Demoted Police Chief Files Complaint, Requests Reinstatement
Matawan Borough will appoint an attorney Aug. 2 to answer the complaint.
The Matawan Borough Council plans to appoint attorney Matthew Giacobbe next Tuesday to issue their response to a complaint filed with the Superior Court by former police chief James Alston. Alston was demoted from chief to the rank of lieutenant at a special meeting July 11 of the council after an administrative hearing. The Council voted 6-1 for the demotion, along with ten days of unpaid suspension. In a complaint filed July 20, Alston demands that he be reinstated as the Chief of Police, that the disciplinary charges be dismissed and expunged from his personnel file and all borough documents and that he be awarded attorney fees and any other amount the court sees fit. According to the complaint, on June 17, 2010, Matawan Borough …
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