Informal Opinion No.

James A. Fitzgerald, Esq. Town Attorney, Stony Point

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion as to off-duty employment of Town of Stony Point police officers.

As stated in your letter, a chemical manufacturing company located in the town had its employees go out on strike. The striking employees have been picketing the entrance to the plant. The employer contacted the town police department and offered employment to its off-duty officers to act as security guards in the vicinity of the picket line. Although the officers are armed, they are not in uniform, and they use their own…