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A veteran Williamsport Bureau of Police lieutentant claims in a federal lawsuit that he was passed over for promotions because he filed complaints on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 29 against anti-union activity.
Lt. Steven Helm, supervisor of daywatch, this week asserted in the complaint in U.S. Middle District Court his rights to free speech were violated. The lawsuit identified Mayor Derek Slaughter, former Mayor Gabriel J. Campana and the City of Williamsport as defendants.
Slaughter, who returned a telephone call for comment, said any statements regarding the lawsuit would need to come from J. David Smith or Austin White, the city solicitors and firm of McCormick Law.
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Catanzara highlighted the short time involved in the officer s decision to shoot Toledo. In reality, an average human being could not block someone from slapping him in the face in less time than that, Catanzara said. It s a good reason why the officer only shot once. He would have been justified to shoot multiple times. What do you think the officers who responded to that scene and were rendering aid and trying to save his life are now stuck with for the rest of their life? Catanzara went on.
An Orange County Sheriff’s Office supervisor retired amid an internal investigation into his Facebook post that shared a video from a page spouting white supremacist beliefs, drawing racist comments which the deputy not only “liked,” but further engaged, records show. OCSO officials said he would have been fired, if he didn't retire during the probe.
By THOMAS GNAU | Dayton Daily News, Ohio | Published: April 16, 2021 DAYTON, Ohio (Tribune News Service) On Nov. 5, 2009, Army major Nidal Hasan entered a readiness processing center on Fort Hood, Texas and, armed with a handgun fitted with a laser sight, started firing on unarmed civilians and soldiers. Among the Army personnel readying to deploy overseas was Kathy Platoni, a Centerville psychologist. As an Army officer, Platoni was in a nearby building with members of the 467th Medical Detachment, working through pre-deployment health checks. At 1:34 pm, I heard someone screaming, They re shooting, they re shooting, from the other building, Platoni recalled. She had been in that very building only moments before.