Legal Opinion
Powell v. Middletown Township Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 16, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Judge.
Officer J. Adam Powell (Powell) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County that affirmed the decision of the Middletown Township Board of Supervisors (Board) terminating his employment pursuant to Section 2 of the Act of June 15, 1951, P.L. 586, commonly known as the Police Tenure Act (Act), as amended, 53 P.S. § 812. 1 We affirm.
Powell was employed by Middletown Township (Township) as a patrolman in its police department since 1993. The events leading to the termination of Powell’s employment, as presented at a hearing before the Board, are as…
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