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Vol, 87 No. 5©
The Sewickley
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Wednesday, Januaiy 31, 1990
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BA Council clears police chief of negligence
By Jeirry Pelley
Bell Aqres Cotincfl has found Police Chief Donald Martin blameless of any negligence of duty following an investigation into a complaint brought against him by a resident.
Martin was exonerated during an executive session last week for his handling •of an October 1983 burglary.
However, council still has not determined where responsibility lies for the mishandling of records on an October 1988 burglary.
“We don’t Imow who to point the finger
at,”- said'council President Charles Kulbacki after the executive session.
The complainant, Patricia Tansky, said she will wait until reading the full report from council before deciding on further action,	,
“It’s a bit lateto be handing over a case that happened in 1988,” she said. “I’m ; upset that this wasn’t done until now.” Martin was unavailable for comment. Mrs. Tansky said, that after she reported the burglary of her home to Martin in 1988, he told her the matter would be turnedover to Jtllegheny County police because of manpower shortagies.
Mrs, TaKisky estimated that over $8,000 worth of property had been stolen.
In October 1989, Mrs, Tansky reported a second attempt to burgarlize her home. She again reported the incident to Martin^ According to Mrs, Tansky, Martin told her he had received a report back from Allegheny County Police stating that all leads in the fu-st case had been exhausted.
In November 1989, Mrs. Tansky said she called Allegheny County Police and was told they had no record of her case. Shortly thereafter, she brought the complaint against Martin.
Kulbacki considered the charge against Martin as, “a serious matter,” when Mrs. Tansky brought the matter to his attention,	.	..
“If we haven’t done everything properly, then We’ir discipline whoever is at fault,” he said.	-
Kulbacki said he was at a loss to explain why the records of the first break-in attempt were not in the hands of the Allegheny,County Police uhtik>ver a year after the event.
“They have the records now,” he said, “when the chief found out they didn’t have them, he sent them up there. ”
Student's mdther criticizes
Making waves
mermaids on the Quaker Valley Girfe Swim Team were trying to make a splash last week to improve their team record for the seasoh. However, the girls were drowned by rivals Blackhawk and Hopewell. For the stofy,'see page 11.: ;	:	' (photb by ,Jerry P
Some 30 people squeezed into Quaker Valley School District’s board room last week to lend an ear to an Aleppo resident’s ‘•concern about the learning environment” at the high school.
SSS of Tissitear tans e-, quested “yet again” school ol--ficials to transfer her lOth-grade son out of a history class “where he is not welcome.” Dr. Hill did not disclose^ hOT child’s name, nor would she name the teacher.
- She Haimert hntti shfi ahd her son have made the appear before. The teacher irivplved ' also has asked that her son be moved to another class. ;
Despite the large turnout — amphg the crowd, . several teachers -- Dr. Hill was the only one to Speak.	.
-:^Dr^ Michael :M.VZahorChak, ■ board president, said board members would study the possibility and get back to her “within the next week or two.” Followi% Tuesday’s meeting.
the school board discussed the issue in closed session with its. solicitor.
. “We are waiting for an opinion from himy” explained QV Superintendent Dr. Leroy Kite ., siSCer fee sacfetuiag.
Also on liaivd to second 13r. Hill was James Fabian, a service representative of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, which represents, teachers at Quaker Valley. Fa-- bian^-wha- said oflier teachers . are “veryxbncerhed;” aslced for . a hearing from the'board. •
Dr. iHiirs SSateinent was brief. She described the situation as a “conflict of personalities.”
Dr. Hill, who has two sons in QV schpoIs and has lived in the area for three ytorg,' said she had wanted to- avoid bringing before a public m.eeting.
However, she stressed that she and her Son had talked it over and fielt it was “important ehpughiQ pursue^!:,
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Edgeworth bust n^tserack ah
By Gref laphman
. A car pulled over in the middle , of the night by Edgeworth Police last week was found to contain ■eight $30 hits of crack cocaine and a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol.
Three nien were subsequently 'arraigned in Leetsdale District ...Courti.....	.................
«Rob Turo, 19, 312 Woodland Road, Edgeworth, charged wift criminal conspiracy;
•Douglas McCauley, 20, 140
charged with possession with intent to deliver, Unlawfully carrying a firearm, altering or obliterating its serial number to hide the identity of the owner and criminal conspiracy;
• James Terrance Fiirness, 22, 1045 Franklin Ave„ Baden, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia^ unlawfully., car^.-rying a firearm, altering its serial' number and criminal conspiracy.	,
A foufth man, Duan# David-
bridge, was charged with conspiracy.
Police Officer Braden Blosser stopped the car Jan. 23 at 12:09 a.mi. for failing to heed a stop sign at Beaver and Chestnut roads. '
After pulling his cruiser in front to stop the car, Blosser said
he W^.s, approaching.,tM ve^ when Furness, the driver, leaped out and shouted, ‘^He got a gun.” Blosser and Patrolman Timothy Marshall, who also^was
~the=iseenefH’equested^baefc— ups. Then, eafch man was patted down for weapons.
Blosser said a ,loaded magazine from an automatic Weapon was found in plain view on the floor of the passenger side, where McCauley sat. The gun was under his seat.
Both Furness and McCauley jMte chargedmthlllegal^^^ rying a weapon because no one claimed ownership.
All four were scheduled to face a preliminary Hearing Jan, 30.
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