Thanks Erin. This whole thing just seems like a goofy embarrassing circus. Can't the city government just let the cops do their job, while focusing on helping area businesses & residents?

No you are wrong, the council did not tell patrolman burke to issue the ticket or citation - he did that out of spite toward the borough manager. He was demoted for the right reasons. There were no problems with the council members/borough manager until the minimum overtime was enforced. It is retaliation pure and simple. Go back and read up!! It is people like you that is in a sad state of denial.

Ok it's simple. Rizza was indeed parked where he should not of been and he got a ticket. This is factual as it can be. Burke wrote the ticket because he dared do his job. I commend Burke for that action. Rizza deserved the ticket, and he should pay the ticket and Burke should not of been demoted ! Now how is this factual information so complicated ? Lee, Burke cought Rizza and he deserved a ticket, why should Rizza receive special privledges ? I say 100 bonus points for Burke.........too bad so sad Gino !

The operative word being "junk mail"

From the readings, the Borough Manager did pay the ticket. It cost the borough manager $15.00, it cost patrolman burke a lot more, like his title and his integrity. Has anyone asked why he was sitting at the station chatting with another officer instead of out patrolling Dormont streets? An officer of the law is supposed to represent something bigger than his childish behavior - in my eyes he should have been fired.

Coward-LEE I thought we got rid of you along time ago when the Patch required(for a short time) for everyone to sign in with their real name and not hide like a coward behind a fake name. Judging by your immature comments about Seargent Burke today and from day one of all this "little man syndrome" power struggle from the manager and council you have to be a teenager who is directly related to one of them. Otherwise you'd be smart enough to know that there is STILL overtime offered to officers and the same ones who always took it before are still taking it today. If Dwyer's still around ask him who answers his calls for overtime. Go to the Patch home page and type your name in and read all your comments and then tell me who is childish. Officers are in and out of the building all day long. Super Gino hasn't found a way for them to type reports while strapped in their vehicles so sometimes they have to return to the station. Occasionally they're called back in to discuss issues and don't you think since he was a Seargent on duty that he might be needed by other officers. As for Seargent Burke losing his integrity, try again. You will not find a better more loyal and dedicated officer on the force. I get comments from officers in Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park and Castle Shannon as to how respected Seargent Burke is and how ridiculous the people with "little man syndrome" in Dormont are being.

As for the citation Seargent Burke wrote that got him demoted. Do you LEE, if you really are an adult think that a veteran well respected officer with over 15 years of dedicated service with no blemishes on his record desreves to be fired for doing what he thinks was his job. Honestly, take yourself out of the equation because of your relationship with someone on council or management and answer that honestly. If the area Super Gino walked through had your child being questioned or there were files from someones criminal record laying there would you want Super Gino reprimanded or fired because of it?? Seargent Burke was "doing his Job" as he has done so perfectly for over 15 years and deserved to be treated with more respect than this group with their vendettas has done. They went after the Fire Department and LOST, went after Chief Ross and LOST once already and will lose 2 more times with him before losing their butts to Seargent Burke. After January you'll have lots of time to spend with your relatives. By the way how did the election go in November. Last time I checked 4 people were voted out or resigned with 2 more to go. Enjoy your Christmas!

...and I believe the $15 parking ticket ways paid, but the manager contested the legality of a trespassing citation within the borough building. They're all wasting money trying to prove who has the most power & the biggest pee-pee. It would be rather amusing if it wasn't our city's government.

...or maybe just scrutiny.

I agree. In my opinion this is fall out from an out of control manager and a council that refused to do anything about it. What I don't understand is why now? Why didn't he do this right after it happpened? Ross appealed through civil service but I don't remember hearing that this officer did this, did he, if not then why, and can he get his position back without doing so? I believe he was wronged but this just leaves more questions than answers and seems to circumvent the system and put the new council in a very akward position. More legal fees or settle out of court, compromise and give his his job back. I don't know but I think one thing is clear, things have been handled very poorly by the borough which has opened up many legal issues.

Sorry for typos, just woke up, still groggy !

The borough manager did NOT demand anything - he had his money in his hand and paid the ticket - he was then issued a citation for using the "wrong door" when in fact he was allowed to use the door he walked through - the citation was bogus that is why he was demoted to patrolman. Why was the officer in the building when he should have been out doing what he was paid by me to do in the first place. I don't want the officers sitting in the borough building policing the Municipal Parking Lot, seriously, I want them out in the field working. No need to discredit the dormont police department, their actions speak for themselves.

"Me", meaning a Dormont taxpayer. Your accusations about my identity are incorrect. No matter who I am, it is not going to change the fact that the officer was in the "wrong".

Yes, it was me with the Gino suspicions. My comment was conveniently removed by the Patch Police.

Hey Lee, what rhymes with Dino????????????

HAHAHAHAHA ROFLMAO it smells like GINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!