Tomkiel v. Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Police officer Keith Tomkiel appeals from an order of the Common Pleas Court of Chester County sustaining a six-day suspension imposed upon Officer Tomkiel by the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors (board). The officer now contests only that four-day part of the suspension which was based upon conduct unbecoming a police officer.

The factual history, which is not substantially disputed, involved two occurrences at the home of the parents of a young woman with whom the officer had been sharing an apartment and whom he later married. Following a dispute with the young…