PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Removed from table
Last Action Date: May 1, 2024
Pennsylvania State Troopers union calls on Wolf to withdraw nomination of Marcus Brown :: 03/23/2015
The union representing Pennsylvania State Troopers on Monday called on Gov. Tom Wolf to withdraw his nomination of Col. Marcus Brown for head of the state police.
Citing the fact Brown is under investigation for charges of misdemeanor theft, the letter noted: “There have been a number of issues that have caused our members to question whether Mr. Brown is the right person for the job.”
The letter,signed by Pennsylvania State Troopers Association President Joseph Kovel, noted that the union's board held a vote of “no confidence” in Brown.
“The board was unanimous in its belief that they do not have confidence in Mr. Brown to lead the Pennsylvania State Police,” Kovel wrote.
Brown was accused last week of removing signs critical of him from a public easement near his Camp Hill home outside of Harrisburg.
Last week Wolf stood by his nominee, but on Monday Wolf spokesman Jeffrey Sheridan said the governor is “monitoring the entire situation closely.”
Sheridan said, “This is a regrettable situation and Col. Brown has apologized.”
In a statement released Thursday night, Brown said, “I made a mistake and an error in judgment” and acknowledged “My actions clearly did not reflect well on me or the organization I represent.”
In the letter, Kovel called Brown's actions a national embarrassment as well as an embarrassment to the governor's office, the state police and “all rank-and-file troopers.”
In a statement released Monday, Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed said his office's investigation into the incident would follow the same process used in any case.
Brown said he acted as a parent to protect his children, but top Senate Republicans on Friday said it calls into question Brown's judgement.
The signs - which read “Marcus Brown didn't earn it!” and “Marcus Brown don't wear it!” - referenced the fact that Brown is choosing to wear the Pennsylvania State Police trooper uniform despite not being a certified trooper in the state.
Senate Republicans on Friday also put pressure on Wolf to withdraw Brown's nomination.
In a letter signed by Senate leaders Joe Scarnati, Jake Corman, Pat Browne and John Gordner, legislators referenced Brown's current controversy as well as those in Maryland, including questions about whether he qualified for his city pension from Baltimore and certain property tax exemptions he received.
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8031846-74/brown-state-pennsylvania#axzz3VEd9b2Ct
