Campbell PD suspends officer

CAMPBELL — The Campbell Police Department disciplined Officer Josh Tedesco with a five-day working suspension with pay for sleeping while on duty in a patrol car and failing to complete residence checks.

Tedesco accepted the suspension June 11 after a June 5 pre-disciplinary hearing.

An internal-affairs committee, staffed by Sgt. Kevin Sferra, Officer Robert Vukovich and Officer Ryan Bloomer, wrote that photos of Tedesco and GPS data indicate Tedesco was sleeping while on duty. The committee also concluded that evidence, including lack of tire tracks and footprints in the snow around homes Tedesco was assigned to monitor last March, suggests he was not completing residence checks.

The committee concluded that Tedesco’s actions presented a threat to public safety and pointed out a potential perpetrator might have been able to access Tedesco’s gun while he was asleep.

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