A state Supreme Court judge has dismissed a $10 million lawsuit filed by a Riverhead Town police dispatcher, who claimed the town created a “hostile work environment and sexual harassment” at the town police department.
The 13-page decision issued April 26 by state Supreme Court Judge William Ford ordered that Melissa Breitenbach Elco’s lawsuit “is dismissed as to defendants Town of Riverhead,
Riverhead Town Police Department, [Supervisor] Yvette Aguiar in her official and individual capacities.”
The judge, however, did not dismiss charges filed individually against Police Chief David Hegermiller, although the charges against him in his official capacity were dismissed.
Both sides are claiming victory.