OFFENSE

EMPLOYER’S PENALTY

RESULT ON APPEAL

DESCRIPTION

CASE NAME

Dishonesty

Termination

Termination

Officer made false report about his police car being vandalized. Criminal investigation occurred at the same time. The statute of limitation in state law for disciplinary investigations does not begin to run until the criminal investigation is concluded.

Wyatt v. Harahan Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, 2006 WL 2053145 (La.App. 2006).

Firearms

Termination

30-Day Suspension

Deputy engaged in eight instances of horseplay with guns, including “tracking” other officers with gun and pulling gun at roll call. Deputy’s supervisors were aware of the conduct and did nothing to warn the deputy or advise him of the consequences of repetition of misconduct.

County of Washington, Ohio, 122 LA 725 (Befort, 2006).

Insubordination

1-Day Suspension

Letter of Reprimand

Twenty-two-year officer refused to comply with sergeant’s direction to handle a shoplifting call. Penalty reduced because of officer’s long, discipline-free record.

City of Plano, Texas, LAIG 6377 (Bartman, 2006).

Neglect Of Duty

40-Hour Suspension

No Discipline

Officer failed to respond to pages, and did not respond during hurricane. Officer called Department as soon as he realized his pager was defective and that there was a possible emergency, though by that time the emergency had ended. Employer did not discipline similarly-situated sergeant.

City of Hialeah, 121 LA 745 (Hoffman, 2005).