Pre-disciplinary hearing set Friday for Warren’s police chief

WARREN — The city’s safety-service director has written administrative charges against police Chief John Mandopoulos, accusing him of violating police department regulations for his treatment of Gary Cicero, the city’s human resources director.

In a letter to Mandopoulos dated Tuesday, William “Doug” Franklin, safety-service director, asked Mandopoulos to appear for a pre-disciplinary hearing at 10 a.m. Friday in Franklin’s office to respond to the charges.

The letter says Mandopoulos ordered one of his officers, Patrolman Patrick Hoolihan, to conduct an “unreasonable, inappropriate and unlawful search” of Cicero on Nov. 14, 2008.

Cicero had come to the police department to attend a meeting with Capt. Tim Bowers and another police department employee.

After the search, Mandopoulos prevented Cicero from attending the meeting with Bowers, the letter states.

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