DALTON â The town of Dalton was justified in firing a longtime police officer for not doing enough on the November night in 2019 that a resident called to say he feared that a neighbor might hurt herself.
Nearly a year-and-a-half later, an arbitrator has upheld the townâs decision to fire John Marley for failing to take steps that could have saved the young woman, Sherilyn Hayes. Marley did not go to her North Street apartment, despite reports that she had threatened to kill herself, wasnât answering her phone and wasn t coming to the door when others knocked. She was found to have died by suicide.
LANESBOROUGH â A town cop is fighting to get his former sergeantâs duties back, saying he unfairly was stripped of responsibilities last spring by the police chief.
Brad Lepicierâs case is pending before the state Department of Labor Relations, with a resolution many months off. As often is the case with workplace grievances headed for arbitration, the issue of who did what, and when, is murky.
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â Lanesborough Police Chief Timothy Sorrell
While Lepicier is asking that his rank be restored, Police Chief Timothy Sorrell says that already has happened, and puts it this way: âSgt. Lepicier is Sgt. Lepicier.â