Legal Opinion
Veltri v. City of New Kensington
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1991No. 400 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County which affirmed the decision of the City Council of the City of New Kensington (Council) dismissing Anthony Veltri from the city police force on the grounds that he engaged in conduct unbecoming an officer. 1 We affirm.
Council’s decision to dismiss Veltri was its second attempt to discipline him for his errant conduct. After the first disciplinary hearing, Veltri successfully appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County which remanded to Council for a new hearing. A review…
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