Victoria police officer suspended over alleged Nazi salutes and ‘Heil Hitler’ comments

The Victoria police chief commissioner has apologised to the Jewish community after a veteran sergeant allegedly performed a Nazi salute to colleagues at the police academy twice this week.

The 65-year-old woman was suspended with pay on Friday evening while police launched a criminal investigation into the alleged incidents, which included her allegedly saying “Heil Hitler” on both occasions, Shane Patton said.

The woman has been in the police force for 40 years and was recently posted in…