Paper reports bread delivery by troopers
HARRISBURG (AP) -- State police officials will investigate a newspaper's report that three troopers were ordered to deliver loaves of Italian bread to a commander on a 75-mile run from Hazleton to Hershey, an agency spokesman said Monday.
The March 31 delivery involved three boxes of freshly baked bread destined for Maj. Richard Zenk, who heads the Hershey-based Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations, the Philadelphia Daily News reported in Monday's editions, citing anonymous sources.
The bread was delivered in a highway relay involving troopers who were on duty at the Hazleton, Frackville and Jonestown barracks, the newspaper reported.
Although some troopers in Jonestown complained to their supervisors about the delivery, no official complaint was filed out of fear of retaliation, the newspaper said.
State police spokesman Jack Lewis on Monday said the agency's Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards would look into the matter, regardless of whether a formal complaint is filed.
"Typically, we would like to have a formal complaint," Lewis said. "Our feeling now is that obviously we want to look into all complaints against state police. We feel that regardless of how we get the information, we've been made aware of this, and we'll check on it."
Zenk disputed the story when contacted Monday by The Associated Press.
"It's not true," he said.
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