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A Vandergrift police officer was removed from the schedule Monday while the borough investigates his conduct during a police call over the weekend, according to Mayor Barb Turiak.
Officer William Moore, who has worked for the department for more than 20 years, is being paid while off the schedule. Once the internal investigation is completed, council members will decide whether Moore returns to duty.
“It’s an ongoing investigation and I can’t comment further,” Turiak said.
Moore declined to comment about the incident.
“The fact that that owl died [Monday], maybe it’s going to galvanize something and we can all really get behind this,” Desjardins said, adding that people in the community have been supportive.
She said council has had information on the banning of anticoagulant rodenticides which kill rats through internal bleeding for the past few months and unanimously decided to take the step on Monday. The vote came after council received a staff report recommending the ban.
Businesses and residents are still allowed to use rodenticides on their own properties, but Desjardins said staff will be trying to persuade them not to by giving them information on rodenticides’ “harmful effects and impacts.” Options like traps will also be discussed.