One month after Hamilton police suspended an officer while the service investigates his public support for white nationalist groups, an anti-racism organization says it warned police eight months ago about the officer.

In August, Hamilton Police Service (HPS) said they suspended Const. Renato Greco while they investigated what they said were "disturbing" social media posts.

Those posts — which CBC Hamilton asked police about following a tip from a reader — included content the officer re-shared from extremist groups, anti-immigrant messages and written in support of a coup against the government, going back at least five years.

At the time, police said they were unaware of Greco's conduct until they were informed by CBC Hamilton.

Now, members of Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre

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