PELHAM - A town police officer accused of numerous violations of department policy has been fired, the town announced on Wednesday.
Officer
Eugene Stahl was terminated as of Tuesday.
Stahl,
a Pelham officer for 12 years, was the focus of a public disciplinary hearing
before selectmen last month, where he was accused of: Loudly
berating a female drunken-driving suspect in a profanity-laced interrogation.
Drawing
his gun on two apparently unarmed teens during a traffic stop.
Being
heard by a Pelham police dispatcher on the radio speaking in a profane manner
toward his superior officer, Lt. Brian McCarthy, and broadcasting his desire to
punch one female civilian he encountered on duty "right in the face."
Crashing
his cruiser while driving with unnecessary and "life-threatening"
speed - at 50 mph above the listed 30 mph limit, according to the state police
accident reconstruction team's report - en route to become the third officer to
respond to a Pelham homeowner's complaint.
The
town said in a statement issued by Pelham police that there will be no further
comment on the dismissal.
Attorney
David Slawsky, representing Stahl before selectmen,said during the meeting that
Police Chief Joseph Roark was attempting "to hang his case on four or five
minutes of video in the 12-year career of this very fine police officer."