Two Years Paid Leave: Off the Radar But Not the Public Payroll In Cranston
Filling in for Gene Valicenti this morning (and all week) on the WPRO Morning News, John Loughlin described how, when he returned from his 2011 deployment to Iraq, the equipment and supplies he turned back to the Army – to the Quartermaster? – were carefully checked and inventoried, to the point that he was charged for the small uniform flag that he wanted to keep.
Shall we put this department in charge of keeping track of public employees around the state? On Monday, NBC 10’s I-Team pointed them to their newest assignment.
Small question: how exactly does this happen?
A Cranston police captain making nearly $100,000 per year has been on administrative leave with pay for the past two years only because a hearing on a complaint against the captain hasn’t been scheduled NBC 10’s I-Team learned Monday.
On Feb. 11, 2011, a disciplinary complaint was filed by the city of Cranston against police Capt. Todd Patalano. The complaint, according to a court document, involved Patalano’s handling of civilian complaints made against the department.
After the complaint was filed, Patalano demanded a hearing under the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights.
Subsequently, 13 days of evidentiary hearings were held, but for some unknown reason, the hearings were recessed and never rescheduled. …
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