Hruby v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Achilles Chiapetta and Robert Hruby were police officers (patrolmen) of the City of Berwyn. They and police officers Charles Honsik and Charles Estes investigated a break-in at a Sears store and were subsequently charged, in substance, with improperly removing a color TV, a stereo tape player and some toys, thereby engaging in “conduct unbecoming a police officer.” After a full hearing, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners found them guilty and discharged them from their said civil service offices.

Chiapetta and Hruby sought judiciál review of said administrative decision and Honsik and…