MEDIA ADVISORY
January 7, 2010
Public Safety Director Michael Huss today terminated Pittsburgh Police Sergeant Eugene Hlavac following an internal investigation into his Dec. 19th arrest in which he was charged with the crime of aggravated assault for dislocating the jaw of his former girlfriend.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today issued the following statement:
“Officer Hlavac was suspended following his arrest, and a thorough internal OMI investigation was conducted. Investigators interviewed witnesses and heard Mr. Hlavac’s account of the story. Mr. Hlavac was also given the opportunity to explain the incident to Public Safety Director Michael Huss. In this case, the evidence revealed by the internal investigation speaks for itself and Mr. Hlavac has been officially terminated effective today. Our zero-tolerance domestic abuse policy has worked to protect the public from those who are placed in positions of trust, and abuse that trust.
Most all of our City employees do great work on behalf of the residents, and it is a shame that the actions of a few, affect the good work of the whole. One of my main duties as Mayor is to make sure that residents feel safe in the presence of all City employees, be it an officer, a Citiparks employee, a school crossing guard, a firefighter, or a snow plow truck operator. Tomorrow, I will be introducing to City Council an ordinance which expands our zero-tolerance domestic abuse policy to all City employees.
It is my goal to maintain and continue to build a reliable and quality workforce. In April of 2008, I implemented the City’s first-ever policy for pre-employment and promotional background investigations. We are in productive discussions with the City’s fire union and will soon be implementing mandatory drug testing for City firefighters.
Domestic abuse is a crime, and by expanding our zero-tolerance policy Citywide, implementing mandatory background investigations on City employees, and conducting drug tests on City firefighters, we are restoring the public’s trust and confidence in the good work that our employees perform each and every day in our neighborhood streets.”
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I pray that, the PA State Police will follow the same action that, the Mayor in Pittsburgh, has taken. I am now entering the eight year.
ReplyDeleteCloud writer continue your positive work. I will continue to post your blogs on my facebook so all my friends everywhere can see how, we continue to struggle with this horrible plague of Domestic Violence and how many city and state police have protected these men and woman in power.
God bless.
With much respect,
Rosa Torres-Sadler