Three suspended
Leland cops fired, another resigns
LELAND, NC (WWAY) -- All five
idiot cops suspended last week are now gone from the Leland Police Department.
The town fired three of the idiot cops today, and one more quit. A fifth idiot
cop quit earlier this week.
The town fired Lt. Rick
Dellapia, Lt. Bill Kozak and Ofc. John Blasingame for cause. A news release
from Town Manager David Hollis said the details of the dismissals will not be
released until each man goes through an appeals process.
Ofc. Michael Landen quit today,
joining former Deputy Chief Karl Smith, who quit Tuesday.
"The internal
investigation regarding these individuals has concluded, and a summary of the
details was delivered this morning," Interim Police Chief Mike James said
in a statement. "We received the resignation letter from Michael Landen
this morning prior to being briefed on the findings of the investigation. We
will allow the process of appeal outlined in the personnel handbook to run its
course before any further information of the investigation is released."
Earlier this month Chief James
asked the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office to help conduct an internal review
of every member of the Leland Police Department. The results of that
investigation have not been made public.
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