Court Opinion

ID: 5834706
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-12 22:35:09.097975+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:43:33.973348
License: Public Domain

— Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Board of Police Commissioners of the Town of Greenburgh, dated June 9, 1977 and made after a hearing, which found petitioner guilty of certain charges of misconduct and dismissed him from the Town of Greenburgh Police Department. Determination confirmed, and proceeding dismissed on the merits, with costs. Following a hearing the petitioner was found guilty of violating ethical standards in that he made a false report as to damage incurred to his vehicle while on a tour of duty; that he failed to properly record his activities; that he failed to inspect his vehicle and promptly report damage to it; and that he failed to properly use his vehicle. As a result, he was dismissed from his position as a police officer. In our opinion, based on the entire record in this proceeding, the determination is supported by substan*931tial evidence. Moreover, we feel that the punishment imposed is not so disproportionate to the offense as to he shocking to one’s sense of fairness (see Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 NY2d 222). Petitioner has engaged in conduct which could tend to destroy the public’s confidence in his integrity and honesty as a police officer. Therefore, his conduct must be viewed in the context not only of the " 'failure or turpitude of the individual’ but also of 'the harm or risk of harm to the agency or institution or to the public generally’ ” (see Matter of Alfíeri v Murphy, 47 AD2d 820; see, also, Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., supra, p 235). Titone, J. P., Suozzi, Lazer, Gulotta and Cohalan, JJ., concur.