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Board committee endorses 1-day suspension for officer over report deficiencies

Lower Merion Board of Commissioners · August 5, 2026
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Summary

The police committee recommended a one-day (8-hour) suspension for an officer for repeated report-submission deficiencies after prior counseling; the committee's recommendation passed unanimously and will be forwarded to the full board.

The police committee considered disciplinary action for a police officer who had prior counseling for report-submission deficiencies and a subsequent incident. Township staff recommended an eight-hour (one-day) suspension.

Township staff said the officer had been counseled previously and the new incident prompted the recommended discipline. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the suspension to the full board.