Embattled Police Captain Reaches Retirement Agreement with Borough
Fair Lawn police Capt. Joseph Cook, the target of multiple lawsuits and a 2012 internal affairs investigation, has retired, effective Thursday.
Fair Lawn police Capt. Joseph Cook, who faced administrative charges stemming from an internal affairs investigation last year, retired Thursday rather than fight the matter before the Office of Administrative Law in Newark, his attorney Patrick Toscano said. The borough placed Cook on paid administrative leave last June and brought administrative charges against him in early July. At the time, Toscano said Cook was given two options upon his return to the department: accept a demotion to Lieutenant or take a suspension. Cook, who maintains his innocence, returned to his previous job within the department following the investigation. He initially sought a court hearing rather than agree to either of the borough's options, but after months …
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9:18 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sounds like somone needs to be brought in from the outside more ›