Florida cop nearly fired for filling out reports with phrases like ‘stinky poo poo garbage’

(UPI) -- A Florida police officer narrowly missed losing his job after his supervisors found out that he’d filled out community contact cards with sexually-explicit, fictitious names and had written childish phrases like "stinky poo poo garbage" in his Daily Activity Reports.

Hallandale Beach Police Officer Thomas D'Orazio, a four-year veteran of the force, was given a 10-day unpaid suspension for his actions after union officials intervened on his behalf.

Chief Dwayne Flournoy was prepared to fire D'Orazio.

"The officer understands the gravity of his mistake and was also very remorseful," Flournoy said. "It was a wakeup call to the officer and I'm glad he had an opportunity to come back to work."

The 30-year-old officer signed a "Last Chance Agreement" saying if he is caught doing something similar, he will resign immediately and forego his right to union intervention.

Union leader Jeff Marano commented on the matter on D'Orazio’s behalf.

"He regrets what he did and he realizes it is very serious," Marano said. "At the end of the day, police work is a very dangerous business. To make a mockery of it over a period of time is just not conducive to good police work."

During an Internal Affairs investigation, a sergeant said that he warned D'Orazio to "knock off the funny ones." D'Orazio told I.A. that it was a "joke that got out of hand.”