Who was asking him to pray? It's part of his job to observe and report, especially regarding avenues of potential threats. If his faith won't allow him to do that he shouldn't be a cop.
“Who was asking him to pray..”
Perhaps I went a little out on a limb. The article stated it involved “Islamic proselytizing” and a prayer service. My recollection of a story involving a tour of a Mosque for school children DID involve the male children to pray. It wasn’t suppose to happen but it did. His job does require investigative tools; however, this was being forced upon the officers to do as a community service act. No real law enforcement was ever mentioned. Why do you think no one volunteered for this assignment?