Warren police lieutenant to serve 10-day unpaid suspension

WARREN — Lt. Joseph Marhulik of the Warren Police Department mixed prescription medication with a “few” beers Aug. 16 while off duty, drove to two low-income apartment complexes with his son and made inappropriate remarks to several people.

Marhulik has admitted those actions and will serve a 10-day unpaid suspension starting Nov. 2, Warren Police Chief Tim Bowers said today.

Marhulik, whose job involves supervision of the department’s concentration on low-income housing complexes in the city, is in line to be promoted to captain. The position opened up when Tim Bowers was promoted from captain to chief last month.

Bowers today released the internal affairs report of Sgt. Jeff Cole, who investigated the matter.