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Monday, December 10, 2012

Sewickley Man Sues Pennsylvania Claiming His Dismissal as State Police Trooper was Racially Motivated

William Peake's termination letter cited "lack of solid job knowledge and basic police skills." His lawsuit alleges his firing was due to racial discrimination.

A Sewickley man has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania alleging that he was fired from his job as a state police trooper because of racial discrimination. William C. Peake, 29, of Walnut Street, also alleges in the civil suit filed in U.S. District Court on Dec. 4, that he was falsely accused of using “Ebonics” in his incident reports. According to the lawsuit, Peake graduated from the police academy in May 2009, and was one of four African-American graduates in the class of 75.  Peake began an 18-month probationary period and was assigned to the Uniontown barracks, which is headquartered in Washington, PA, according to the suit. His probationary period was to expire on Nov. 3, 2010, and according to the suit, Peake …

Shawn Vereen

8:59 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Pretty hilarious you are bashing the guy who lost his job because he was writing his reports yet you cannot spell either. Pretty hypocritical if you ask me.   more ›

Friday, April 13, 2012

Leetsdale Council Votes to Terminate Veteran Police Officer

Officer Wayne Drish has been suspended since May 2011.

Leetsdale Council voted Thursday to terminate the employment of a longtime borough police officer who was sentenced last month on charges connected to a 2010 drunken-driving crash. Council suspended full-time Leetsdale officer Wayne Drish last May after felony criminal charges were filed against him in Beaver County Court. Drish, a Leetsdale officer for 12 years, was suspended without pay pending the outcome of the trial.  Council approved the firing 4-0 after going behind closed doors for a 25-minute executive session on personnel matters. Councilman Jeff Weatherby, who is the public safety and police committee chairman, made the motion later in the evening to terminate Drish "effective immediately" and to update the police roster. …

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