CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. (AP) -- A suburban Detroit police dispatcher who officials say made derogatory statements about a police department on Facebook has been fired.

The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reports the Board of Trustees in Macomb County's Clinton Township announced its decision following a closed meeting with Shannon Choppa. Officials also claim she failed to show up for work without a legitimate excuse.

The 42-year-old Utica woman left the Tuesday meeting without commenting to the newspaper. There was no telephone listing for Choppa in Utica.

The statements on the social networking website were comments related to the death of a family friend who drowned in the Clinton River after running from police. The statements didn't name the department, but officials said people familiar with the situation could link them to the department.

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