OFFENSE

EMPLOYER’S PENALTY

RESULT ON APPEAL

DESCRIPTION

CASE NAME

Absenteeism

Termination

Termination

Officer who had antagonistic relationship with Chief (who was also his father-in-law) verbally resigned his job, turned in his equipment, and stopped coming to work. Failure of officer to sign formal resignation documents did not mean he had not, in fact, abandoned his job.

Velazuez v. Village of Bratenahl, 2003 WL 549967 (OhioApp. 2003).

Dishonesty

Termination

Termination

Sexual assault investigator prepared reports in six cases that contained a large number of inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and misinterpretations and demonstrated a pattern of deception. Investigator admitted that errors and omissions in his reports had harmed the district attorney’s office, the public, the victims of the crimes he had investigated, and persons were arrested and then released because the cases were not prosecutable.

Adlof v. Civil Service Commission of the County of Ventura, 2003 WL 535369 (Cal.App. 2003).

Theft

Termination

90-Day Suspension

Officer terminated for “theft of court time” by appearing in court without a subpoena. Arnbitrator concluded that officer made mistake, but was not intentionally dishonest.

Philadelphia Housing Authority v. Fraternal Order of Police, 33 PPER ¶33,181 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2002).