The Town of Whitestown says " Our hands are tied since the records are sealed" when asked regarding the rehire of the retired police chief of NewYork Mills. The Police Commission states that " are we on solid ground here? Was it a coincidence he retired? I'll never know the answer to that."
Read this passage below from the Oct 2008 story from the OD below regarding DA McNamara conclusion to what he thought. Sounds like he thought Franklin was guilty and that's why the Police Chief retired, because those were the conditions of this investigation not going foward.
"Details of the complaint and the subsequent investigation by Amric Associates still have not been made public by the village nor the District Attorney’s Office, and calls to Frankland Tuesday and Wednesday were not returned.
McNamara still is waiting for a formal letter regarding Frankland’s intent to retire, but said formal charges are not likely under these circumstances.
“Balancing everything, on one end you have a gentleman who has spent 27 years protecting the community,” McNamara said. “For 27 years, he’s got up every morning, put a gun on and put his life on the line for his community. You have to balance it with he did a foolish act that should have never been done that has resulted in him losing his position.”
The Whitestown Board is again putting us at risk for a lawsuit. They say their hands are tied but why not just ask Franklin to sign a release for the results of the investigation. I think this is the least he could do, to set everyone's mind at rest. Employers
ask for drug and alcohol testing, background checks, etc. , this is the least that should be done for all of our safety.
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