Details of Warren police chief retirement

WARREN — Police Chief John Mandopoulos gave his supervisors in City Hall enough aggravation over the years to warrant a thick personnel file full of disciplinary action, especially as chief.

But when it came time to end his eight-year tenure at the city’s top cop, he stepped aside in a most cooperative manner, Safety-Service Director Doug Franklin said today during a press conference to announce Mandopoulos’ retirement.

“I will say he was cooperative with this process, which is what’s important right now, and the chief always maintained he always wanted to do what was best for the city,” Franklin said.

Mandopoulos, who has been off since last Friday, won’t be coming back to work again, according to the agreement he signed and released to the news media today.

Franklin, Mayor Michael O’Brien, Law Director Greg Hicks and Danny Thomas, Mandopoulos’ attorney, answered questions about the agreement that Mandopoulos, 61, who had served with the department since 1973, signed Wednesday.

Mandopoulos will get his full pay through Aug. 10 while on sick leave and will then retire.

He will not receive unemployment compensation but will be entitled to the pay that is owed to him for vacation, sick and other accumulated time, Hicks said.

The city also will not object to any application Mandopoulos makes to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund for disability retirement.

For the complete story, see Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com