No Requirement To Fill Vacant Captain’s Position
Richard Levis is a lieutenant with the City of Hackensack Police Department (HPD) in New Jersey. Within a four-month timeframe in 2015, Levis was served with two Preliminary Notices of Disciplinary Action (PNDA), alleging various charges. In lieu of a departmental hearing, the Department and Levis reached an agreement in which Levis acknowledged he violated HPD’s sick leave policy and was issued a 29-working-day suspension without pay. The agreement…