Public Complaint No. 1675179512 - 170524237

Scott Haslett

Ford City Police Department

1000 Fourth Avenue

Ford City, Pennsylvania 16226

(724) 763-9024

http://www.fordcity…

Date of Offense

November 11, 2022

Complaint

Abuse of Authority

False Statements

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supporting Document(s)

Act 57 disciplinary redacted.pdf

Corrected 57 Ford City redacted.jpg

Statement

I reported Haslett to the Mayor about the pictures of Haslett online, which I believe are conduct unbecoming of an officer. Since I reported Haslett to the Mayor, Haslett lied on my Act 57 separation record, checking the "disciplinary action" was taken against me, when there was no action taken against me. Mayor, and Sgt. both deny any disciplinary action was taken against me. Haslett did this, to prevent me from getting a future job in law enforcement, and as retaliation of me reporting him to the Mayor. This was not an accident on Haslett's part.

Address

1000 4th Ave Ford City

40.771362313694, -79.5305094

Definition of Complaint(s)

Abuse of Authority

Police corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain. Corruption may involve profit or another type of material benefit gained illegally as a consequence of the officer's authority.

False Statements

False statements by a police officer fall under the category of police misconduct and refer to instances where a police officer deliberately makes false or misleading statements under oath, in official reports, or in any other official capacity.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Failure at supervisory duties refers to instances where a police supervisor fails to properly monitor, train, or discipline their subordinates, resulting in misconduct or violations of the law or ethical standards.

Pennsylvania Right to Know Law

65 Pennsylvania Statute § 67.101 et seq.

The Pennsylvania Right to Know Law is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies. Prior to 2008, the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act was widely regarded as one of the worst in the country, partly because the pre-2008 law presumed that government records were not public, unless someone who wanted the record could establish otherwise. A new law passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Ed Rendell "flipped the presumption". This new law went into full effect on January 1, 2009 and it states, in sharp distinction to the previous law, that all documents will be presumed to be opento the public unless the agency holding them can prove otherwise.

The Pennsylvania Right to Know Law defines records as, “information, regardless of physical form or characteristics, that documents a transaction or activity of an agency and that is created, received or retained pursuant to law or in connection with a transaction, business or activity of the agency." Any United States citizen may request public records and no statement of purpose is required. There is no restriction on the use of records and five days is the limit for responses to requested documents.

We the People

We the People have a Right to Know according to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database.

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Public Complaint No. 1675179512 - 170524237

Date of Offense

Complaint

Supporting Document(s)

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Address

40.771362313694, -79.5305094

Abuse of Authority

False Statements

Supervisory Responsibilities

Pennsylvania Right to Know Law

We the People

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