CAPE GIRARDEAU (WSIL) -- An off-duty Cape Girardeau Police officer has resigned after being arrested and charged with domestic assault.
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, the department was made aware of the arrest of Kelvin Robinson for an alleged domestic violence incident. That incident happened outside of the Cape Girardeau city limits.
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 the Cape County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed domestic assault charges on Robinson.
Robinson resigned from his position as a police officer approximately six days prior to this incident. He has not worked for the department since he submitted his notice of resignation, and he will not be returning to employment with the department.
Prior his resignation, Robinson had been employed as a police officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department for 11 years.
“The Cape Girardeau Police Department takes all allegations of employee misconduct seriously,� said Chief Wes Blair. “We are deeply disappointed that a police officer was involved in an incident of domestic violence. We have no tolerance for, nor will we ignore domestic violence regardless of who the offender is or where they may be employed.�
