DECEMBER 23, 2015, 7:24 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015, 7:53 AM
BY MARY DIDUCH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
GLEN ROCK — The borough’s police chief will leave his post early next month, an official confirmed Wednesday, clearing the way for new leadership in a department that has weathered a tumultuous year, including the suspension of two officers and the arrest of a third.
The borough learned of Chief Fred Stahman’s retirement on Wednesday, Borough Administrator Lenora Benjamin said. It is effective March 1, but because Stahman is using his accumulated time off, his last day on the job will be Jan. 6, Benjamin said.
“We had communications with the chief,” Benjamin said.
Stahman was appointed to the department’s top post in 2009, and his salary is $159,934, she said.
Stahman did not return a message seeking comment.
The department’s leaders drew criticism following the suspension of two officers and the arrest of a senior detective on charges that he sent sexually explicit text messages to underage girls whom he was supervising in his role as the department’s juvenile officer. The controversies eventually turned into a campaign issue this November.
