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On September 8, Police Officer Carla Thomas found that someone had defaced a Post-it in her office in the 32nd Police Precinct with the letters "KKK," an apparent reference to the "Ku Klux Klan."

The Post-it was attached to a straw mat in her office, which Thomas wrote was a symbol of pride in her African roots.

Thomas filed a complaint with the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, and claims the office only investigated the case after receiving several community complaints.

While Thomas did not speak directly to NY1, her supporters at a Monday press conference said that Thomas fears retaliation from the NYPD, and that similar cases of racist incidents have been closed out by the EEO office.

"That does not instill confidence in the system," said Marquez Claxton of the Black Law Enforcement Alliance. "So if the NYPD's EEO office is unprepared to address these cases, then there needs to be outside, independent review of these incidents."

"It's an indication to other officers that this conduct is acceptable and that the system is supporting it," said Anthony Miranda of the Latino Officers Association.

"Whoever's doing it, we don't know exactly who, but there is someone who has to do something about it," said Police Officer Michael Thompson, a policeman of color who works in the 32nd Precinct.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told NY1 that the department was looking into the case, but that Thomas indicated that she did not want to pursue the investigation by not providing enough information.

Browne went on to say, "No one was identified for having written 'KKK' and OEEO directed the precinct commander to instruct members of the command that posting of the letters was offensive and in violation of the patrol guide."

The spokesman added that the investigation of the incident was closed.