of people...[and] people's political views."

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In one post reviewed by the OPA, investigators said a photo showing a "mail package bomb" contained a caption referencing former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "I don't condone sending package bombs but god it would be nice for Killary and Anti cop Obama to finally STFU," the post begins.

Investigators said another post showed the officer giving a middle finger gesture. Its caption contained profanity and criticized support for undocumented immigrants. "If you support illegal immigrants coming into our country so much then make a difference and bring them into your home and YOU support them you [expletive]," the second post said.

Both posts ended with hashtags popular among supporters of President Donald Trump.

The woman who filed the complaint told investigators the posts were "not becoming of a Seattle PD officer," and raised concerns that including the hashtags raised the likelihood his posts would be seen by a higher number of people, beyond those who followed the officer's account.

In an interview with the officer, the OPA said he acknowledged the account belonged to him and admitted to creating the posts in question. The officer told interviewers he was criticizing illegal immigration as a practice, and not referring to specific undocumented people. According to the OPA, the officer admitted the postings were unprofessional and could negatively impact the department. Of the three allegations considered, OPA Director Andrew Myerberg concluded the officer did violate department policies on social media and professionalism but did not necessarily engage in biased policing.