Officer suspended after gun
incident
WYALUSING - A Laceyville police
officer who tried to sell a semi-automatic rifle out of his patrol car while on
duty has been suspended without pay and could lose his job, the borough's mayor
said.
Officer Matt Chamberlain pulled
the weapon from the trunk of his cruiser at a gas station Thursday morning in
Wyalusing, which is also covered by the Laceyville Police Department, Mayor
Phillip Brewer said.
The gas station also happened
to be across the street from the Rocket-Courier newspaper, which snapped photos
and sent them to borough officials.
While Officer Chamberlain may
not have broken any laws, he violated borough policy and its ethics code, Mayor
Brewer said.
The borough council met Friday
night to decide the fate of the officer, who has worked for the department for
approximately two years.
