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Lansdale Civil Service Commission

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Fired Lansdale Cop Reinstated, Borough Appeals

George Johnson was fired by Lansdale Borough in June 2010 for failing to appear at a preliminary hearing and for allegedly lying during Loudermill hearings with borough police. On Jan. 3, a Montgomery County judge reversed his termination

A Lansdale Borough Police officer fired in June 2010 for failing to appear at a preliminary hearing — and allegedly lying during Loudermill hearings with borough police officials and administrators as to why he missed the hearing — had his job reinstated by a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court judge in January. However, a recent Lansdale Borough Council appeal to the court order will keep him from donning the uniform due to "automatic supersedence." George Johnson, a 12-year veteran with Lansdale Borough Police, was terminated from his position on June 18, 2010 by the Lansdale Borough Civil Service Commission and Lansdale Borough Council, according to court records. The commission ruled in 2010 that the borough established sufficient …

Jethro

4:21 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

After reading this I am feeling something is wrong in the PD. The officer got away with all this for a long time.   more ›

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